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‘Stand up against hate’ towards LGBTI people, UN human rights chief urges 

‘Stand up against hate’ towards LGBTI people, UN human rights chief urges 

May 16, 2021, at 10:18 pm

New York: Humiliation and intolerance remain “a stark reality” for many gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people around the world, the UN human rights chief has said, in her message for the upcoming International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.

US Supreme Court ruling ‘extremely positive’ for LGBT community, says UN Rights Expert

US Supreme Court ruling ‘extremely positive’ for LGBT community, says UN Rights Expert

Jun 18, 2020, at 07:12 pm

New York/IBNS: A UN expert on Wednesday hailed an historic judgement issued by the United States Supreme Court on 15 June that firing a person on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful.

UN rights chief warns of potential ‘witch-hunt’ as Tanzanian official plans to track and arrest LGBT people

UN rights chief warns of potential ‘witch-hunt’ as Tanzanian official plans to track and arrest LGBT people

Nov 03, 2018, at 08:21 am

New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief has warned that an official campaign in and around the capital of Tanzania to identify and detain anyone suspected of being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) “could turn into a witch-hunt.”

UN hails ‘ground-breaking’ Supreme Court ruling to decriminalize gay sex in India

UN hails ‘ground-breaking’ Supreme Court ruling to decriminalize gay sex in India

Sep 07, 2018, at 08:48 am

New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): A landmark ruling in India that decriminalizes gay sex has been welcomed as a “ground-breaking decision” by the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS.