Amazing news from Liechtenstein🇱🇮. The Alpine country has passed marriage equality, making it the last German-speaking country in the world to do so. About time. Same-sex couples deserve equal state protection of their relationships. politico.eu/article/liecht…

The #Iraqi government should immediately repeal the newly passed anti-LGBT law and end the cycle of violence and impunity against LGBT people. Relentless abuses against LGBT people in Iraq not only result in deaths but makes people’s lives unlivable. hrw.org/news/2024/05/2…

Bans on gender-affirming care put youth in harm's way and rip communities at their seams. Lawmakers have a responsibility to protect those at the margin and ensure their right to access life-saving medical treatment, not outlaw it. #LGBT20 #Outlaws Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/05/2…

Human rights-based decriminalization rulings arising from courts in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Oceania firmly establish that the decriminalization of gay sex is a universal human rights imperative. My op-ed for The Advocate: advocate.com/voices/cristia…

Diverse rulings decriminalizing gay sex reflect a growing global trend, disproving the idea that such measures are "Western-imposed" and affirming that the decriminalization of sex is a universal human rights imperative. My op-ed for The Advocate: hrw.org/news/2024/05/3…

A growing body of jurisprudence from the “Global South” challenges the notion that decriminalization of same-sex conduct is “foreign,” “Western,” or “against national values.” Insightful piece by @HRW's Cristian González Cabrera -- hrw.org/news/2024/05/3…

The fight to abandon laws that criminalize same-sex relations and ensure equality for all may overlook other oppressive practices employed by states to “legally” harass and prosecute LGBT people in MENA. hrw.org/news/2024/06/0…

By addressing the legal structures that outlaw LGBT people, and digital platforms that enable persecution, we can begin to dismantle oppression and create safe avenues for everyone’s, including LGBT people’s, free expression. @HRW's Rasha Younes - hrw.org/news/2024/06/1…

Marking its 20th anniversary, the LGBT rights program Human Rights Watch authored this collection of articles to explore the multifaceted challenges LGBT people face globally. Through this sequenced narrative, we aim to illuminate diverse facets of LGBT rights. hrw.org/news/2024/06/0…

Landmark research and hard-hitting recommendations by ARTICLE 19 and De|Center on digital oppression targeting #LGBT people across the MENA region.

Hi Twitter! The LGBT rights program at HRW is conducting research on the impact of youth bans on gender-affirming care in the US. If you or someone you know has been directly impacted by these bans please email [email protected] to participate in an interview.

The World Court has found Israel responsible for apartheid. The court has placed responsibility with all states and the United Nations to end violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

New Human Rights Watch report on humiliating images of Palestinian detainees published by Israeli soldiers, media outlets, or activists. Some images show detainees stripped to their underwear - in some cases completely naked - and handcuffed, blindfolded, and injured. hrw.org/news/2024/07/2…

New: Israeli forces’ publishing of degrading & humiliating images of Palestinians, is an outrage on their dignity & a form of inhumane treatment. Forced nudity & sharing of sexualized images is a form of sexual violence. These acts amount to war crimes. hrw.org/news/2024/07/2…

The aftermath of an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburb

This is exactly what sex testing policies allow if not encourage. Bigots masquerading as scientists speculating about people’s bodies through the prism of racialized gender stereotypes on major media platforms. hrw.org/news/2020/12/0…

#Woubi #IvoryCoast #LGBT The escalating campaign against LGBT+ people in Ivory Coast is both alarming and deeply disturbing. Hate IS NOT an African value. Here's what's happening🧵

New, from @HRW: The Israeli military’s use of surveillance technologies, AI and other digital tools in Gaza could be increasing the risk of civilian harm. These tools raise grave ethical, legal and humanitarian concerns.

Meta’s Oversight Board rules ‘From the River to the Sea’ isn’t hate speech, but the company still has a long way to go to address its broader censorship of protected speech about Palestine on its platforms. Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/09/1…