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People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully.

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GAY RIGHTS VS. FREE SPEECHSUPREME COURT BACKS WEB DIGNER OPPOSED TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. Signifint progrs has been difficult, sce Poland has been facg a le-of-law crisis gog back to at least 2017, when the right-wg Law and Jtice, or PiS party began spreadg s fluence on key bodi such as the Constutnal crisis the judiciary ns so ep that the EU iated Article 7 proceedgs agast Poland, which spend certa rights for member stat if they are emed to persistently be breach of the EU’s fundamental European Commissn lnched legal proceedgs agast Poland at the European Court of Jtice (ECJ), a se known as Commissn v Poland, and the ECJ orred Poland to spend the laws that terfere wh the pennce of the ignored the the untry’s Human Rights Ombudsman, Marc Wiącek, has cid to tackle both the homophobic rolutns and the falterg legal system at the same Office of the Ombudsman, while formally an stutn fanced by the ernment, exists many untri as an pennt one-man state body wh the mandate to lnch quiri to vlatns of human rights perpetrated by any stutn or body the his electn was marred by difficulty, wh PiS blockg the opposn-backed ndidate for 10 months. “The ban on LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) people servg our ary until the year 2000 was an appallg failure of the Brish state – s behd the law of this land, ” said | Indian-orig 7-year-old schoolgirl ws UK PM's Pots of Light award“As today’s report mak clear, that perd many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment while bravely servg this untry.

"Today, on behalf of the Brish state, I apologise, and I hope all those affected will be able to feel part of the proud veteran muny that has done so much to keep our untry safe, ” he pennt review, chaired by Lord Terence Etherton and -missned by the UK’s Mistry of Defence (MoD) and the Office for Veterans Affairs, examed the experienc of personnel between 1967-2000 who were impacted by the ban on homosexualy the armed ernment has prevly accepted that the treatment of LGBT armed forc personnel and veterans prr to the year 2000 was pletely unacceptable and highly | UK rolls out first passports name of Kg Charl III“I am pleased that this review has shone a much-need light on a shameful and unacceptable historil chapter our armed forc history, ” said UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. I am pleased we now have the opportuny to right those historic wrongs so that LGBT veterans n once aga take pri their service, ” he spe of Lord Etherton's review foced on three ma areas, wh the primary one beg the effect the historic policy may have had on those impacted by the ban, cludg the nsequenc for their future also looked at the accsibily of veterans’ servic for LGBT people and how to ensure that LGBT veterans are regnised and fully accepted as members of the armed | London's landmark buildg dotted wh strip clubs, gay venu to turn to mosque“The apology today is an important part of addrsg the historic hurt that many LGBT veterans feel, " said Johnny Mercer, Mister for Veterans’ Affairs.

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