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Press Release

Türkiye: Authorities Must End Escalating Crackdown on LGBTI Rights Groups and Immediately Release Detained Activists

This appalling escalation in Türkiye's crackdown amounts to a full-scale assault on LGBTI rights and those who defend them.

September 15, 2026

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(Judit Ruprech / Amnesty International Hungary)

Press Release

Hungary: Meta Failed to Stop Anti-LGBTI Content on Facebook

Risks to LGBTI people in Hungary were foreseeable and well documented, yet Meta did not adequately act on them.

September 8, 2026

illustration of person with head in hands, wearing a rainbow bracelet, with three oversized printouts of Facebook pages hovering behind
(Renáta Przibislawszky)

Sheet of paper Report

It Erodes My Soul: Meta’s Contribution to Anti-LGBTI Discourse in Hungary

Amnesty International concludes that Meta contributed to adverse human rights impacts experienced by LGBTI people in Hungary

September 7, 2026

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(Sanchit Khanna/Getty Images)

Press Release

West Virginia v. BPJ Ruling Will Harm Young Transgender Athletes in Devastating Setback for LGBTQ+ Rights

This decision could pave the way for broader laws that exclude transgender people from public life altogether.

June 30, 2026

Press Release

Canada: New Amnesty Briefing Exposes Xenophobic, Racist Tropes Driving Online Hate Against Racialized Women and LGBTQI+ People

We are in the midst of an epidemic of digital hate-mongering designed to intimidate, dehumanize, and attack racialized migrant women and LGBTQI+ people.

May 4, 2026

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(Nala Haileselassie)

Sheet of paper Report

The Hate is Intersectional: Xenophobic TfGBV Against Racialized Women and 2SLGBTQI+ People in Canada

Amid rising anti-migrant sentiment in Canada, digital spaces have become sites where gendered, homophobic, racist and xenophobic narratives are amplified.

May 4, 2026

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(OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Russia: Russian LGBT Network is Labeled Extremist in Escalating Crackdown on LGBTI Rights

The Russian authorities must immediately stop misusing anti-extremism legislation to repress the LBGTI community.

April 27, 2026

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Press Release

Türkiye: Absurd Charges Against Board of LGBTI+ Organization Must Be Dropped

This case is part of an anti-LGBTI agenda being implemented by Turkish authorities in the ongoing crackdown on Türkiye’s LGBTI+ community.

April 7, 2026

A protest sign that reads 'Trans Rights Are Human Rights'
(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Press Release

India: Presidential Approval of Regressive Transgender Bill a Major Step Backward for Human Rights

A new regressive law in India dilutes safeguards and deepens state intrusion into the lives of transgender people.

March 31, 2026

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(Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Chiles v. Salazar Ruling Removes Critical Protections for LGBTQ+ Youth

By removing safeguards that shield young people from these harms, today's ruling leaves LGBTQ+ youth at the mercy of a discredited practice.

March 31, 2026

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Press Release

Ukraine: Supreme Court Decision Recognizing Same-Sex Couple as Family Marks Important Step for LGBTI Rights

Ukraine's Supreme Court upholds ruling that recognizes same-sex couple as family, marking an important step for LGBTI rights.

March 12, 2026

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(Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Russia: Authorities Seeking to Use Extremism Laws as Pretext to Ban Leading LGBTI Organizations

The Russian authorities are abusing vague ‘extremism’ laws to intimidate people whose identity does not fit a state-approved narrative.

February 4, 2026