US: Slow Progress on Human Rights
High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers
![Hughes Van Ellis (left), a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor and World War II veteran, and Viola Fletcher (second right), oldest living survivor of the massacre, testify about the massacre’s ongoing impact before the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/01/202112us_violafletcher_wr.jpg?h=bdf50ff9&itok=keKI70Ux)
South Korean Court Declines to Recognize Same-Sex Partners
Ruling Highlights Need for Legislative Protections
![Participants march with a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in Seoul, South Korea.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109asia_skorea_lgbt.jpg?h=84403920&itok=n-KkegEk)
Thailand: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights
Establish a Path for Legal Gender Recognition
![Illustration of a person holding up an ID card](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112asia_thailand_lgbt_id.jpg?h=a1dd1271&itok=vS84ogcg)
Chile Overwhelmingly Passes Marriage Equality
Addresses Parentage, Joint Adoption, Assisted Reproductive Technology
![A girl waves a rainbow flag while sitting atop her fathers shoulders](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111lgbt_chile_pride.jpg?h=a08dd910&itok=BbxpBwBZ)
On LGBTQ+ Rights, Ghana’s Bishops Choose to Ignore Pope
As the Catholic Church continues to make more inclusive comments about LGBTQ+ rights, the Church's leadership in Ghana supports a violent and repressive draft law targeting LGBTQ+ people.
Biden Administration Confronts US Anti-Trans Violence
State and Federal Lawmakers Should Address Structural Discrimination
![A person wearing a shirt that says "Black Trans Lives Matter (Las vidas negras trans importan)" at a rally](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111us_lgbt_trans_rally.jpg?h=51a72048&itok=4B10gxry)
LGBT Qataris Call Foul Ahead of 2022 World Cup
LGBT Qataris at Risk Despite Gestures Toward Inclusion
![A general view of the Al Thumama Stadium is seen in Doha, Qatar, October 22, 2021. The stadium will be one of the venues for the 2022 World Cup.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111mena_qatar_stadium_worldcup.jpg?h=c19d89d9&itok=508vbzdB)
South Africa: Broken Promises to Aid Gender-Based Violence Survivors
Improve Shelter Funding; Increase Access for Sex Workers, LGBT, Undocumented Survivors
![General view during the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) protest march organized by the Office of The Premier in collaboration with Phepha Foundation on April 26, 2021 in Durban, South Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111africa_southafrica_gbv.jpg?h=299fd47d&itok=Z0aQL1sj)
Intersex Person Victim of Horrific Attack in Cameroon
Perpetrators Should Be Held Accountable
![A blurry screenshot from a video showing a mob of men](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111africa_cameroon_intersex_attack.jpg?h=1e40b39b&itok=uM48kMqE)
To Stop Anti-Transgender Violence, Lawmakers Must Address Its Roots
![Participants in the National Trans Visibility March in downtown Orlando, Florida on October 9, 2021. © 2021 Sipa USA via AP](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111lgbt_trans_violence.jpg?h=b422a3d7&itok=xCxSOyw6)
Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Russian LGBT Rights Activists under Attack
![Russian blogger, Zhenya Svetski, stands with a sign reading “I am not ‘gay propaganda’” in Moscow, December 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201812lgbt_russia_main_1.jpg?itok=0wIp_D76)
United States: Transgender People at Risk of Violence
State Laws Stoke Bias; Black Trans Women at Greatest Risk
![Framed photos placed on the ground around chalk writing that says "Black trans lives matter #allthetime"](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111us_lgbt_trans_vigil.jpg?h=ac4c2fb5&itok=unOO0Ck2)
New Olympic Framework Backs Inclusion
New Guidelines Push Back on Discriminatory ‘Sex Testing’ Practices
![Person holding image of athletes in a race.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/12/202003LGBT_Athletes_Testosterone_0.jpg?h=c673cd1c&itok=jeu9CEJR)