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UN’s independent expert on LGBTI rights will keep working

UN’s independent expert on LGBTI rights will keep working

The United Nations has rejected a move from African nations to halt the work of the independent expert on LGBTI rights. Thai international law professor, Vitit Muntarbhorn, was appointed the first UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. He has been charged with a four year mission to explore where LGBTI people may […]

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Indonesia says no room for LGBT community

Indonesia said there was “no room” for the LGBT community on Thursday as activists highlighted the growing number of attacks on the gay community in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. “Rights of citizens like going to school and getting an ID card are protected, but there is no room in Indonesia for the proliferation […]

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Cameroonian Activist Found Dead

Human Rights Watch have called for the government of Cameroon to ensure that a proper investigation is carried out into the torture and death of journalist and activist Eric Ohena Lembembe. Lembembe was found dead in his Yaoundé home on the evening of July 15. As the executive director of the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS […]

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