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FREEDOM AT ISSUE BLOG

LGBTI People Face Harsh Laws in Both Free and Unfree Countries

Margaret Marshall
External Relations Associate
August 26, 2014

The most egregious violators of LGBTI people’s human rights are authoritarian states, but even some democracies remain hostile environments for their gay and transgender citizens.
FREEDOM AT ISSUE BLOG

Africa and the ICC Are Stronger Together

Kimberly Brody
Senior Program Associate, Rights & Justice Initiatives
October 10, 2013

On October 11 and 12, the AU will meet in an extraordinary summit to discuss pulling out of the Rome Statute, the agreement that created the ICC. Such a decision would have major implications both for ICC itself and for accountability for perpetrators of human rights abuses in Africa and around the world. The nearly three dozen African countries that are currently party to the Rome Statute must vote against this proposal and reaffirm their commitment to justice for victims, an end to impunity at the highest levels for the gravest crimes, and an international system that supports the rule of law.
Freedom Alert

Freedom House Applauds Secretary Clinton’s Speech Commemorating Human Rights Day

December 6, 2011

Freedom House applauds Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her remarks highlighting gay rights in honor of Human Rights Day.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense, LGBTI Rights, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Freedom Alert

LGBT Population in Ghana Under Threat

August 8, 2011

Recent rhetoric by members of government and religious groups in Ghana has created a perilous environment for the Ghanaian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population.Government minister and parliament member, Paul Evan Aidoo, has repeatedly and publicly condemned homosexuality, including a call for landlords to report any person suspected to be a homosexual to police. Another parliament member, David Tetteh, called for the “public lynching of homosexuals.”

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense, LGBTI Rights
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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Evaluation of 2008-2011 UN Human Rights Council Candidates

On May 21, 2008, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new Human Rights Council members. Twenty countries are candidates. Freedom House and UN Watch evaluated each candidate’s suitability for election to the Human Rights Council by examining its record of human rights protection at home and its record of human rights promotion at the UN.

Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 2007

Freedom House released an analysis of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa showing that the region has experienced notable increases in freedom over the past generation, although more setbacks than gains were seen in 2006.

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