Amsterdam on the verge of ending new HIV infections
Amsterdam recorded just a handful of new HIV infections in the last year, demonstrating that ending HIV and AIDS is indeed possible.
South Africa LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch: August 2023
An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and case updates in South Africa in August 2023, collated by OUT and Mamba.
Kenya: Demonstration calls for violence against LGBTQ+ people
Reports emerge of calls for violence against LGBTQ+ people in Kenya in response to a court ruling in favour of an LGBTQ+ organisation.
Chechnya found guilty of torturing man in ‘gay purge’
The European Court of Human Rights rules that a man was a victim of Chechnya’s brutal anti-gay purge in 2017, an event covered up by Russia.
Uganda: Constitutional Court to hear challenges to anti-LGBTQ law
The Constitutional Court of Uganda confirms it will review three petitions challenging the constitutionality of the anti-homosexuality act.
Chris Pappas, SA’s first gay mayor, honoured by Time magazine
South Africa’s first and only openly gay mayor, Chris Pappas, has been recognised by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most promising young emerging leaders.
Kenya: Supreme Court upholds LGBTIQ+ NGO registration
Human rights activists praise the Supreme Court of Kenya’s rejection of an appeal against its ruling on the registration of an LGBTIQ+ group.
EU faces criticism for ongoing funding to Uganda
LGBTIQ+ activists in Uganda criticise the European Union for continuing to fund the country despite its harsh anti-homosexuality law.
Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act death penalty case must be dropped
Amnesty International says Uganda must dismiss charges of “aggravated homosexuality” against a 20-year-old man who faces the death penalty.
Canada warns LGBTQ+ travellers about the US
Canada warns its LGBTQ+ citizens travelling to the United States to exercise caution amid an increase in anti-LGBTQ laws in that country.