Trump Orders Transgender Women to Be Housed in Men’s Prisons, Halts Gender Transition Treatments
President Trump has mandated that federal prisons house transgender women in men’s facilities and discontinue medical treatments related to gender transition. This directive was part of a broader executive order issued on his first day in office, aimed…
What a Second Trump Term Means for LGBTQIA Rights
Trump’s first term (2016-2020) was littered with anti-LGBTQIA rhetoric and policies. This included banning trans and HIV+ service members from the military, allowing housing shelters to deny help to gender non-conforming people and issuing an executive…
Trump’s Day-One Executive Order Targets DEI Programs and Transgender Rights, Sparking Outrage
New administration rolls back diversity initiatives and narrows gender recognition policies, drawing sharp criticism from human rights advocates. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling federal…
Egypt, Eritrea, and Uganda Top List as 67 Journalists Jailed Across Africa in Press Freedom Crackdown
At least 67 journalists are imprisoned across Africa, reflecting the continent’s ongoing struggle for a free press, according to a report released last Thursday. The cases in Africa contribute to a global total of 361 journalists jailed as of December 1,…
Ugandan Opposition Leader Besigye Denied Food In Prison
The Uganda Prisons Service has strongly denied allegations that Col (Rtd.) Dr Kizza Besigye, the detained opposition leader, has been denied food brought from outside Luzira Murchison Bay prison. Frank Baine, the spokesperson for Uganda Prisons,…
Opinion : Trump’s Executive Order Rolls Back Trans Rights, Sparking Outrage and Fear
In a sweeping move late Monday, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively erases federal recognition of transgender individuals, rolling back progress made over the past decade. Titled “Defending Women From…
ILGA World Condemns Trump’s Executive Orders, Citing Harm to Trans and Intersex Communities and Failure to Safeguard Women’s Rights
ILGA World is alarmed to learn that United States President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office a sweeping executive order to reverse policies on sex discrimination, gender-neutral markers on ID documents, and housing of inmates comporting…
Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Orders Probe into Alleged Maltreatment of Dr. Kizza Besigye in Luzira Priso
The deputy speaker of parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has directed the parliamentary Human Rights Committee to visit Dr Kizza Besigye in Luzira Prison and report back on allegations of maltreatment. Besigye, a former presidential candidate and ex-president…
Deputy IGG Anne Muhairwe Faces Allegations of Wetland Degradation and Police Officer Mistreatment
Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, the deputy Inspector General of Government is under the spotlight for alleged environmental degradation, abuse of power, and torture following an incident involving Alex Katungi, a police officer from the environmental police…
Couples wed as landmark same-sex marriage law takes effect in Thailand
When Thailand’s long-awaited equal marriage law came into effect on Thursday, police officer Pisit “Kew” Sirihirunchai hoped to be among the first in line to marry his long-term partner Chanatip “Jane” Sirihirunchai. And he…