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OutRight Action International is a leading international LGBT human rights organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their sexual orientation, sex characteristics, or gender identity. LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES OutRight is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Learn more about the issues we address by clicking on the links below. OUTRIGHT LAUNCHES NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO COVID-19 The global COVID-19 emergency presents tremendous challenges to LGBTIQ people, especially in places with deep poverty and weak health systems or government infrastructure. When a crisis hits “everyone,” the most marginalized become even more vulnerable. LGBTIQ people in many parts of the world cannot count on governments or relief organizations

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The language used to talk about LGBTIQ people is constantly evolving. New terms appear. Terms that were forgotten or unused, even terms that at some point were deemed derogatory, have been reclaimed and have entered into common parlance today. In a move towards inclusivity, the older, shorter, acronym - LGBT - has been expanded. COMBATTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI AND WOMEN Earlier this year OutRight and local partners founded the Frontline Alliance: Caribbean Partnerships Against Gender Based Violence. Within the parameters of this project OutRight Action International recently hosted training of trainers sessions in Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago to address gender-based violence against women and LGBTIQ people in the Caribbean. PRECARIOUS PROGRESS: ADVOCATING FOR LGBT EQUALITY IN CHINA By Darius Longarino “Precarious Progress: Advocacy for the Human Rights of LGBT People in China” explores the relationship between law and the lives of LGBT people in China, and the Chinese LGBT movement’s efforts to make law a force for greater equality rather than one that entrenches stigma. The LGBT community in China has experienced a period of tremendous change. SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS FOR ALL A ground-breaking new definition of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) will help LGBTI people access sexual and reproductive health information and services. The report from The Lancet and Guttmacher Institute Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights affirms that achieving sexual and reproductive health relies on people being able to realize their MCEWAN AND OTHERS V ATTORNEY THEIR MAIN ARGUMENT WAS THAT McEwan and others v Attorney General of Guyana attire’ The upcoming decision of the CCJ Tuesday, November 13, 2018 JUDGMENT SCHEDULED TO BE DELIVERED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2018 On Tuesday November 13, 2018 at 10

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ABOUT US | OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL OutRight Action International fights for the human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere. OutRight works at the international, regional and national levels to research, document, defend, and advance human rights for LGBTIQ people around the world. We are registered as a 501c3 non-profit in the US. We have staff in six countries and work alongside LGBTIQ individuals across four PRIDE 2021 & THE GLOBAL STATE OF LGBTIQ EQUALITY pride 2021 & the global state of lgbtiq equality. home; pride 2021 & the global state of lgbtiq equality

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INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE GUIDE TO EQUALITY ON SEXUAL Each country that has made reforms has done so at its own pace. This guide is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of countries that have reformed law and policy to address inequalities on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and sex

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ACTIVISM AND RESILIENCE: LGBTQ PROGRESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Activism and Resilience: LGBTQ Progress in the Arabic-speaking States in the Middle East and North Africa Region is a joint research initiative with the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality.The report explains how activism in the region leads to progress on LGBTQ issues, and how challenges are met with the resilience of the

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS CAUCUS ISSUES FEMINIST DECLARATION MARKING Women’s Rights Caucus Issues Feminist Declaration Marking 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Today, OutRight Action International joins more than 200 organizations in adopting the Feminist Declaration, an alternative to the Member States’ political declaration, that outlines the steps necessary to achieve gender equality. PRIDE THE CARIBBEAN WAY Growing up, I thought pride was synonymous with a parade. The images, I often saw in the media depicted flags, glitter, beads and glistening bodies celebrating in the street with cheering and supportive bystanders. It reminded me of carnival in the Caribbean but not quite as attainable or supported. I yearned to experience the freedom a pride parade embodied and got the VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION This shadow report was submitted for the review of Iraq’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination

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WHAT DOES "SOVEREIGNTY" AT THE UNITED NATIONS REALLY MEAN On September 19, 2017, US President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly where he highlighted sovereignty as the guiding principle of international relations. He cited the word over 21 times and declared, “Success depends on a coalition of strong and independent nations that embrace their sovereignty to promote security, prosperity, and OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONALABOUT USEVENTSCOVID RESPONSERESEARCHOUR

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VULNERABILITY AMPLIFIED: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 In this pioneering report, “Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ people”, OutRight Action International documents the effects of the pandemic on LGBTIQ people. While the COVID-19 pandemic leaves no country and no individual unaffected, drawing on almost 60 rapid research interviews conducted with LGBTIQ people in 38 countries from all regions of the world ACTIVISM AND RESILIENCE: LGBTQ PROGRESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Activism and Resilience: LGBTQ Progress in the Arabic-speaking States in the Middle East and North Africa Region is a joint research initiative with the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality.The report explains how activism in the region leads to progress on LGBTQ issues, and how challenges are met with the resilience of the

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS CAUCUS ISSUES FEMINIST DECLARATION MARKING Women’s Rights Caucus Issues Feminist Declaration Marking 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Today, OutRight Action International joins more than 200 organizations in adopting the Feminist Declaration, an alternative to the Member States’ political declaration, that outlines the steps necessary to achieve gender equality. COMBATTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI AND WOMEN Earlier this year OutRight and local partners founded the Frontline Alliance: Caribbean Partnerships Against Gender Based Violence. Within the parameters of this project OutRight Action International recently hosted training of trainers sessions in Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago to address gender-based violence against women and LGBTIQ people in the Caribbean. COLOMBIA: PROTEST THE MURDER OF LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER On March 6, 2009, unknown men killed the human rights defender Álvaro Miguel Rivera in the city of Cali, Colombia. Álvaro was the representative of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) organization, Tínku. He was also a member of Planeta Paz, a national peace network, and of the Polo Rosa, the LGBTI section of a

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MALAYSIA | OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL Overview. In addition to Malaysia’s national laws such as the penal code 377, banning same-sex relations, several states impose Islamic Sharia law, which criminalizes same-sex relations and gender non-conformity. Due to these laws, LGBTIQ Malaysians are subject to arbitrary arrests, assault, extortion, and violations of their privacy

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AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS 2 SUMMARY LIST OF THE CRITICAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO UGANDA’S PERIODIC REPORT TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS While under arrest, same-sex practising people – either perceived or actual – are disproportionately vulnerable to the use of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. MCEWAN AND OTHERS V ATTORNEY THEIR MAIN ARGUMENT WAS THAT McEwan and others v Attorney General of Guyana attire’ The upcoming decision of the CCJ Tuesday, November 13, 2018 JUDGMENT SCHEDULED TO BE DELIVERED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2018 On Tuesday November 13, 2018 at 10

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS CAUCUS ISSUES FEMINIST DECLARATION MARKING Women’s Rights Caucus Issues Feminist Declaration Marking 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Today, OutRight Action International joins more than 200 organizations in adopting the Feminist Declaration, an alternative to the Member States’ political declaration, that outlines the steps necessary to achieve gender equality. COMBATTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI AND WOMEN Earlier this year OutRight and local partners founded the Frontline Alliance: Caribbean Partnerships Against Gender Based Violence. Within the parameters of this project OutRight Action International recently hosted training of trainers sessions in Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago to address gender-based violence against women and LGBTIQ people in the Caribbean. COLOMBIA: PROTEST THE MURDER OF LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER On March 6, 2009, unknown men killed the human rights defender Álvaro Miguel Rivera in the city of Cali, Colombia. Álvaro was the representative of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) organization, Tínku. He was also a member of Planeta Paz, a national peace network, and of the Polo Rosa, the LGBTI section of a

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LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES OutRight is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Learn more about the issues we address by clicking on the links below. BEIJING+25: 25 YEARS AFTER THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR ACTION What is Beijing+25? 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) of 1995. This extensive and historic document was drafted during the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. TRANS, INTERSEX, NONBINARY RIGHTS Trans, Intersex, Nonbinary Rights. Until very recently, international human rights treaties and documents contained no protections specifically for gender-nonconforming people. With the March 2007 release of the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation, and

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ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUALITY IN THE GLOBAL Today OutRight Action International has joined an unprecedented coalition of 12 global equality organizations to express our grave concern that “while COVID-19 is indiscriminate, the impacts of state responses to it are not”. PRIDE THE CARIBBEAN WAY Growing up, I thought pride was synonymous with a parade. The images, I often saw in the media depicted flags, glitter, beads and glistening bodies celebrating in the street with cheering and supportive bystanders. It reminded me of carnival in the Caribbean but not quite as attainable or supported. I yearned to experience the freedom a pride parade embodied and got the ECUADOR | OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL Societal opinion on LGBTIQ issues is mixed. Ecuador remains a conservative religious country and, in some social groups, there is a culture of toxic masculinity. Some influential religious and political leaders publicly disparage LGBTIQ people as a threat to “family values.”. Due to these anti-LGBTIQ beliefs and comments, LGBTIQ

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Harmful Treatment 1 Acknowledgements This report was researched and written by Amie Bishop, MSW, MPH, at OutRight Action International. OutRight Action International would like to thank the more than 500 LGBTIQ people around the CEDAW ADOPTS GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING SEXUAL The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) adopted two General Recommendations, one on older women and the protection of their human rights and one on the core obligations of States parties under Article 2 (on discrimination). The recommendations both affirmed that discrimination of women based on gender and sex is inextricably WHAT DOES "SOVEREIGNTY" AT THE UNITED NATIONS REALLY MEAN On September 19, 2017, US President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly where he highlighted sovereignty as the guiding principle of international relations. He cited the word over 21 times and declared, “Success depends on a coalition of strong and independent nations that embrace their sovereignty to promote security, prosperity, and peace for

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THE INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (IGLHRC) conducts advocacy and promotes human rights documentation in partnership with people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONALABOUT USEVENTSCOVID RESPONSERESEARCHOUR

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OutRight Action International is a leading international LGBT human rights organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their sexual orientation, sex characteristics, or gender identity. LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES OutRight is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Learn more about the issues we address by clicking on the links below. VULNERABILITY AMPLIFIED: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 In this pioneering report, “Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ people”, OutRight Action International documents the effects of the pandemic on LGBTIQ people. While the COVID-19 pandemic leaves no country and no individual unaffected, drawing on almost 60 rapid research interviews conducted with LGBTIQ people in 38 countries from all regions of the world INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE GUIDE TO EQUALITY ON SEXUAL Each country that has made reforms has done so at its own pace. This guide is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of countries that have reformed law and policy to address inequalities on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and sex

characteristics.

BEIJING+25: 25 YEARS AFTER THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR ACTIONTOP 25 ACTION MOVIESWINCHESTER MODEL 25 ACTION SLIDE What is Beijing+25? 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) of 1995. This extensive and historic document was drafted during the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. WOMEN'S RIGHTS CAUCUS ISSUES FEMINIST DECLARATION MARKING Women’s Rights Caucus Issues Feminist Declaration Marking 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Today, OutRight Action International joins more than 200 organizations in adopting the Feminist Declaration, an alternative to the Member States’ political declaration, that outlines the steps necessary to achieve gender equality. ECUADOR | OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL Societal opinion on LGBTIQ issues is mixed. Ecuador remains a conservative religious country and, in some social groups, there is a culture of toxic masculinity. Some influential religious and political leaders publicly disparage LGBTIQ people as a threat to “family values.”. Due to these anti-LGBTIQ beliefs and comments, LGBTIQ

people are

COMBATTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI AND WOMENVIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQ STATISTICSLGBTQ AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCELGBTQ AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2019LGBTQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINELGBTQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICSLGBTQ VIOLENCE RATE Earlier this year OutRight and local partners founded the Frontline Alliance: Caribbean Partnerships Against Gender Based Violence. Within the parameters of this project OutRight Action International recently hosted training of trainers sessions in Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago to address gender-based violence against women and LGBTIQ people in the Caribbean. MEXICO: MEXICO BECOMES THE SECOND COUNTRY IN LATIN AMERICASEE MORE ON OUTRIGHTINTERNATIONAL.ORG AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTSAFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN RIGHTSAFRICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTSAFRICAN VIOLATION HUMAN RIGHTSSA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONSOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONTHE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 2 SUMMARY LIST OF THE CRITICAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO UGANDA’S PERIODIC REPORT TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS While under arrest, same-sex practising people – either perceived or actual – are disproportionately vulnerable to the use of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONALABOUT USEVENTSCOVID RESPONSERESEARCHOUR

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OutRight Action International is a leading international LGBT human rights organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their sexual orientation, sex characteristics, or gender identity. LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES OutRight is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Learn more about the issues we address by clicking on the links below. VULNERABILITY AMPLIFIED: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 In this pioneering report, “Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ people”, OutRight Action International documents the effects of the pandemic on LGBTIQ people. While the COVID-19 pandemic leaves no country and no individual unaffected, drawing on almost 60 rapid research interviews conducted with LGBTIQ people in 38 countries from all regions of the world INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE GUIDE TO EQUALITY ON SEXUAL Each country that has made reforms has done so at its own pace. This guide is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of countries that have reformed law and policy to address inequalities on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and sex

characteristics.

people are

COMBATTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI AND WOMENVIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQ STATISTICSLGBTQ AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCELGBTQ AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2019LGBTQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINELGBTQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICSLGBTQ VIOLENCE RATE Earlier this year OutRight and local partners founded the Frontline Alliance: Caribbean Partnerships Against Gender Based Violence. Within the parameters of this project OutRight Action International recently hosted training of trainers sessions in Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago to address gender-based violence against women and LGBTIQ people in the Caribbean. MEXICO: MEXICO BECOMES THE SECOND COUNTRY IN LATIN AMERICASEE MORE ON OUTRIGHTINTERNATIONAL.ORG AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTSAFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN RIGHTSAFRICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTSAFRICAN VIOLATION HUMAN RIGHTSSA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONSOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONTHE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 2 SUMMARY LIST OF THE CRITICAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO UGANDA’S PERIODIC REPORT TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS While under arrest, same-sex practising people – either perceived or actual – are disproportionately vulnerable to the use of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. ABOUT US | OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL OutRight Action International fights for the human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere. OutRight works at the international, regional and national levels to research, document, defend, and advance human rights for LGBTIQ people around the world. We are registered as a 501c3 non-profit in the US. We have staff in six countries and work alongside LGBTIQ individuals across four

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Amie Bishop is the Senior Research Advisor for OutRight Action International, based in Seattle. She is the author of its recent reports, Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ People published in May 2020, and Harmful Treatment: The Global Reach of So-Called Conversion Therapy, published in August

2019.

OUTRIGHT LAUNCHES NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO COVID-19 The global COVID-19 emergency presents tremendous challenges to LGBTIQ people, especially in places with deep poverty and weak health systems or government infrastructure. When a crisis hits “everyone,” the most marginalized become even more vulnerable. LGBTIQ people in many parts of the world cannot count on governments or relief organizations

for help.

BEIJING+25: 25 YEARS AFTER THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR ACTION What is Beijing+25? 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) of 1995. This extensive and historic document was drafted during the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. COMBATTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI AND WOMEN Earlier this year OutRight and local partners founded the Frontline Alliance: Caribbean Partnerships Against Gender Based Violence. Within the parameters of this project OutRight Action International recently hosted training of trainers sessions in Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago to address gender-based violence against women and LGBTIQ people in the Caribbean. ACTIVISM AND RESILIENCE: LGBTQ PROGRESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Activism and Resilience: LGBTQ Progress in the Arabic-speaking States in the Middle East and North Africa Region is a joint research initiative with the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality.The report explains how activism in the region leads to progress on LGBTQ issues, and how challenges are met with the resilience of the

movement.

#PRIDEWITHAPURPOSE

For 50 years, Pride has been a time for celebration, visibility, protesting, and pushing for social change. In a time of crisis, Pride is also an opportunity to show up for each other and for the most marginalized in our community - everywhere. With this in mind, and recognizing the history of Pride, OutRight believes unequivocally that Pride must include an unwavering commitment to the INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTATION ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND References to SOGI by UN Human Rights Entities, Special Procedures and Officials. UN Treaty-Based Bodies (CEDAW, Human Rights Committee, CESCR, CRC, CAT, CERD) This document compiles excerpts of the Concluding Observations and General Comments issued by the CEDAW Committee since 1994, by the Human Rights Committee since 2008, and by the CESCR, the CERD, the PRIDE THE CARIBBEAN WAY Growing up, I thought pride was synonymous with a parade. The images, I often saw in the media depicted flags, glitter, beads and glistening bodies celebrating in the street with cheering and supportive bystanders. It reminded me of carnival in the Caribbean but not quite as attainable or supported. I yearned to experience the freedom a pride parade embodied and got the WWW.OUTRIGHTINTERNATIONAL.ORG www.outrightinternational.org OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONALABOUT USEVENTSCOVID RESPONSERESEARCHOUR

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OutRight Action International is a leading international LGBT human rights organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their sexual orientation, sex characteristics, or gender identity. LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES OutRight is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Learn more about the issues we address by clicking on the links below. VULNERABILITY AMPLIFIED: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 In this pioneering report, “Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ people”, OutRight Action International documents the effects of the pandemic on LGBTIQ people. While the COVID-19 pandemic leaves no country and no individual unaffected, drawing on almost 60 rapid research interviews conducted with LGBTIQ people in 38 countries from all regions of the world INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE GUIDE TO EQUALITY ON SEXUAL Each country that has made reforms has done so at its own pace. This guide is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of countries that have reformed law and policy to address inequalities on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and sex

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people are

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OutRight Action International is a leading international LGBT human rights organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their sexual orientation, sex characteristics, or gender identity. LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES OutRight is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Learn more about the issues we address by clicking on the links below. VULNERABILITY AMPLIFIED: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 In this pioneering report, “Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ people”, OutRight Action International documents the effects of the pandemic on LGBTIQ people. While the COVID-19 pandemic leaves no country and no individual unaffected, drawing on almost 60 rapid research interviews conducted with LGBTIQ people in 38 countries from all regions of the world INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE GUIDE TO EQUALITY ON SEXUAL Each country that has made reforms has done so at its own pace. This guide is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of countries that have reformed law and policy to address inequalities on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and sex

characteristics.

people are

COMBATTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI AND WOMENVIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQ STATISTICSLGBTQ AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCELGBTQ AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2019LGBTQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINELGBTQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICSLGBTQ VIOLENCE RATE Earlier this year OutRight and local partners founded the Frontline Alliance: Caribbean Partnerships Against Gender Based Violence. Within the parameters of this project OutRight Action International recently hosted training of trainers sessions in Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago to address gender-based violence against women and LGBTIQ people in the Caribbean. MEXICO: MEXICO BECOMES THE SECOND COUNTRY IN LATIN AMERICASEE MORE ON OUTRIGHTINTERNATIONAL.ORG AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTSAFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN RIGHTSAFRICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTSAFRICAN VIOLATION HUMAN RIGHTSSA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONSOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONTHE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 2 SUMMARY LIST OF THE CRITICAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO UGANDA’S PERIODIC REPORT TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS While under arrest, same-sex practising people – either perceived or actual – are disproportionately vulnerable to the use of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. ABOUT US | OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL OutRight Action International fights for the human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere. OutRight works at the international, regional and national levels to research, document, defend, and advance human rights for LGBTIQ people around the world. We are registered as a 501c3 non-profit in the US. We have staff in six countries and work alongside LGBTIQ individuals across four

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