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Content Type(s): Publication
Region(s): Asia, China, Timor-Leste, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan
… In countries where there are laws addressing domestic violence, redress and services do not adequately encompass LGBTQ survivors. As a result, they are often unable to seek justice …
Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Law & Policy
Region(s): Sri Lanka
… pronouncements in a groundbreaking March 23 decision in which the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) found the government of … women. Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, a Sri Lankan lesbian and longtime activist in the struggle for LGBTI equality, brought the case before the CEDAW, which interprets the treaty obligations of … against Women. Sri Lanka inherited from its former British colonizer an 1883 Penal Code prohibiting “carnal intercourse against the order of nature” and “gross indecency between …
Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Conversion Practices
… United Nations Independent Expert for SOGIE Focuses on So-Called Conversion Therapy Submitted by hazelcomms on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 20:37 Conversion Practices Asia Sri Lanka On February 28th, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the UN Independent … expert meeting on sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, also referred to as “conversion therapy.” The term, “conversion therapy,” though a widely used term, is a misnomer, as …
Content Type(s): Publication
Topic(s): Torture, Violence and Abuse
Region(s): Asia, Philippines, Sri Lanka
Content Type(s): Publication
Topic(s): Torture, Violence and Abuse
Region(s): Asia, Philippines, Sri Lanka
Summary for Enhancing Domestic Violence Protections For LGBT People in the Philippines and Sri Lanka
Content Type(s): Publication