People around the world face violence and inequalityand sometimes torture, even executionbecause of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientation and gender.

Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced a draconian bill that jeopardizes the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

The 69-page report, Theyre Putting Our Lives at Risk: How Ugandas Anti-LGBT Climate Unleashes Abuse, documents the actions by Ugandan parliament members, government.

Understanding the Context

Marking its 20th anniversary, the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch authored this collection of articles to present an exploration of the challenges LGBT people face globally. Through.

Human Rights Watch travaille dfendre les droits des personnes lesbiennes, gays, bisexuelles et transgenres (LGBT), avec des militants reprsentant un large ventail d'identits et de ...

Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride and similar events, thereby ...

Municipal officials in the town of acut, Poland, have abolished the countrys last remaining LGBT Ideology Free zone, righting more than five years of political assault on LGBT people ...

Key Insights

What about LGBT peoples rights globally? Trumps previous administration made some gestures toward respect for LGBT rights abroad, but they didnt go far in terms of policy.

The Iraqi government should immediately reverse the recently passed law that punishes same-sex conduct and transgender expression with imprisonment. The law violates fundamental.

LGBT people told Human Rights Watch they faced a range of physical attacks and online harassment because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or their LGBT rights.