Preserving Our Democracies
![Kenneth Roth Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015_kenneth-roth_09_web-bio.jpg?itok=OxfGO8pG)
Nigeria: Harsh Law’s Severe Impact on LGBT Community
Encourages Widespread Extortion, Violence
![A gay man in Bariga, a neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, who said he hides his identity from his friends and family.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/nigeria_-_presser_photo.jpg?itok=WlTpgSz_)
Indonesia President Jokowi Defends LGBT Rights
Government Should Back Rhetoric With Action
![Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia February 10, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-04-indonesia-asia-jokowi.jpg?itok=f3A8fqpE)
Indonesia’s Unrelenting Anti-LGBT Campaign
Government Silence on Hate-Mongering Fuels Discrimination
![A picture of an anti-LGBT demonstration.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/screen_shot_2016-08-09_at_11.04.42_am.png?itok=-hOVjnP_)
Japan’s Chance at an LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum
School Guidelines Should Address Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
![manga drawing by Taiji Utagawa of a transgender man with head down in the dark with three white spots leading into the distance](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-05-asia-japan-main-new.jpg?itok=8V6-8Bqu)
Come Out If You Can, But Don't Judge Those Who Can't
It's a personal and difficult journey for all of us.
![Coming out, a personal decision.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/boris_advocate_article_photo_0.jpg?itok=Y60-ksvI)
Human Rights Watch Submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Study on HIV, the Law, and Human Rights in the African Human Rights System: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Rights-Based Responses to HIV
At Long Last, Change Is Coming for Caribbean Gays
As activists push for change in the notoriously homophobic region, Aruba takes a big step in the right direction.
Pakistan’s Rights Body Urges Transgender Attack Inquiry
Surge in Violence Should Prompt Authorities to Act
![Transgender activists protest against the rape of two transgender women in Faisalabad.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/transgender_presser_photo.jpg?itok=N9zoidTq)
Philippines Transgender Lawmaker Urges Protection for LGBT Rights
Bill Aims to Address Systemic Discrimination
![Supporters hold placards while marching under a rainbow flag during a LGBT Pride parade in metro Manila, Philippines June 25, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-philippines-asia-lgbt-parade-pride.jpg?itok=WSI96n7b)
Human Rights Watch Submission to the CEDAW Committee
Consideration of Bangladesh’s Periodic Report, 65th Session
Playing Russian Roulette with LGBT Rights in Australia
Australian Plebiscite on Same-sex Marriage is an Attack on Minority Rights
![Activists stand next to a banner as they listen to speeches during a rally supporting same-sex marriage in Sydney, Australia May 31, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-australia-asia-lgbt-marriage-equality.jpg?itok=9WwL3vrL)
UN rights body should act to implement High Commissioner’s recommendations on key human rights situations
Item 2 Debate on the High Commissioner's Report
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