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  • Events

25 February 2025

Protection of defenders against new and emerging forms of technology-facilitated rights violations

Join us on Friday 7 March for a side event at the 58th UN Human Rights Council to discuss challenges and opportunities faced by human rights defenders with new and emerging technology

  • UN side events

25 February 2025

HRC58: Protection of defenders against new and emerging forms of technology-facilitated rights violations

Join us on Friday 7 March for a side event at the 58th UN Human Rights Council to discuss challenges and opportunities faced by human rights defenders with new and emerging technology

HRC58: A photo of the blue ceiling in Room XX at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The text reads: "LGBTI people's human rights at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, February-April 2024". The ILGA World logo is placed at the bottom left of the image
  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

24 February 2025

HRC session 58 – ILGA World’s engagement (February – April 2025)

Learn more about how ILGA World engaged in the Human Rights Council (HRC) session 58 for our LGBTI communities globally

HRC58: A photo of the blue ceiling in Room XX at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Text in English and Spanish reads: "LGBTI people's human rights at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, February-April 2024". The ILGA World logo is placed at the bottom left of the image
  • Explainers

24 February 2025

HRC58: Here’s how LGBTI people’s human rights will be addressed during the 58th UN Human Rights Council

Watch this video to learn more about how ILGA World will engage in the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC58), representing and uplifting the voices of LGBTI people across the world

  • Stories

19 February 2025

A photographic diary of ILGA World over the decades

The ILGA & ILIS History Collection documents the early years of this development both for ILGA and for the International Lesbian Information Service. ILIS was founded within ILGA but became an independent organisation in 1981. It continued to operate until 1998.

Image for IDAHOBIT 2025 with the theme 'The Power of Communities' written in bold pink text on a white background. The top of the image has the text 'IDAHOBIT 2025' in black, and the bottom contains a striped pink border with the text 'a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversities • may17.org' along the edge.
  • Campaigns

5 February 2025

IDAHOBIT 2025: help us translate the theme

The IDAHOBIT 2025 is fast approaching, and we want to ensure that campaign materials are accessible in as many languages as possible!

A photo shows a sign on a window reading: “Sorry, we are closed”. Text reads: “The Trump administration has launched a war on development”. The logos of ILGA World and IPPF are placed at the bottom right of the image.
  • Press releases & statements

3 February 2025

The Trump administration has launched a “war on development”, leading human rights organisations say

Foreign aid is used as a deadly political weapon, ILGA World and IPPF said, and millions of people are already in dire straits because of it

A photo of a person holding a sign reading: “Resist together”. Text reads: “Fighting back against Trump administration’s anti-right agenda”. The logos of IPPF, ILGA World, and Amnesty International are placed at the bottom right of the image
  • Press releases & statements

30 January 2025

IPPF, ILGA World, and Amnesty International: Fighting back against Trump administration’s anti-rights agenda

IPPF, ILGA World, and Amnesty International vow to speak out for sexual and reproductive health and rights, and justice for ALL

CEDAW trans rights infographic
  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

24 January 2025

CEDAW country reviews: Protecting trans people’s human rights

An infographic to understand how CEDAW has been instrumental in its country reviews to protect and advance the human rights of trans persons