Press releases & statements

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3 September 2023

ILGA welcomes Michelle Bachelet, new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

We also would like to thank the outgoing High Commissioner, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, for all the support to LGBTI communities worldwide

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11 March 2023

ILGA launches its 2018 Annual Report

We wrapped up one year in our work to advance equality worldwide, offering a glimpse into our present...

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19 March 2019

ILGA launches State-Sponsored Homophobia report 2019

70 States continue criminalising same-sex consensual activity to date. “If governments are truly commited...

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21 January 2019

New ILGA World logo: a rainbow world for the 21st Century

Launched as part of the #ilga40 celebrations, our new visual style associates each of our six regions with...

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1 December 2018

UPR | First joint consultation on implementation of UN recommendations held in Jamaica

This week ISHR, CCPR and ILGA – along with national partners JFlag and TransWave Jamaica – conducted a two...

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26 October 2018

#WontBeErased: ILGA condemns plans to define gender as ‘determined by genitalia at birth’

The Trump administration in the United States is reportedly planning to introduce national level...

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22 October 2018

Joint Statement for Depathologization and TDoR 2018

We call for building collective solidarity, care and resistance, for finding strength both in our...

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28 September 2018

ILGA welcomes Julia Ehrt as our new Director of Programmes

A pioneer in trans self-organising and advocacy work in Europe, Julia will join us at our headquarters in...

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24 September 2018

Welcoming the new report by the UN Independent Expert on SOGI

In this statement, ILGA joins seven other NGOs to particularly congratulate the Mandate holder for...