Afghan LGBT

Artemis Akbary's remark at the UN Human Rights Council24 Jun 2024

Artemis Akbary's remark at the UN Human Rights Council

The Executive Executive Director of ALO: Afghanistan LGBTIQ+ Organization, Artemis Akbary spoke at the UN Huam Rights C…

Whipping and imprisonment of 4 people on the charge of "Sodomy" in Afghanistan08 Jan 2024

Whipping and imprisonment of 4 people on the charge of "Sodomy" in Afghanistan

Whipping and imprisonment of 4 people on the charge of "Sodomy" in Afghanistan by the Taliban

Letter to the UN Security Council Regarding the UNSC Resolution 2721 on Afghanistan30 Dec 2023

Letter to the UN Security Council Regarding the UNSC Resolution 2721 on Afghanistan

On December 29, 2023, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2721 on Afghanistan following the independent assessme…

The Taliban issued four orders of "Killing Under the Wall" on the charge of "Sodomy"05 May 2023

The Taliban issued four orders of "Killing Under the Wall" on the charge of "Sodomy"

The deputy of the Taliban Supreme Court has announced that the Taliban courts across Afghanistan have sentenced 37 peop…

The Taliban Issued Four Orders of "Killing Under the Wall" on the Charge of Sodomy04 May 2023

The Taliban Issued Four Orders of "Killing Under the Wall" on the Charge of Sodomy

The Taliban Issued Four Orders of "Killing Under the Wall" on the Charge of Sodomy

ALO's Statement Against UN Decision on Taliban Recognition20 Apr 2023

ALO's Statement Against UN Decision on Taliban Recognition

Upholding Human Rights in Afghanistan: ALO's Statement Against UN Decision

A Mountain on My Shoulders: 18 Months of Taliban Persecution of LGBTQI Afghans08 Apr 2023

A Mountain on My Shoulders: 18 Months of Taliban Persecution of LGBTQI Afghans

The Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 left many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ…

Artemis Akbary's speech at the UN Security Council08 Apr 2023

Artemis Akbary's speech at the UN Security Council

The United States led a coalition of countries, along with the United Nations LGBTI Core Group, and called upon the U.N…

meeting with the European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights12 Jan 2023

meeting with the European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights

meeting with the Secretary General of the European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.

AFGHAN QUEER COMMUNITY’S ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IS A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD UNDER TALIBAN RULE12 Jan 2023

AFGHAN QUEER COMMUNITY’S ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IS A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD UNDER TALIBAN RULE

We can say with confidence that social media has changed the world. The expansion and evolution of social media platfor…

The predicament of Afghanistan’s transgender people29 Nov 2022

The predicament of Afghanistan’s transgender people

The predicament of Afghanistan’s transgender people

From in-between fear and hope: A glimpse at the perilous situation of LGBTQ community in Afghanistan29 Nov 2022

From in-between fear and hope: A glimpse at the perilous situation of LGBTQ community in Afghanistan

The return of the Taliban last summer raised serious concerns about the future of human rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ r…

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