Afghan LGBT

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

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 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 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 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 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 people
The predicament of Afghanistan’s transgender people

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…