Press Release
Indonesia: Government exploiting pornography law to target LGBTI community
In response to the news that 141 men in Jakarta, Indonesia, have been arrested after attending what police described as a ‘gay sex party,’ Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director…
Press Release
Ruling upholding anal tests on gay men in Kenya unacceptable
Today’s ruling by the High Court in Mombasa upholding the legality of anal tests on men suspected of engaging in sex with other men is not only unacceptable, but also…
Press Release
Authorities fail to curb brutal killing spree as LGBTI editor hacked to death in Bangladesh
Xulhaz Mannan, 35, the editor of Roopbaan, Bangladesh’s first LGBTI magazine, and his friend Tanay Mojumdar were both hacked to death today after a group of attackers posed as couriers…
Report
Rule By Law: Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda
Repressive and discriminatory legislation enacted over the last 18 months in Uganda has led to increasing state repression, violence and homophobic and gender-based discrimination. This report details how three pieces…