Quetzalcoatl Leija Herrera, leading LGBT activist in Guerrero has been killed in what appears to have been a homophobic attack. Other members of the gay pride organization he worked with and other LGBT activists may be at risk of attack.

The Ugandan parliament should reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has  been the subject of public hearings in recent days before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The Parliamentary Order Paper of 10 May indicates that the...

The Brazilian Supreme Court’s decision to award same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexuals is a landmark step for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in the country, Amnesty International said today.Ten judges ruled unanimously on Thursday that partners in a same-sex...

A Ugandan woman who has defended the rights of her country’s marginalized lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has been honoured with a prestigious human rights award, Amnesty International said today. Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera was announced on Tuesday as the winner of the 2011...

A Ugandan woman who has defended the rights of her country’s marginalized lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has been honoured with a prestigious human rights award, Amnesty International said today. Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera was announced on Tuesday as the winner of the 2011...

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This briefing is prepared for the attention of the European Union (EU) and its member states. It begins by giving an overview of the human rights situation for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and groups working on LGBTI issues in Uganda. It then makes a series of...

Amnesty International has called on the Ugandan authorities to ensure a credible investigation into the death of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activist who successfully sued a national newspaper which named him as being homosexual. David Kato, the advocacy officer for the...

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Human rights defender Alexander David Sánchez Álvarez was threatened by unknown individuals using pistols on two occasions in the last week. Amnesty International believes that he has been targeted because of his human rights work on behalf of LGBT persons, and that his life is at risk.

Amnesty International has welcomed a Zimbabwe court’s decision to acquit a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activist charged with possession of pornographic materials.Ellen Chademana, an administrative assistant at the prominent NGO Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ),...

Police officers in the southern Mexican city of Mérida detained and tortured lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activist José Ricardo Maldonado Arroyo in an attempt to extract information from him. They arbitrarily arrested him for around four hours and threatened him with...