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…)
Tag Archives | Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
New ICJ report on human rights abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in Colombia, South Africa and Malaysia
For International Transgender Day of Visibility, the ICJ launched a report setting out an overview of States’ legal obligations under the international human rights framework in relation to issues of sexual orientation, gender expression and gender identity, and an analysis of the human rights situation of LGBT persons in Colombia, Malaysia and South Africa. (more…)
ICJ ran a SOGIE Facebook Live Campaign for Pride Month
The ICJ hosted live interviews with human rights defenders from Asia, Africa and Latin America to mark Pride Month, which is celebrated during the month of June in various parts of the world. The interviews took place from 22 June to 3 July 2020. (more…)
ICJ responds to UN experts’ call for COVID-19 info
The ICJ has responded to a call for input by UN human rights experts, for their upcoming reports on COVID-19 and human rights. (more…)
ICJ and other NGOs submit third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Lapunov v. Russia
On 16 April 2020, the ICJ and other NGOs submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in the case Lapunov v. Russia (Application No. 28834/19). It concerns a Russian man, who argues that he was tortured during a crackdown on LGBTI people in Chechnya. (more…)
ICJ calls for decriminalization of consensual sexual relations
Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, the ICJ today urged States to decriminalize consensual sexual relations, including between people of the same sex. (more…)