A major report into breaches of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) rights worldwide has been launched by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global LGBT Rights (APPG). The 59-page report, The UK’s stance on international breaches of LGBT rights, recommends a series of measures that the UK government, businesses and NGOs can take and highlights a range of issues affecting LGBT people including criminalisation and violence as well as how best to support local agencies working for change.
21 April 2016
LGBT rights worldwide
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