May 23, 2016
Tunisia: UN Panel Condemns Forced Anal Exams
Government Should Ban Abusive “Homosexuality” Tests
![Poster by Shams, a Tunisian activist group, condemning the use of forced anal exams.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/shams_poster_anal_exams.jpg?itok=Q4W1CwsN)
May 20, 2016
LGBT People in Emergencies – Risks and Service Gaps
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May 16, 2016
Michigan’s LGBT Guidelines Deserve an A
![A sign protesting a recently introduced North Carolina law restricting bathroom access for transgender people, in Durham, North Carolina.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/nc_sign.jpg?itok=8lEYTC5g)
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May 9, 2016
Tanzania: Updated UPR Submission
May 5, 2016
Japan: Bullied LGBT Students Unprotected
Policies, National Curriculum Ignore 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)
May 3, 2016
Kenya: Court to Hear Forced Anal Testing Case
Invalidated Homosexuality “Test” Violates International Law
!["Adam," arrested in Kenya in February 2015 on homosexuality charges and subjected to a forced anal exam, sorts through police documents on his case. © 2015 Zoe Flood](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/hrw_mombasa_aug2015-0992_2_002.jpg?itok=EfhTfHIG)
May 2, 2016
Slaughtered in Bangladesh for Promoting Love and Diversity
Bangladesh's beleagured LGBT community deserves the government's respect, but more importantly, the community deserves protection from fatal attacks by extremists, says this researcher at Human Rights Watch.
April 28, 2016
Colombia: Constitutional Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage
Landmark Ruling Ends Legal Uncertainty, Strengthens LGBT Rights
![Protesters wave rainbow flags and advocate for LGBT rights outside of the Congress building in Bogotá.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016_04_28_colombia_presser_photo.jpg?itok=18gfIHrt)