Death penalty; disappearances; extrajudicial killings

  • Press releases & statements

5 March 2026

ILGA World condemns killing of Yanar Mohammed as cruel intimidation against those working for freedom and equality

Early on, Yanar Mohammad recognised the common patriarchal root of hatred against women and LGBTI-people, and considered the inclusion of all women and LGBTI communities as fundamental to achieve democracy in Iraq

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  • Press releases & statements

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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  • Videos

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

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Text reads: "Uganda: ILGA World and Pan Africa ILGA condemn Court ruling to uphold Anti-Homosexuality Act". Besides the text there is an illustration with the flag of Uganda and the map of the region. The logos of ILGA World and Pan Africa ILGA are placed at the bottom left of the image
  • Press releases & statements

5 April 2024

Uganda: ILGA World and Pan Africa ILGA condemn Court ruling to uphold Anti-Homosexuality Act

ILGA World and Pan Africa ILGA strongly condemn the decision by Uganda’s Constitutional Court to uphold the brutally discriminatory Anti-Homosexuality Act, and urge authorities to repeal it in its entirety

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  • Press releases & statements

30 January 2024

ILGA World Database wins Anthem Awards for “Best use of data”

The ILGA World Database is among the winners at this year’s Anthem Awards, one of the most important social impact awards globally.

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  • Explainers

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.

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  • Press releases & statements

30 November 2023

New report highlights severe spikes in arrests and prosecutions of LGBT and gender-diverse people in 2023

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  • Legal mapping
  • Research

29 November 2023

Our identities under arrest (2023)

"Our Identities Under Arrest" explores the application of laws criminalising consensual same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender expressions

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  • Legal mapping

21 March 2023

ILGA World Database

The ILGA World Database is a unique knowledge base on laws, human rights bodies, advocacy opportunities, and news related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics issues worldwide

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