As we reflect on Pride, a month dedicated to celebrating LGBTI people globally, one cannot help but marvel at all the celebrations that took place all over the world, of LGBTI people embracing who they are with their loved ones. Bold and loud celebrations with beautiful colours dominated the month...

Where were you in May last year when the Anti-Homosexuality act was passed? I was at an orthopedics appointment in Massachusetts USA, watching everything on my phone. I wished I was home with my people and yet I knew I needed to take care of my health if I was to continue this fight. I […]

Namibian authorities must ensure the safety of LGBTI persons in the country before, during and after the expected 21 June ruling in a case challenging colonial-era “sodomy” and “unnatural offences” laws which criminalize same-sex sexual conduct, Amnesty International said....

In response to today’s passing of the marriage equality bill by the upper house of Thailand’s Parliament, Amnesty International’s Thailand Researcher Chanatip Tatiyakaroonwong said: “Thailand has taken a historic step towards becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage for...

Pierina Nochetti, a lesbian human rights activist, faces criminal charges for allegedly painting graffiti protesting the disappearance of a young trans man in Necochea, Argentina. She can be sentenced of up to 4 years in prison. We call the prosecutor to drop the charges since they appear to be an...

Women and LGBTI activists in Thailand are being subjected to an online onslaught of abusive speech laced with misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic language, sexualized content and other forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TfGBV), Amnesty International said in a new report...

This report tells the stories of women and LGBTI activists in Thailand who sought to leverage digital technology for advancing their peaceful activism amid the shrinking civic space since the 2014 military coup. These activists nonetheless faced technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TfGBV),...

This report tells the stories of women and LGBTI activists in Thailand who sought to leverage digital technology for advancing their peaceful activism amid the shrinking civic space since the 2014 military coup. These activists nonetheless faced technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TfGBV),...

Responding to a decision by Uganda’s Constitutional Court to only revoke parts of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 (AHA), a law which prompted rising attacks against LGBTI people, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said: “We are dismayed that the...

Reacting to the news that Georgia’s ruling party has proposed a discriminatory constitutional bill that, among other restrictions, bans any public expression of opinion or public gatherings that could be regarded as “promoting same-sex relationships,” Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s...

Responding to news that Russian authorities have launched the first-ever criminal investigation targeting LGBTI persons under “anti-extremism” laws after raiding a drag show in Orenburg, Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International’s Russia Director, said: “What LGBTI persons and human rights activists...

In response to today’s Sapporo High Court and Tokyo District Court rulings that highlighted the Japanese government’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “The court decisions today mark a significant step towards achieving...