Profile avatar
humandignitytrust.bsky.social
We use the law to defend the human rights of LGBT people globally. https://www.humandignitytrust.org/
32 posts 76 followers 28 following
Regular Contributor
Conversation Starter
Posts 22 Comments 12

Open for business produces report outlining the economic impact of anti-LGBT laws in #Africa: africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifest...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

News update from #TrinidadandTobago - Appeal Court rules buggery illegal in T&T - trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/ap...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Concerning increase in attacks on the #LGBT community in #Cameroon: 'Bullied, attacked, and abused”: LGBTQ+ Cameroonians face a massive crackdown on their rights' www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

As we mark #CommonwealthDay2025, the Human Dignity Trust is making an urgent call to leaders of the 29 Commonwealth countries that maintain discriminatory anti-LGBT criminal laws to end the criminalisation of consensual same-sex intimacy. www.humandignitytrust.org/news/end-cri...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

This #InternationalWomensDay, we're spotlighting the 41 jurisdictions worldwide which criminalise lesbians and bisexual women. Read the summary of our latest report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts: www.humandignitytrust.org/resources/br...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

LGBTQ private members bill is back in Parliament, Mahama should be ready to assent it when passed - Ntim Fordjour mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePag...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

“I love you darling and I’ll be with you and stand up for you no matter what.” Mother of 2022 UN #CEDAW Case Complainant, Rosanna Flamer-Caldera groundviews.org/2025/02/28/f...

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

In 64 countries there are still laws criminalising #LGBT people which fuel stigma, legitimise prejudice and encourage violence. This #ZeroDiscriminationDay, visit our map to learn where LGBT people are criminalised. buff.ly/3mNNDaV

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Eighty five lashes after being caught in an embrace! Two gay men in the Indonesian province of #Aceh are sentenced to #caning under strict anti-LGBT laws: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/world/sharia...

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

We're excited to be shortlisted for the British #LGBT Awards' Top 10 Charity or Community Initiative award this year, which celebrates outstanding initiatives that have made a meaningful impact in the LGBT community. Vote for us to win the award: britishlgbtawards.com/top-10-chari...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

From The Buggery Act 1533 to the introduction of Section 28 & beyond - this #LGBTHM visit our timeline to learn about the global history of the criminalisation of #LGBT people and the recent waves of change we have witnessed: humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

#Tunisia: Authorities step up crackdown on #LGBTI individuals with wave of arrests: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne... See our updates to our country profile and find out more about the criminalisation of consensual same-sex intimacy in Tunisia: www.humandignitytrust.org/country-prof...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Namibian #LGBTQ+ activist #FriedelDausab on colonial-era law victory: ‘I was waiting for 25 years to happen’ www.attitude.co.uk/life/attitud... For more information on Friedel's legal case, please visit out website: www.humandignitytrust.org/what-we-do/c...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

This #LGBTHM, we're excited to share our multi award-winning documentary film, A Better Place, which portrays the impact of British colonial-era laws on the lives of #LGBT people, women and others across the globe. To watch the full film, visit www.humandignitytrust.org/video/a-bett...

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Today is the fourth anniversary of a landmark decision from the Inter-American Human Rights Commission urging the Jamaican government to repeal the country’s homophobic laws. Watch petitioner Gareth talk about what this case meant for him & LGBT people everywhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWAw...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Just released for #LGBTHistoryMonth by @humandignitytrust.bsky.social : an insightful timeline tracing the history of the criminalization & decriminalization of LGBT people worldwide, reminding the connections between colonialism & criminalization. www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law...

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Press release: Three years on, #SriLanka continues to violate UN committee decision, says Human Dignity Trust www.humandignitytrust.org/news/three-y...

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

Despite the ongoing challenge – 64 countries still criminalise LGBT people, with others considering regressive criminal laws – our timeline underscores a compelling reason for hope. www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law... #LGBTHM25

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

LGBT History Month is a time to honour the histories, resilience, courage, and progress of LGBT communities around the world. This #LGBTHM25, join us in taking action and making a difference, so that the history books can continue to reflect progress, not pushback. www.humandignitytrust.org/donate/

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

In December 2024, Mali's junta administration brought into effect a new Penal Code, which introduces provisions criminalising consensual same-sex intimacy for the first time in the country’s history. www.humandignitytrust.org/country-prof...

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Ghana’s new president says proposed anti-LGBTQ+ law is effectively dead on procedural grounds. President Mahama signals that a more balanced approach to introducing #antiLGBTrights to #Ghana legislation might be needed: www.advocate.com/news/ghana-a...

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment