LONDON (11 May 2023) – Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to produce increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United...

GENEVA (20 April 2023) – The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, will conduct an official...

GENEVA (29 March 2023) – Making homosexuality punishable by death is an egregious violation of human rights, UN experts said today, urging Uganda’s president not to promulgate laws that take aim at...

In March 2023, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health , the Independent Expert on protection against violence...

GENEVA (21 February 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the adoption of new comprehensive anti-discrimination and feminist legislation in Spain, which guarantees and facilitates access to sexual and...

GENEVA (20 January 2023) – Cambodia is poised to make strides toward full integration of LGBT persons in all social sectors, effectively protecting them from violence and discrimination, a UN expert...

GENEVA (9 January 2023) – The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, will visit the Kingdom of...

GENEVA (16 December 2022) – The UN human rights expert on gender identity urged the Scottish Government to complete its deliberations and adopt the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, bringing...

GENEVA (7 December 2022) – Independent United Nations experts today urged all UN member states to prioritise enacting, enforcing and implementing anti - discrimination legislation, as the Office of...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2022 GENEVA (24 November 2022) –Increased and relentless attacks on the bodily autonomy of women and girls on the basis of...