Kseniya Kirichenko: Fighting for LGBT Rights in Russia
Kseniya Kirichenko runs a legal assistance program for the Russian LGBT Network, the country’s largest interregional NGO working on gay rights. A Novosibirsk-based attorney, she’s engaged in advocacy, research, and legal assistance for victims of discrimination and violence motivated by sexual orientation and gender identity bias.
3-23-2012
UN Reaffirms Commitment to End Religious Intolerance Without Limiting Expression
New York City – Human Rights First today praises member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for…
3-23-2012
Toulouse Attacks Highlight Need to Combat Bias-Motivated Crimes
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today praised French officials for their response to a horrific shooting at a Jewish…
3-19-2012
Liesl Theron: Making South Africa A Better Place for LGBTI Persons
Meet Liesl Theron, who works daily to protect the rights of transgender, transsexual, and nonconforming persons in South Africa. Liesl co-founded Gender DynamiX, with her former partner (who is a trans man), the country’s first civil society organization focusing on the needs of trans persons. Gender DynamiX offers help and guidance to those who seek to transition—or adjust to, without making physical changes—the gender role assigned to them at birth.
3-16-2012
U.S. Leaders Urged to Condemn Anti-Gay Persecution in Uganda
Lawsuit on Ugandan anti-homosexuality abuses highlights need to speak out Washington, DC – On March 14, the Uganda advocacy organization…
3-16-2012
