Africa

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28 June 2016

628 NGOs from 151 countries call for a SOGI Independent Expert at the UN

628 organisations from 151 countries today called on the UN Human Rights Council to establish a SOGI Independent Expert

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13 June 2016

Uganda: Investigate break-ins at groups’ offices

ILGA and Pan Africa ILGA are among the 31 human rights groups demanding investigations on a series of attacks on Ugandan NGOs and HRDs

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6 June 2016

Civil society alerts UN Committee to risks facing economic, social and cultural rights defenders

Defenders of ESC rights are increasingly facing heightened threats and risks to their health and life as a...

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3 June 2016

ILGA supports a call for the UN Human Rights Council to establish a SOGI Special Procedure

ILGA is supporting the establishment of a Special Procedure on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity at...

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17 May 2016

ILGA launches State Sponsored Homophobia…

This year’s world survey of sexual orientation laws maps just how far we have to travel to achieve full...