The authorities in Zimbabwe have continued their persecution of two
officials of the Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party, the Movement
for Democratic Change.
Arrested for their alleged sexual conduct, the men were released from jail last week. They have since been the targets of homophobic statements by the media and an Isl
Burundi the 93rd country in the world to abolish the death penalty for all crimes, while those found guilty of engaging in consensual same-sex relations risk imprisonm
The
Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework for
progress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and env
Denied their rights to housing, employment, healthcare and education,
Roma are often victims of forced evictions, racist attacks and police
ill-treatment.
