LGBT rights – World Justice News

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 World Justice News 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Malaysian transgender woman Nur Sajat: ‘I had to run away’

November 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

In September, news leaked that the Thai immigration authorities had made an unusual arrest in Bangkok. The detainee was Nur Sajat Kamaruzzaman, a glamorous, 36-year-old Malaysian cosmetics entrepreneur with a huge social media following. The […]

Top US court backs protection for LGBT workers

June 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that employers who fire workers for being gay or transgender are breaking the country’s civil rights laws. In a 6-3 decision it said federal law, which prohibits discrimination based […]

US Supreme Court hears major LGBT rights cases

October 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court is considering whether a civil rights law that bars workplace discrimination applies to gay and transgender workers. It is hearing two cases of alleged discrimination against gay employees, and a third […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]