Hungary: Top EU Court Rules Anti-LGBT Law Unlawful The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling on April 21, 2026, against Hungary’s 2021 anti-LGBT law is an important rejection of efforts to stigmatize lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgen...

A major ruling from Europe’s top court:

🇭🇺Hungary’s anti-LGBT "propaganda" law violates EU law and core values like dignity, equality, and freedom of expression.

Discrimination dressed up as “child protection” doesn’t pass legal scrutiny. www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

Senegal has first conviction under law toughening punishment for homosexual acts A court in Senegal has issued the first conviction under a new law increasing punishment for homosexuality.

Senegal’s first conviction under its new anti-LGBT law is as cruel as it is chilling:

6 years in prison and a heavy fine for alleged same-sex conduct.

This is what state-backed persecution looks like. apnews.com/article/sene...

Sénégal: première condamnation en vertu de la nouvelle loi anti-homosexualité Au Sénégal, vendredi 10 avril, un homme de 24 ans a été condamné à six ans de prison ferme et deux millions de francs CFA d'amende par le tribunal de Pikine-Guédiawaye, en banlieue de Dakar. Il s'agit...

Une loi discriminatoire signée fin mars, une première condamnation début avril:

au Sénégal🇸🇳, la persécution des personnes LGBT s’accélère.

Solidarité avec celles et ceux qui résistent. www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

Magyar celebrates as Orbán’s 16-year rule ends - as it happened This live blog is now closed

Hopeful news for human rights in Hungary.

Incoming Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, should take immediate steps to restore democratic institutions, dismantle abusive laws and institutions, and protect fundamental rights. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Banning “propaganda” of LGBTQ identities isn’t just discriminatory.

It’s a tool to erase visibility, justify censorship, and suppress independent voices.

This is how rights are dismantled, step by step. www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

“Obscenity.” “Family values.”

Vague charges, with real consequences: up to 3 years in prison for eleven LGBT+ activists in Turkey.

This is how governments criminalize expression and shrink civic space. www.newarab.com/news/turkey-...

A vague “propaganda” ban gives Belarusian authorities sweeping power to punish speech.

When laws target what can be said about identity and equality, freedom of expression is already under attack. www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

Belarus is importing Russia’s “propaganda” playbook:

banning so-called promotion of same-sex relations, gender identity, and even “childlessness.”

This isn’t about protection. It’s about controlling public discourse and silencing dissent. www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

Kazakhstan: Feminist Activist Facing Criminal Charges Kazakhstan’s prosecuting authorities have filed criminal charges for battery against a feminist activist who was aggressively accosted at a café in Astana, the capital, while meeting with feminist and...

No one in Kazakhstan should fear criminal retaliation for being lesbian or for peacefully advocating for the rights of LGBT people.

The Kazakh authorities should drop the charges against Zhanar Sekerbayeva, and end the manufactured case against her.

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173 countries agree via the Child Soldiers Treaty that children should not be conscripted/used in wars. Good progress but more work to do.

Here's why the future #CrimesAgainstHumanity Treaty should criminalize child recruitment and use: hrw.org/news/2026/04... #CAHTreatyNow

Belarus🇧🇾 is expanding repression through administrative law:

“Propaganda” of same-sex relations, "gender reassignment," & even childlessness can now lead to fines.

This state-sanctioned censorship & stigma should draw condemnation from int'l partners. belta.by/society/view...

Soberanía y progreso para las personas trans en México, escribe Cristián González Cabrera Garantizar que todas las personas trans en México puedan obtener documentos de identidad que reflejen quiénes son no es un gesto simbólico

El federalismo mexicano no puede significar derechos fragmentados.

Cuando algunos estados niegan o retrasan el reconocimiento de la identidad de género, se profundiza la exclusión.

Los derechos deben garantizarse en todo el país. www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/arti...

Soberanía y progreso para las personas trans en México, escribe Cristián González Cabrera Garantizar que todas las personas trans en México puedan obtener documentos de identidad que reflejen quiénes son no es un gesto simbólico

El reconocimiento legal de la identidad de género no es simbólico:

es la puerta al trabajo, la salud y la dignidad.

En México hay avances, pero la desigualdad entre estados sigue dejando a muchas personas trans atrás. www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/arti...

Chile’s new President José Antonio Kast brings openly religious views to a changing country Chile’s new president is a devout Catholic in a country that has grown increasingly secular but retains conservative traits in various areas.

In Chile🇨🇱, the risk may not be sudden rollback, but something quieter:

stalled reforms, weakened protections, and a political climate more hostile to LGBT+ rights. That’s how backsliding often begins.

My quote for @apnews.com : apnews.com/article/chil...

Le Sénégal adopte une loi doublant les peines de prison pour homosexualité Le président sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye a promulgué mardi une loi adoptée par l’Assemblée mi-mars durcissant la répression des relations homosexuelles, avec des peines passant de cinq à dix ans…

La loi anti-LGBT+ au Sénégal est signée:

jusqu’à 10 ans de prison pour des relations entre personnes de même sexe, et des sanctions pour ceux qui défendent leurs droits. Cruel et indéfendable.

Soutien total aux activistes sur le terrain. www.france24.com/fr/afrique/2...

Senegal’s president signs harsher anti-gay penalties into law Senegal’s president has signed into law a new provision increasing the punishment for homosexuality in the largely Muslim West African nation.

Senegal has now signed into law one of the harshest anti-LGBT+ measures in the region further criminalizing identity and even advocacy. It’s as dangerous as it is revolting.

Solidarity with activists in Senegal. Laws can't erase who you are. apnews.com/article/sene...

Legisladores asisten a una sesión del Congreso de la Ciudad de México el 24 de abril de 2007. © 2007 ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images

Sistema de cuidados sin financiamiento suficiente = promesa vacía. La propuesta en CDMX reconoce derechos, pero mantiene vacíos clave que pueden limitar su implementación y eficacia real.
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Declaran inconstitucional decreto que incluía identidades trans en clasificación de trastornos mentales | LP Corte Suprema declara inconstitucional el Decreto Supremo N.º 009-2024-SA por afectar el derecho a la salud en igualdad.

La Corte Suprema en Perú anuló un decreto que trataba la identidad trans como trastorno mental.

El decreto no superaba el test de idoneidad. Generaba más daño que beneficio.

El Estado no puede usar categorías médicas para justificar discriminación. larepublica.pe/sociedad/202...

Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof Idaho lawmakers passed a sweeping bathroom bill Friday that makes it a crime for transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender identity.

Idaho’s bathroom ban doesn’t just threaten prison time. It fuels suspicion, reporting, and everyday policing of trans people’s existence.

That’s not protection. It’s persecution. apnews.com/article/idah...

PSD, Chega e CDS-PP revogam lei da identidade de género de 2018 Foram aprovados três projetos-lei para alterar a lei da identidade de género, com votos a favor do PSD, Chega e CDS-PP e os votos contra das restantes bancadas.

Exigir validação médica para mudar o gênero legal não é “proteção”... é controle.

Patologiza identidades e limita o direito à autonomia e ao reconhecimento. pt.euronews.com/2026/03/20/p...

How Police and Criminals Use Uganda’s Antigay Law to Find Blackmail Targets Ever since a strict, new law took effect , the bars, restaurants and nightclubs of Kampala’s entertainment districts have become hunting grounds for those on the lookout for gay people to blackmail.

This cruelty didn’t come out of nowhere. It’s exactly what Uganda’s anti-LGBT law was designed to enable.

When leaders legitimize hate, others weaponize it.

Now police and criminals alike are profiting from fear. www.wsj.com/world/africa...

PSD, Chega e CDS-PP revogam lei da identidade de género de 2018 Foram aprovados três projetos-lei para alterar a lei da identidade de género, com votos a favor do PSD, Chega e CDS-PP e os votos contra das restantes bancadas.

Portugal was once a model for gender self-determination.

Reintroducing mandatory medical validation for legal gender recognition is a step backward, turning a right into a diagnosis.

Human dignity shouldn’t require medical approval. pt.euronews.com/2026/03/20/p...

Hungary Bans Trans Rights Demonstration The decision by the Budapest police to ban a demonstration to commemorate the International Day of Trans Visibility, is not about a single protest, but is the latest step in a broader campaign in Hung...

"What is at stake is not only the right of trans people and their allies to gather, but the broader principle that in a democracy, dissent has a right to be visible and protected."

- @cristianfergo.bsky.social / @hrw.org
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Hungary Bans Trans Rights Demonstration The decision by the Budapest police to ban a demonstration to commemorate the International Day of Trans Visibility, is not about a single protest, but is the latest step in a broader campaign in…

Another day, another ban.

Budapest police is using “child protection” arguments to justify banning a trans rights demonstration.

This is yet another clear attack on freedom of assembly and expression for all Hungarians. www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

La salida de Argentina de la OMS: “La decisión no deteriora la calidad del sistema sanitario” La decisión del Gobierno tomada hace un año redefine las estrategias de cooperación internacional y mantiene su participación estratégica en la Organización Panamericana de la Salud. Las claves del…

La salud pública requiere ciencia y cooperación. Retirarse de la OMS, en nombre de un discurso anti-ciencia, aísla al país y pone en juego derechos fundamentales. www.infobae.com/salud/2026/0...

Argentina officially withdraws from World Health Organization, following US Argentinian President Javier Milei has criticised the global health body for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walking away from the WHO signals more than “sovereignty.” It’s part of Milei's anti-expertise agenda that dismisses science and weakens public health systems. Human rights (including the right to health) shouldn’t be collateral damage. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

Landmark Court Ruling in Ukraine a Step Toward Equality A ruling this week by Ukraine’s Supreme Court recognizing a same-sex couple as a de facto family marks a significant victory for equality.

As Ukraine defends itself against Russia’s invasion, it’s also shaping the kind of democracy it wants to be.

🚨 The Supreme Court has now recognized a same-sex couple as a family.

Lawmakers should now move forward with legislation guaranteeing full equality. www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

Una decisión importante en Ecuador: la Corte Constitucional establece que el Estado no puede rechazar automáticamente las solicitudes de cambio de género en documentos oficiales de adolescentes. Un avance significativo para la dignidad y autonomía de los jóvenes trans. www.hrw.org/es/news/2026...

Ecuador: Court Affirms Adolescents’ Right to Gender Recognition Ecuador’s Constitutional Court’s ruling, made public on March 10, 2026, that people under 18 cannot automatically be refused a request to modify their gender on identity documents is an important…

Important step for trans rights in Latin America: Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled authorities cannot automatically refuse gender marker changes for people under 18.

Young people’s evolving capacities should always be upheld. www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

Ecuador: Corte reafirma el derecho de los adolescentes al reconocimiento de género La sentencia de la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador, publicada el 10 de marzo de 2026, según la cual no se puede denegar automáticamente a los menores de 18 años una solicitud de modificación de su…

Gran avance en Ecuador: la Corte Constitucional dijo que no se puede negar automáticamente el reconocimiento legal de la identidad de género a adolescentes. Las personas trans jóvenes también tienen derechos. www.hrw.org/es/news/2026...