Human Rights Watch

Russia’s Supreme Court bans ‘International LGBT Movement’ as ‘extremist’
Photo circulating on social media depicting members of the Soldiers of God' movement. (Photo courtesy of aawsat.com)
Violence and anti-gay bills target LGBTQ people in Lebanon
LGBT Afghans fled from the homphobic brutality of the Taliban, but now are stuck in Pakistan, seeking asylum elsewhere. (Illustration courtesy of HRW / Outright International)
LGBTQ Afghans who fled from the Taliban are stuck in Pakistan
An Iraqi prison cell (John Holmes illustration courtesy of HRW)
Iraqi legislation would impose death penalty for gay sex, imprison trans Iraqis
Beach scene from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Photo courtesy of TropixTraveler)
Focus on Saint Vincent in the Caribbean: ‘The laws create a system of homophobia’
Supporters of Rasan posed for this photo for Planet Romeo Foundation, which supported Rasan's work.
Iraqi Kurdistan human rights group shuttered over rainbow logo
Protesters hold up signs prior to passage of a new Indonesian criminal code that will ban sex outside marriage, cohabitation between unmarried couples, insulting the president, and expressing views counter to the national ideology, outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 5, 2022. (Willy Kurniawan photo courtesy of Reuters)
Asian LGBT activists cancel Indonesia conference after threats
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights headquarters in Banjul, The Gambia. (Photo courtesy ACHPR)
African Human Rights Commission affirms intersex people’s rights
Trans students in class at Pakistan's first trans-only madrasa in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. [Salahuddin photo courtesy of Reuters/Al Jazeera)
Pakistan’s Sindh province is a model for trans rights in South Asia
Petition calls for release of gay Chechen man
Petition seeks freedom for Chechen man suspected of homosexuality
Black immigrants face violence and repression in Tunisia. (Photo courtesy of Working for Our Wellbeing)
African LGBTQ refugees, seeking Europe, find terror in Tunisia
Ugandan human rights defender Frank Mugisha appeals for support from allies abroad. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)
Uganda races to adopt new ‘Jail the Gays Bill’, greeted by silence in U.S. and Europe
How nations in Middle East and North Africa target LGBT citizens online
Pressure builds on Qatar over LGBTQ+ rights as World Cup nears
Commentary: Qatar abuses LGBT citizens, vows to welcome LGBT fans
Kurdistan eyes crackdown on advocates of LGBT rights