If the EU wants 2007 to be “European year of Equal Opportunities”, it needs to ensure as of now that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people can freely express, assemble and associate in countries such as Poland and Latvia. Amnesty International is concerned that despite...

Members of the Between Friends Association (Asociación Entre Amigos), including the organization’s director, William Hernández, have received death threats and are apparently under surveillance. This may be an attempt to halt the organization’s work on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual...

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From 15 to 22 July, Chicago will play host to the world and welcome thousands of LGBT athletes, spectators and cultural participants to the city for the 7th Gay Games Sports and Cultural Festival. Amnesty International’s research shows that police abuse and misconduct against LGBT people...

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In spite of positive initiatives across the Americas, Nicaragua continues to criminalise consensual same-sex sexual relations. Although to Amnesty International’s knowledge no one has to date been prosecuted under Article 204 of the Nicaraguan Penal Code, it potentially criminalizes not only...

This document comprises four focus sheets: Sexism, misogyny and homophobia: Violence against lesbians in the USA; Equal access to justice: Discrimination, the police and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (lgbt) community in the USA; Multiple identities, multiple risks: Homophobia,...

The efforts of countless campaigners have ensured that recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in the USA has made significant progress over recent decades. However, as this report shows, LGBT people in the USA remain at risk of gender-based violence, sometimes amounting...

This leaflet focuses on the work done by women human rights defenders defending sexual rights. It considers the risks faced that are specific to their gender and in addition to those faced by men. Case studies illustrate the harassment of sexual rights activists, including LGBT and AIDS/HIV...

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Nearly four decades after Stonewall, and despite significant progress in the recognition of human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, the targeting of LGBT individuals for police abuse and misconduct remains a persistent and widespread problem in the US. In this book, Amnesty...

The purpose of this document is to provide basic guidance on how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can use the United Nations (UN) Treaty Monitoring Bodies (referred to as the “Treaty Bodies”) and the Special Procedures of the UN Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) to raise...