UA: 46/12 Index: EUR 46/002/2012 Issue Date: 9 February 2012

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The right to freedom of expression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in the Russian city of St Petersburg could be severely restricted if a new bill is passed into law. The bill is due to have its third hearing in the city's legislative assembly in the coming days. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 235/10 Index: MDE 23/013/2010 Issue Date: 12 November 2010

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A 27-year-old Saudi Arabian man is reported to have been sentenced to 500 lashes and five years’ imprisonment by a court in Jeddah for the criminal offence of homosexuality, among other charges. He was already serving one year’s imprisonment after being convicted earlier this year on a separate charge of homosexuality, among other offences. [ Lire la suite » ]

FU UA: 110/10 Index: AMR 41/068/2010 Issue Date: 10 September 2010

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On 7 September, armed men attacked two Indigenous women from the San Juan Copala town in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. One was raped and the other one was shot at. After reporting the attack to the authorities, they and their families could be at risk of reprisals. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 106/10 Index: EUR 53/006/2010 Issue Date: 07 May 2010

The Supreme Administrative Court in Vilnius, Lithuania, ruled today (7 May) that Baltic Pride will go ahead tomorrow. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 293/09 Index: AMR 23/031/2009 Issue Date: 10 December 2009

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Six men in Cauca department, western Colombia, including Afro-descendant and Indigenous community leaders, all received the same threatening SMS (text) message simultaneously on 4 December. Those threatened have been opposing further development of a hydroelectric project in the area where they live and work. Their lives may be at risk. [ Lire la suite » ]