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Pakistan: Transgender rights defender Nayyab Ali physically assaulted

Nayyab Ali is a transgender rights defender and Chairperson of the All Pakistan Transgender Election Network. She also manages the ‘Khawaja Sira Community Centre’ in Okara, which offers a basic literacy and numeracy programme, vocational training, life skills education and driving classes for the transgender community.

Turkey: Police detained 18 trans women, citing “corona measures”!

Police detained 18 trans women in İstanbul, citing "corona measures". Trans women were kept at the police station overnight. “They detained 18 trans women in the middle of the night, who were not even suspects and kept them in tiny rooms for hours during the pandemic” says Att. Hatice Demir.

Brazil: Invisible violence: the exclusion of LGBTI blacks

The dossier “ What is the color of the invisible? - The human rights situation of the black LGBTI population in Brazil “, prepared by the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights, denounces the invisibility of the black LGBTI population from a social, political and economic point of view.

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Algeria: Mass Convictions for Homosexuality

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An Algerian court on September 3, 2020 sentenced 2 men to prison terms and 42 others to suspended terms after mass arrests at what the police alleged was a “gay wedding,” Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should void the charges and release them immediately.

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Nigeria: #EndSARS Crisis: Here’s how you can support LGBTIQ+ Nigerians

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LGBTIQ+ Nigerians are suffering from violence and economic hardships triggered by the #EndSARS protests that have spread across the country. You can help bring them relief by making a donation to supply them with emergency food, shelter, and medical care.

France: National action plan for equality, against hatred and anti-LGBT + discrimination

With 42 concrete actions, the government's new national action plan is based on four areas: recognition of the rights of LGBT + people; strengthening their access to rights; fighting anti-LGBT + hatred and improving the daily life of LGBT + people.