united states: state laws threaten lgbt equality

Solis / AP Photo . (New York, February 19, 2018) – The rash of new “religious exemption” laws passed by state legislatures around the United States represent a thinly-veiled assault against the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human Rights Watch..

maldives: opposition, media under attack

. © 2018 Mohamed Sharuhaan/AP Photo . (New York) – The Maldives government’s intimidation of the political opposition and media threatens prospects for free and fair elections in September 2018, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. ..

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