WASHINGTON, DC – New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today would make it a priority of the U.S. government to stand up for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people worldwide.
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Coalition of Ugandan LGBTI organizations and activists file petition challenging the law with the Ugandan Constitutional Court NEW YORK, NY- Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law, which was signed by President Yoweri Museveni last month, is now being challenged by Ugandan human rights activists and organizations, according to American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development …
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NEW YORK, NY-American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, today condemned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s decision to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law as a violation of the basic human rights of Uganda’s LGBT people. The Anti-Homosexuality Law contains many harsh and inhumane provisions, including life imprisonment for …
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Survey conducted by Global Action for Trans* Equality and American Jewish World Service shows groups face significant lack of funding NEW YORK, NY –Global Action for Trans* Equality (GATE) and American Jewish World Service (AJWS) released today the results of the first-ever survey of transgender and intersex groups around the world in a new report, …
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Global Human Rights Group and Its Indian Grantees, Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action and Sampada Gramin Mahila Sanstha, Will Continue to Fight for Equality NEW YORK, NY—American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international human rights and development organization, is deeply disappointed in the decision of India’s Supreme Court to reinstate a colonial …
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