Human Rights Watch

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
Commentary: Sex test of Zambian footballer is a human rights violation
Lebanon prohibits events promoting LGBTI human rights
Cameroon: Rising violence and arrests of LGBTI people
South Africa president praises his nation for embracing gay rights
Report: Armed groups kill and abuse LGBT Iraqis with impunity
South Africa, stop the murders of LGBTI people
Maha al-Mutairi is a Kuwaiti trans woman who was imprisoned for her gender identity and abused by the police. International outrage secured her release. (Photo courtesy of Change.org)
Kuwait overturns anti-transgender law
Russian LGBT Network survives shutdown attempt, so far
Russian Justice Ministry seeks to terminate Russian LGBT Network
Report: Cameroonian asylum seekers face abuse in U.S. and back home
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)
Petition and report aim to help LGBT Afghans targeted by the Taliban