Article 14. Racism and other discriminatory conduct
Spain’s Constitutional Court admitted the central government’s constitutional challenge against parts of Valencia’s 2025 reform of the regional Trans Law and suspended the challenged provisions. The suspended provisions amended several parts of Valencia’s 2017 law on gender identity and expression. The government argues that the reform may violate state powers over equality, health, education, and basic rights, including the national 2023 Trans and LGTBI Law. The challenge focuses especially on provisions concerning minors, education, and the regulation of “conversion therapies.”
 Our new report finds that United Nations human rights monitoring committees are increasingly rejecting a ruling used since 2002 to dismiss same-sex marriage claims in courts around the world — reflecting an evolution in international human rights. Between 2016 and 2024, three United Nations treaty bodies we studied expressed support for same-sex marriage in 44 Concluding Observations, either by recommending its legalization, expressing concern about its absence, or praising same-sex civil unions. |
Today the Crime and Policing Bill has received Royal Assent, changing the law to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an aggravated offence. We have worked hard to make this change, working closely with Parliamentarians and government. This change in law brings penalties for anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime in line with offences motivated by race and religion, and will give LGBTQ+ victims and survivors more time to access criminal justice.
More: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/news/law-change-equalises-punishment-for-anti-lgbtq-hate-crime
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has challenged the newly launched Utawaleza Coalition to champion necessary reforms in order to advance minority rights.
Director of Civil and Political Rights at the MHRC, Peter Chisi, said, for instance, the coalition must advocate for the review and reform of laws, policies, societal attitudes, and perceptions that continue to hinder the protection and promotion of the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community in Malawi.
The coalition has been set up by the Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) with support from the UNDP grant, “Building a Unified National Coalition of LGBTIQ Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Malawi.”
Chisi said the initiative will help strengthen coordination and amplify advocacy efforts for the protection of minority rights.
“Yes, we have Human Rights Defenders, but most of them focus on general issues. When you look at this one, especially the area of their focus, it is very strategic and critical to the promotion of the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community,” said Chisi.
CEDEP Executive Director, Gift Trapence, and Chairperson of the Utawaleza Coalition, George Kachimanga, said HRDs from the LGBTIQ community face personal security risks and systemic stigma.
According to the two, the coalition will help address these challenges through improved coordination, information sharing, and collective advocacy among members.
Deputy Ambassador to Norway, Rannveig Rajendram, said her country is committed to promoting inclusive societies, saying human rights are not selective.
Egyptian authorities had refused to process applications for gender surgeries
More: https://76crimes.com/2026/04/23/egyptian-court-trans-gender-transition/
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https://www.iconnectblog.com/decolonisation-in-reverse-indias-2026-transgender-amendment-actand-the-return-of-the-1871-criminal-tribes-act-rationale/
Author: —Rishabh Mehta, candidate for B.B.A. LL.B (Hons.), Gujarat National Law University, India; Aditya Birla Scholar and Executive Editor, GNLU Student Law Review
| Last week, Williams Institute scholars submitted an updated report on the U.S. government’s compliance with its human rights obligations to LGBT people for the period from April 2025 to April 2026.The report focuses on areas of heightened concern, including discrimination, ill-treatment, and denials of protection for LGBT asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrants. It also details recent government actions to exclude transgender people from public life, travel, and evidence-based health care, as well as the removal of LGBT people from federal data. |
International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Professor Andreas R Ziegler 