Advocacy
- Press releases & statements
FIFA: Fear and uncertainty in final countdown to 2026 World Cup
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, players, fan groups, and human rights groups highlight the risks posed by the U.S. government’s visa bans, travel restrictions and abusive immigration operations
- Stories
Trans Advocacy Week 2026: Trans and gender-diverse leaders drive change at the United Nations
In June 2026, a coalition of civil society organisations will support 14 trans and gender-diverse activists from all regions as they engage in the UN Human Rights Council
- Press releases & statements
The International Olympic Committee polices women and girls and fails them
ILGA World responds to the policy announced today by the International Olympic Committee, which reintroduces sex testing and bans trans and intersex women athletes from competing in the female category
- Press releases & statements
Olympics: Sex testing harms all women and girls
The International Olympic Committee has no right to become ‘gender police' of the world, ILGA World, Sport & Rights Alliance, Humans of Sport, and over 70 organisations globally said today
- United Nations & SOGIESC issues
HRC session 61 – ILGA World’s engagement (February-March 2026)
Learn more about how ILGA World engaged in the Human Rights Council (HRC) session 61 for our LGBTI communities globally
- Events
CSW70: Join ILGA World and partners as we advance gender-equitable justice systems
ILGA World will be at the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women to uplift the voices of lesbian, bisexual, trans, and intersex women, as well as those of our communities at large. Check out the events that we will co-host, and join us there!
- UN side events
CSW 70: advancing gender-equitable justice systems
Join us and partners from Thursday 12 - 18 March for an event at CSW70 as we advance gender-equitable justice systems
- Press releases & statements
Extension of the “global gag rule”: Pride 7 calls on the G7 to act to protect the integrity of the international aid system and human rights
The expansion of the Global Gag Rule, the Pride 7 group argues, is a political weapon: G7 countries must take a stance against it
- Explainers
With our global LGBTI communities at the 61st UN Human Rights Council
The 61st session of the UN Nations Human Rights Council begins in Geneva, and ILGA World will be there for our global LGBTI communities. Find out more about what we will focus on