Human Rights Watch

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
Tunisian LGBT activists fight back after alleged police assault
As anti-LGBTI abuses worsen in Cameroon, even the government admits it
Kuwait: Two years in prison for trans woman
HRW exposes LGBT human rights abuses in Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda
Location of Kazakhstan in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea. (Map courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin)
Rights groups urge Uzbekistan to end forced anal exams
‘LGBT community’ is a useful idea, but can be misleading
Sri Lankan flag
Sri Lanka discusses LGBTQ rights ‘over and over’, but clings to the past
Russian supermarket chain acts LGBT-inclusive, then regrets it
Tanzania’s new president begins making positive changes