African Union seeks to shackle human rights watchdog
Human rights activists are fighting against moves by the African Union to rein in the continent’s human rights…
Zambia rejects call to make gay sex legal
The Zambian government has rejected multi-national proposals that it decriminalize same-sex intimacy.
What's at stake in U.N. Human Rights Council election
U.N. Human Rights Council elections: Why they are important to the international LGBT movement
Needed: International support for culturally savvy LGBTQI leaders
Advocates for queer liberation need to nurture a new generation of grassroots leaders who are well-versed in local…
New coalition in Tunisia fights for LGBTQI rights
In Tunisia, 20 LGBTQI and allied activist associations met yesterday to form a new coalition to fight together…
Anti-LGBTI push at U.N. falls short
The U.N. General Assembly today rejected a plan to undo the U.N. Human Rights Council’s June decision…
Opposition and delay confront anti-LGBT push at U.N.
The United Nations has delayed a confrontation about LGBT rights until later this month. At issue is whether…
Anti-LGBT nations seek to end U.N. advocacy of LGBT rights
A confrontation over LGBT rights is expected to come to a head tomorrow at the United Nations. [Editor’s…
Zimbabwe prisons, Pakistan arrests, Belize delay
In Zimbabwe, National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda told Parliament that homosexuality in prisons should no longer be ignored…
U.N. approves LGBTI rights watchdog
The U.N. Human Rights Council will soon appoint a watchdog to monitor nations’ compliance with U.N. principles designed…