Kyrgyzstan: President Should Veto Anti-Gay Legislation
WashingtonIn response to parliament’s passage in its second reading of the law banning “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations,” Freedom House issued the following statement:“This law banning...
View ArticleU.S. Court Decision Guarantees Same-Sex Couples Fundamental Rights
WashingtonIn response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry, Freedom House issued the following statement:“The court’s decision...
View ArticleMozambique Hailed for Decriminalizing Homosexuality
WashingtonIn response to Mozambique’s decriminalization of homosexuality, Freedom House issued the following statement:“As more countries in sub-Saharan Africa seek to criminalize and prosecute the...
View ArticleUnited States: Transgender Persons to Serve Openly in Military
WashingtonIn response to the Pentagon’s announcement that it will allow transgender people to serve openly in the U.S. military beginning in 2016, Freedom House issued the following statement: “The...
View ArticleSupporting Human Rights of LGBT Communities through U.S. Foreign Policy
The Council for Global Equality, Freedom House, Human Rights First, Human Rights Campaign, Advocates for Youth, RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, and American Jewish World Service in...
View ArticleSenegal Prosecutes LGBT Persons
WashingtonIn response to a court in Senegal on July 31 sentencing Tamsir Jupiter Ndiaye to six months imprisonment for alleged acts of homosexuality, Freedom House issued the following...
View ArticleUkraine: New Constitution Should Clearly Protect LGBTI Persons
WashingtonAs Ukraine undertakes to reform its Constitution and statutes, Freedom House issued the following statement about the need to protect LGBTI persons:“With broad reforms and the drafting of a...
View ArticleJoint Letter: New Constitution Should Clearly Protect LGBTI Persons
Washington Joint Letter to the President of Ukraine on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as Grounds of Non-Discrimination in the ConstitutionPDF in English | PDF in UkrainianHis Excellency Petro...
View ArticleMalaysian Court: Rulings Curtail Fundamental Rights
WashingtonIn response to the Malaysian Federal Court upholding a state’s Sharia law banning “cross-dressing,” the latest in a series of rulings limiting personal rights, Freedom House issued the...
View ArticleIs Dangerous Propaganda Lurking in Your Emojis?
Some Russian officials are incensed that Apple’s iPhone includes images of happy same-sex couples among its hundreds of beloved pictograms.Analyses and recommendations offered by the authors do not...
View ArticleUkraine: Rada Adopts Anti-Discrimination Protections
WashingtonIn response to Ukraine’s Rada passing comprehensive workplace discrimination protections, including protections on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, Freedom House...
View ArticleУкраїна: Рада прийняла положення про захист від дискримінації
WashingtonВашингтон - У відповідь на прийняття Верховною Радою України всеосяжної норми про заборону дискримінації на робочому місці, у тому числі за ознакою сексуальної орієнтації та гендерної...
View ArticleUkraine: Constitutional Commission Should Protect LGBT People Against...
WashingtonFollowing a conference convened by Ukraine’s Constitutional Commission to consider including anti-discrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the...
View ArticleFreedom House Remarks Delivered at Meeting of the Ukrainian Constitutional...
Freedom House Remarks Delivered at Meeting of the Ukrainian Constitutional Commission’s Working Group on Human Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities of People and CitizensDecember 18, 2015 in Kyiv,...
View ArticleMalawi Places Moratorium on Anti-Homosexual Laws
WashingtonIn response to the Malawian government’s decision to drop charges of sodomy against two men and suspend the controversial anti-homosexual laws, Freedom House issued the following statement:...
View ArticleBraving the Risks of LGBTI Activism
by Glenn Coine, Program Associate, Dignity for All, andMargaret Marshall, Senior Associate, External RelationsStanding up for the human rights of LGBTI people entails great danger in many parts of the...
View ArticleFreedom House Applauds Appointment of UN Gender, LGBTI Expert
WashingtonFollowing the United Nations Human Rights Council’s passage of a resolution appointing an independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, Freedom House issued the following...
View ArticleUgandan Police Raid Pride Event, Arrest Participants
WashingtonIn response to an August 4 raid by Ugandan police on a LGBTI Pride event in Kampala and the arrest of more than 15 LGBTI Ugandans there, Freedom House issued the following statement:“The...
View ArticleBelize: Supreme Court Overturns anti-Homosexuality Law
WashingtonIn response to the Supreme Court of Belize finding the country’s colonial-era sodomy law unconstitutional, Freedom House released the following statement:"The ruling by Belize's Supreme Court...
View ArticleEurasia programs
Issues: Civil SocietyFreedom of ExpressionHuman RightsLGBTI RightsCountries: BelarusKazakhstanUkraineRegions: EurasiaFreedom House works in Eurasia to protect professional and citizen journalists, to...
View ArticleMoving Beyond Emergency Response: Protecting Human Rights for LGBTI People
The Mark Palmer Forum for the Advancement of Democracy Presents Moving Beyond Emergency Response: Protecting Human Rights for LGBTI People Monday, October 24, 2016 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.mFreedom House...
View ArticleCosta Rica: Vice Presidential Candidate Targets LGBT Persons
WashingtonIn response to vice presidential candidate Francisco Prendas of Costa Rica’s National Restoration Party (NRP) promising that an NRP-led government would work to exclude LGBT persons from...
View ArticleUkraine: Urgent Need for Authorities to End Impunity for Radical Violence
Washington A rise in violent incidents initiated by radical groups targeting ethnic and religious minorities, feminists, LGBT people, and other communities in Ukraine should prompt an effective...
View ArticleRussia: Police Kidnap Chechen LGBT Crackdown Survivor
WashingtonIn response to reports published by Novaya Gazeta that a survivor of the anti-LGBT crackdown in Chechnya, Zelimkhan Akhmadov, was abducted in St. Petersburg by police as well as by family...
View ArticleRussia: OSCE States Initiate Investigation into Human Rights Abuses in Chechnya
Washington<p>In response to the decision of 16 participating states of the <a href="https://osce.usmission.gov/human-rights-in-chechnya-16-osce-countries-in... for Security...
View ArticleAngola: New Code Protects LGBTI Community
WashingtonFollowing the Angolan parliament’s adoption of a new Penal Code decriminalizing same-sex activities and prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, Freedom House issued the...
View ArticleAzerbaijan: The Government Must Stop Pursuing the Most Vulnerable Members of...
WashingtonIn response to the detention of recently released political prisoners and a new wave of harassment and detention of LGBT+ people in Azerbaijan, Freedom House issued the following...
View ArticleNeo-Nazis Are Often Unwelcome Guests at Civil Society Events in Ukraine
Marc Behrendt In one recent case, however, police intervened and the planned event went forward.Analyses and recommendations offered by the authors do not necessarily reflect those of Freedom House.
View ArticleIs Ukraine Turning the Corner on LGBT Rights?
A successful Pride event in Kyiv shows how far Ukraine has come. But for those who cause violence, impunity remains.Analyses and recommendations offered by the authors do not necessarily reflect those...
View ArticleDeborah Ullmer
Deborah Ullmer is Freedom House’s Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. She brings to the position more than 20 years of experience managing a range of democracy assistance programs. Most...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....