NOOKEN, Kyrgyzstan – The courtroom is packed with agitated relatives of the victim and uniformed policemen. The defendants’ relatives are not allowed in due to the "lack of space." The victim’s relatives shout insults and threats, then one th…Continue Reading

ANKARA, Turkey – International gay and human rights organizations have called on Turkey to drop charges against five transgender rights activists who go on trial this week accused of resisting arrest.Continue Reading

The UNESCO Executive Committee meeting at the organization’s headquarters in Paris soon will have to make a decision about a very controversial Prize, the UNESCO-Teodoro Obiang Award for the protection of life. This prize is funded by Obiang, for 31 ye…Continue Reading