Tag Archives | Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

10/08/2023

Human Rights organisations call on South African authorities to denounce attacks against South Africa’s Constitution, human rights and equality

In view of the participation of members of South Africa’s executive and judiciary in the annual African Bar Association conference, which this year is being co-sponsored by Family Watch International, an organisation that has been accused of spreading hate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary and other gender- diverse people (LGBTQ+) persons, among others, the […]

20/07/2023

Nepal: International Commission of Jurists welcomes Supreme Court order on registration of marriage between same sex partners

The ICJ hails the interim order made by the Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal on 28 June 2023 directing the establishment of a “transitional mechanism ensuring the marriage registration of same-sex couples and non-heterosexual couples”. The organization urges the government of Nepal to promptly implement the order by setting up an effective mechanism for registration […]

13/06/2023

Uganda: The enactment of “the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023” will foster further stigma, discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons

In the aftermath of President Yoweri Museveni signing into law the so-called “Anti-Homosexuality Act”, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) stands in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Uganda. The ICJ vehemently condemns Uganda’s continual clampdown on the human rights of LGBTI persons and strongly denounces the passage of this […]

08/03/2023

ICJ publishes a new set of legal principles to address the harmful human rights impact of unjustified criminalization of individuals and entire communities

Today, on International Women’s Day, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) launched a new set of legal principles elaborated by jurists for a human rights-based approach to criminal laws proscribing conduct associated with sex, reproduction, drug use, HIV, homelessness and poverty. (more…)

01/12/2022

Sri Lanka: Stop unnecessary “psychiatric evaluations” based on sexual orientation

An opinion piece by Mathuri Thamilmaran, ICJ National Legal Advisor in Sri Lanka. Two recent cases reported in the Sri Lankan media involving “psychiatric evaluations” based on sexual orientation garnered interest among lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) individuals and their allies. The facts of these cases highlight how some members of the […]

17/05/2022

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…)

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