ICJ joint statement on same sex relationships in Sri Lanka
ICJ joins hands with ILGA Asia, Amnesty International, and Equal Ground to issue a statement on same-sex relationships in Sri Lanka. (more…)
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Avoiding Overreach: Shaping State Responses to Anti-LGBTI Online Hate Speech in Southeast Asia
An opinion piece by Daron Tan, ICJ Associate International Legal Adviser, Asia and the Pacific Programme. (more…)
Asia: Abolish the death penalty and halt its discriminatory use to punish same-sex sexual conduct
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), ILGA Asia and five other human rights organizations condemn the death penalty under any circumstances, including as a punishment for consensual, same-sex sexual conduct in Asia, and call for its unconditional abolition. (more…)
Singapore: Repeal section 377A of the penal code and uphold LGBTQ+ individuals’ human rights
Following the recent court ruling Amnesty International, ILGA Asia, the International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Watch call on the Singapore Parliament to repeal Section 377A and uphold the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex individuals. (more…)
South Africa: the ICJ calls on the authorities to ensure that justice is rendered for killings of four gay men
Homophobia is against African notions of ubuntu. Over the past month, the killings of four gay men have made headlines in South Africa. Lonwabo Jack, a 22-year-old gay man, was killed on his birthday, 18 April. Earlier in April, two more gay men, were killed – Nathaniel Mbele in Vanderbijlpark and Sphamandla Khoza in Durban. […]
Sri Lanka: ensuring equality and non-discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexuals and transgender people
An opinion piece by Mathuri Thamilmaran, ICJ National Legal Adviser in Sri Lanka. (more…)