Nepal’s Historic Achievement on Marriage Equality July 5, 2023 | A Landmark Ruling In a groundbreaking move, Nepal‘s Supreme Court ruled on June 28 that same-sex couples have the right to legally register their marriages, making Nepal the second country in Asia to achieve marriage equality. This historic decision comes […]
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Turkey’s Pride Marches Met with Mass Detentions: A Blow to LGBTQ+ Rights and Freedom of Expression
Turkey: Mass Detentions at Pride Marches Conflict With Court Decisions on Right to Free Assembly June 27, 2023 1:00AM EDT ISTANBUL — Human rights organizations are condemning the violent intervention and mass detentions by Istanbul police at the Istanbul Pride March on June 25, 2023. Despite a ban on all […]
Ukraine’s LGBT Center: Attacked and Defiant
## Attack on Ukrainian LGBT Center Highlights Urgent Need for LGBT Protection Legislation On June 13, 2023, the office of Insight, an LGBT organization in Lutsk, Ukraine, was broken into and vandalized. The incident not only underscores the ongoing vulnerability and harassment faced by Ukraine‘s LGBT community but also raises […]
South Korea Takes a Step Forward in Marriage Equality.
South Korea Considers Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples Lawmakers in South Korea have introduced legislation that would extend the right to marry to same-sex couples. If passed, this important legislation would finally enshrine the rights of same-sex couples in the country and amend the gendered definition of marriage in the […]
Stop the revocation of rights for transgender and gender-diverse people in Pakistan
Transgender Rights in Pakistan Struck Down by Federal Shariat Court The Federal Shariat Court in Pakistan has recently delivered a reserved verdict striking down sections of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018. The decision of the court has cast doubts on the legal protections obtained by transgender and […]
Nepal’s Landmark Decision: Same-Sex Spouses to be Recognized by Court
Nepal‘s Supreme Court Orders Recognition of Same-Sex Foreign Spouses In June 2022, LGBTQIA activists and supporters gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal to demand equal legal rights, marking June as Pride Month. In late September, the Supreme Court of Nepal instructed the government to recognize the same-sex foreign spouse of a Nepali […]