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16 April 2026

Women Deliver 2026: solidarity, resistance, and reimagination

ILGA World will be at the 2026 Women Deliver Conference in Narrm, 27-30 April. Check out the events that we will co-host, and join us if you are there!

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26 March 2026

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

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17 March 2026

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

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7 February 2025

United States: Trump administration denies people right to play and fails to protect women

The Sport & Rights Alliance vehemently rejects the executive order by the Trump administration which aims at excluding trans, gender-diverse, and intersex people from competing in sports at all levels

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30 May 2024

Laws on Us: new global report maps relentless opposition and progress on LGBTI people’s human rights

"Laws on Us" is the new landmark report by ILGA World, mapping laws affecting LGBTI communities across the world

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23 May 2024

Introducing “Laws on Us”, a global overview of progress and backtracking on LGBTI people’s human rights

Laws on Us is the new publication by ILGA World, offering a legal overview of legal progress and backtracking affecting LGBTI people across the globe. We will publish its first edition on 30 May 2024

Map of LGBTI people's human rights in the world. The image shows a Pacific-centred map with some countries highlighted. Text reads: "IDAHOBIT2024: Human rights of LGBTI people: the world at a glance". The ILGA World logo is placed at the bottom right of the image
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14 May 2024

Maps on LGBTI people’s human rights: the world at a glance on IDAHOBIT 2024

ILGA World maps are among the most shared visual representations of how LGBTI people are affected by laws and policies worldwide

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4 April 2024

United Nations addresses the human rights of intersex persons in ground-breaking resolution

The Human Rights Council adopted its first-ever intersex resolution, addressing discrimination, violence, and harmful practices against persons with innate variations in sex characteristics

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19 December 2023

2023 in review: the new laws affecting LGBTI communities worldwide

A comprehensive summary of the legal developments shaping the rights of LGBTI people across the world during the past 12 months.