Press releases & statements

The shadow of a person with a hat looms in the dark, over a couple peacefully sleeping in their bed. The image reads "Our identities under arrest', and shows the ILGA World logo
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30 November 2023

New report highlights severe spikes in arrests and prosecutions of LGBT and gender-diverse people in 2023

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30 November 2023

Equal Rights Coalition: ILGA World to host its Secretariat

ILGA World will host the Secretariat of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC),  an intergovernmental body of 43 member States and civil society worldwide dedicated to the protection of the human rights of LGBTI persons and the promotion of inclusive development

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22 November 2023

United Nations SOGI mandate safeguarded in face of hostility

A joint statement endorsed by 850 organizations from 157 countries highlighted the need to vote in favour...

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20 November 2023

Trans Day of Remembrance 2023 joint statement: We mourn and call to end the violence

Each year, on 20 November, trans and gender-diverse people gather as a community to mourn our lost siblings

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20 November 2023

Joint statement on human rights violations in Italy

Earlier this year, Italy’s Minister of Interior of Meloni’s government announced that registrars should no longer register the children of same-sex couples

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8 November 2023

JUNTES returns with a strong focus on effective feminist and trans coalition and solidarity

Following its inaugural global conference and arts event in São Paulo, Brazil, in September 2023, JUNTES will return in Belfast, Northern Ireland, across a three-day programme during the Outburst Queer Arts Festival

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1 November 2023

Introducing the ILGA World LGBTI photo and video contest winners

ILGA World launched an LGBTI photo and video contest with the support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to make more community images available to the world

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27 October 2023

Gaza: an immediate ceasefire is needed!

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26 October 2023

Commemorating Intersex Awareness Day

Every year, on 26 October we celebrate Intersex Awareness Day, a day dedicated to shining a light on the human rights of intersex people