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Canadian MPs vote to ban LGBT ‘conversion therapy’

December 4, 2021 World Justice News 0

Canada’s House of Commons has voted unanimously to ban so-called LGBT conversion therapy. The legislation would make it illegal to have a child undergo the practice or have anyone unwillingly undergo it. Prime Minister Justin […]

Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait

November 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old transgender boy is starting legal proceedings against NHS England over delays to gender reassignment treatment. The teenager has waited over a year for referral to the only NHS gender clinic for children and […]

Scott Johnson death: Australian man arrested in gay hate killing cold case

May 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Australian police have charged a man with the decades-old murder of a gay US student in Sydney. The body of Scott Johnson, 27, was found at the bottom of beach cliffs in 1988. Police ruled […]

Fifteen years in Iowa jail for burning pride flag

December 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club. Adolfo Martinez, 30, […]

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 […]

‘Seahorse’ transgender man loses challenge to be named father

September 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A transgender man, who has given birth to a child and does not want to be described as “mother” on a birth certificate, has lost a legal battle. Freddy McConnell wanted to be registered as […]

Ashers ‘gay cake’ row referred to highest European Court

August 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

A case involving a Christian bakery, which refused to make a cake with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage, has been referred to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Gareth Lee tried but failed to […]

Brunei implements stoning to death under new anti-LGBT laws

April 3, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Yvette Tan Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make anal sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death. The new measures, that come into force on Wednesday, also cover a range […]

Egypt TV host Mohamed al-Ghiety jailed for interviewing gay man

January 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to one year of hard labour for interviewing a gay man last year. A court in Giza also fined Mohamed al-Ghiety 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167; £130) for “promoting […]

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Harvard University sued over single-sex club crackdown

December 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

Harvard is being sued over claims that a crackdown on single-sex social clubs at the Boston-area university amounts to sexual discrimination. A number of sororities and fraternities filed lawsuits on Monday challenging a policy Harvard […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]