Lord Reed has had his proposal to enable overseas judges to sit on the JCPC approved by the government. The Court and the Ministry of Justice are now working on detailed arrangements to welcome judges from JCPC served countries, subject to the approval of His Majesty the King.

📣GQUAL and partners are calling on the UK to acknowledge the historic absence of women nominated by the UK and appointed judges at the ECHR CEDH and consider submitting an all-female list of candidates for the next election.  🔗Read our letter: gqualcampaign.org/gqual-campaign…

Ten years on from the historic signing of Resolution 275 at the 55th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, check out the Resolution and its wording, which is as important today as ever humandignitytrust.org/resources/afri…

We started conceptualising and planning this case in 2015. Eight years later, it had won, making history in Mauritius. Now, Ryan tells his story.

Ahead of tomorrow's decriminalisation judgment in #Namibia, our Chief Executive, Téa Braun, will speak on The World at 15:00 EDT today. You can stream the interview here bit.ly/4eyCIvy, or a few hours later here theworld.org/programs/the-w… Téa Braun Equal Namibia

The High Court of Namibia held that criminalising gay men “poses a greater threat to the fabric of society as a whole than tolerance.” Huge credit to Friedel, the legal team on the ground and the activist community in #Namibia who have supported him. humandignitytrust.org/news/laws-bann…

To read the judgment of the High Court of Namibia's decision striking down laws that criminalised same-sex intimacy, visit humandignitytrust.org/resources/daus…

Gay sex ban in #Namibia ruled unconstitutional "It won't be a crime to love anymore," Mr Dausab said, reacting to the verdict. "I no longer feel like a criminal on the run in my own country simply because of who I am." via BBC News Africa bbc.com/news/articles/…

Thrilled that the rights of LGBT Namibians have been upheld today, and honoured to have worked on this important constitutional case.

We're excited to share our new report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts. The report explores the history, scope, and nature of laws criminalising consensual intimacy between women. Read the report: humandignitytrust.org/resources/brea…

Have you read our new report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts? The report explores the history, scope, and nature of laws criminalising consensual intimacy between women. For more information, visit our website

Lovely to see this interview on returning to work. Thanks The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics, and Art for a great discussion.

Defending Global LGBT Rights: In Conversation with Téa Braun - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=xBMR8o…

It’s #EqualPayDay here in the UK. The average woman starts working for free from today while men continue to be paid. Long past time for change. Fawcett Society

Our legal work is up for another award. All votes welcome!

Excellent news earlier this week that the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has been renewed. It’s vital we all work to end criminalisation of and violence against LGBT people.

Major court victory in St Lucia this week, toppling yet more discriminatory laws that criminalised LGBT people. theguardian.com/world/2025/aug…