Browse sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) profiles of countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe & Central Asia, the Middle East & North Africa, and the United States. Profiles are primarily taken from sections of the Human Rights Watch 2019 world report that relate to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. The report, released in January 2019, documented events of 2018.
- Global
- Europe/Central Asia
- AmericasNews Release
Colombia: New Army Commanders Linked to Killings
News
By Regions
-
Africa
News ReleaseRwanda: A Year On, No Justice for Refugee Killings
- Dispatches
Ensure Justice in Death of Kenyan Activist
- News Release
Central African Republic: Justice Vital to Peace
-
Americas
News ReleaseColombia: New Army Commanders Linked to Killings
- Commentary
China’s Treatment of Muslims a Defining Moment for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Published in Al-Quds
-
Asia
-
Europe/Central Asia
News ReleaseTajikistan: Activist Forcibly Returned from Russia
- News Release
Turkey: Drop Bogus Coup Charges
-
Middle East/North Africa
News ReleaseAlgeria: Arbitrary Arrests at Election Protests
- News Release
Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Activists Charged
- News Release
Tunisia: Effort to Shut Down LGBT Group
-
United States
- Commentary
Tennessee has a problem with private probation companies. It hurts poor people.
Published in The Tennessean
By Topics
-
Arms
News ReleaseSyria: Concerns for Civilians Escaping ISIS Holdout
- News Release
Poll Shows Strong Opposition to ‘Killer Robots’
-
Business
-
Children's Rights
-
Disability Rights
-
Environment
CommentaryA Brilliant Opportunity for the Gold Sector
- News Release
Iran: Environmentalists’ Flawed Trial
-
Free Speech
News ReleaseAlgeria: Arbitrary Arrests at Election Protests
- News Release
Tunisia: Effort to Shut Down LGBT Group
- News Release
Tajikistan: Activist Forcibly Returned from Russia
-
Health
-
International Justice
-
LGBT Rights
- News Release
Tunisia: Effort to Shut Down LGBT Group
-
Migrants
-
Refugee Rights
News ReleaseQatar: Yemeni Asylum Seeker Turned Away
-
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
News ReleaseIraq: Officials Arrest, Abuse, Harass Aid Workers
- News Release
Syria: Concerns for Civilians Escaping ISIS Holdout
- News Release
Mozambique: Media Barred from Insurgent Region
-
Torture
News ReleaseEgypt: Set Independent Torture Inquiry
- Commentary
Kyrgyzstan’s Human Rights Abuses Should Sound Alarm Bells Over Closer Ties with the EU
Published in Euronews - News Release
Syria: Arrests, Torture by Armed Group
-
United Nations
-
Women's Rights
News ReleaseSaudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Activists Charged
- Dispatches
The BBC Let Down Women On Abortion