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…
08 Jan 2024Whipping 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
30 Dec 2023Letter 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…
05 May 2023The 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…
04 May 2023The 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
20 Apr 2023ALO's Statement Against UN Decision on Taliban Recognition
Upholding Human Rights in Afghanistan: ALO's Statement Against UN Decision
08 Apr 2023A 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…
08 Apr 2023Artemis 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…
12 Jan 2023meeting with the European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights
meeting with the Secretary General of the European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
12 Jan 2023AFGHAN 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…
29 Nov 2022The predicament of Afghanistan’s transgender people
The predicament of Afghanistan’s transgender people
29 Nov 2022From 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…