Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Nigeria's proposed ban on same-sex partnerships an assault on human rights - 28 January 2009

A bill now before the Nigerian National Assembly aims to outlaw marriages between individuals of the same sex – in a country where homosexuality is already cri

Building trust and respect for human rights - 28 January 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

Turkish LGBT organization wins appeal against closure - 21 January 2009

The Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul, has won its appeal against the closure of the association.

Sarajevo Queer Festival organizers still under threat - 1 October 2008

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activists and the participants of the Sarajevo Queer Festival continue to receive death threats.

Eight injured as Sarajevo Queer Festival attacked - 26 September 2008

Several people were attacked at the end of the first day of the Sarajevo Queer Festival on Wednesday.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Failure to protect “Sarajevo Queer Festival” - 25 September 2008

The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina must provide adequate security for the participants in the first “Sarajevo Queer Festival”. They must promptly

Violence surrounds Sarajevo Queer festival - 23 September 2008

Attacks at the end of the first day of the Sarajevo Queer Festival left eight people injured and forced the organizers to close the rest of the festival to the

Bosnia and Herzegovina: “Sarajevo Queer Festival” must be protected - 18 September 2008

The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina must guarantee a climate free of intimidation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as they prepare for the fi

Video - Riga Pride 2008 - 31 May 2008

Amnesty International activists from around 30 countries gathering in Latvia to join Riga Pride 2008 in sol