The ICJ commemorates International Women’s Day by calling on States all over the world to take decisive steps to abolish or amend laws, policies and practices that discriminate against women and girls, including those belonging to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) minorities. (more…)
Supreme Court’s reconsideration of Section 377’s constitutionality is a watershed opportunity to uphold the rights to freedom and equality of every LGBT person, the ICJ said today. (more…)
Today, the ICJ submitted a third-party intervention in the case of M.B. v. Spain before the European Court of Human Rights. (more…)
The ICJ has made a submission to the CEDAW in advance of the examination of the combined combined initial and second periodic reports of Brunei Darussalam under Article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. (more…)
The ICJ brought the attention of UN Special Procedures to the recent arrest in Cameroon of two men for suspected homosexuality. (more…)
This is the fourth edition of references to sexual orientation and gender identity within the United Nations human rights system. (more…)
