Decriminalizing Homosexual Sex in India: An Inspiring Movement
On October 22, my colleague Chelsea Ricker and I went to a very inspiring panel organized by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ), “Litigating Human Rights Series: The Task and...
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Report Back: Rally Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
A small but dedicated crowd of activists, journalists, and clergy from New York and the surrounding area showed up at the Uganda House at 12:30 yesterday afternoon to protest the anti-homosexuality...
View ArticleThe Struggle for Marriage Equality, Close to Home
Although IWHC focuses on supporting people who are often far away from our headquarters in New York City in their pursuit of their health and rights, we also keep pace with the news on the health and...
View ArticleThe Bigger Picture: Homophobia and Transphobia Around the World
For the past month, Americans have been engaged in a national discussion of sexuality among young people, bullying, suicide, and support structures to improve young people’s lives. These conversations...
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National Day of Transgender Visibility in Brazil
Tomorrow in Brazil, groups that advocate for the rights of transgender women and men will gather for 41 actions in 22 states during the National Day of Transgender Visibility. I’m glad to see rights...
View ArticleMontevideo Consensus Offers a Bold and Progressive Vision for Women and Youth
I just came back from the first Latin American and Caribbean Inter-Governmental Conference on Population and Development, which concluded in Montevideo, Uruguay, on August 15, 2013. There, the 38...
View ArticleOne Struggle for Human Rights in the Muslim World
Today, over 40 organizations will stage bold actions in 12 countries to promote human rights as part of “One Day, One Struggle,” an international campaign organized by the Coalition for Sexual and...
View ArticleCameroonian Gay Rights Group May Face Legal Consequences for Accepting a Grant
Over the last year, there has been a lot of attention paid to state-sanctioned homophobia in Africa, where there are many countries that make same-sex sexual activity illegal. Around the world, there...
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Ugandan Gay Activist Beaten to Death in His Home
Since 2009, the issue of gay rights in Uganda has been in the spotlight, with the international human rights community standing in solidarity with gays and lesbians in Uganda who face legal...
View ArticleHistoric Decision at the United Nations: Human Rights Council Passes...
IWHC lauds the recent decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council to pass a resolution on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity. We are re-posting the press...
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Longing, Belonging, & Identity: Young Gay Men in Bangladesh
19-year-old Kabir is now counting the days to be rescued from a rehabilitation center in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The person fighting the legal battle is no one from his family, but a lawyer who took up the...
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The Journey of 1,000 Miles Starts with the First Step
The last couple of days of the ICPD Global Youth Forum in Bali, Indonesia, have seen a flurry of around-the-clock activity by nearly 1,000 young people, adult allies, NGO representatives, academics,...
View ArticleWhy Is Brazil Moving Backwards on HIV?
For many years, Brazil has widely been lauded for taking bold stands in support of the sexual rights and health of women and young people, especially when it comes to HIV and AIDS. But it now appears...
View ArticleA Feminist Vision for Sustainable Development
In early February, more than 60 feminists from 31 countries and 47 nongovernmental organizations gathered in upstate New York over three days to meet, strategize, and collaborate on a common feminist...
View ArticleHuman Rights Commission Reasserts Rights of LGBT Africans
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the human rights body of the African Union that oversees the implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, wrapped its...
View ArticlePartner: Centro de Promocion y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y...
Founded in 2005, PROMSEX is a leading player in the field of sexual and reproductive rights and health in Peru and Latin America. The organization aims to ensure access to safe and legal abortion,...
View ArticleCameroonian Gay Rights Group May Face Legal Consequences for Accepting a Grant
Over the last year, there has been a lot of attention paid to state-sanctioned homophobia in Africa, where there are many countries that make same-sex sexual activity illegal. Around the world, there...
View ArticlePartner: Centro de Promocion y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y...
Founded in 2005, PROMSEX is a leading player in the field of sexual and reproductive rights and health in Peru and Latin America. The organization aims to ensure access to safe and legal abortion,...
View ArticleUnited States Once Again Embraces Sexual Rights−with a Catch
This fall, the Obama Administration made a decision that seems to be a step forward for sexual rights, but is it? On September 15, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations announced that it would now...
View ArticlePartner: Centro de Promocion y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y...
Founded in 2005, PROMSEX is a leading player in the field of sexual and reproductive rights and health in Peru and Latin America. The organization aims to ensure access to safe and legal abortion,...
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