Let the Courts Decide

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ICJ ran a SOGIE Facebook Live Campaign for Pride Month

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The ICJ hosted live interviews with human rights defenders from Asia, Africa and Latin America to mark Pride Month, which is celebrated during the month of June in various parts of the world

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US: Supreme Court Rulings Expand Exemptions for Religious Employers

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Justices further elevate the right of religious exercise and the role of sectarian institutions in American society, in two separate rulings

Violation of the right to private life of a transsexual of male appearance whose request for gender reassignment was dismissed without reasons

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Y.T. v. Bulgaria (application no. 41701/16) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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US: Supreme Court affirms ‘ministerial exception’ that protects religious organizations from some lawsuits

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday broadened the ability of religious organizations to hire and fire employees without offending federal anti-discrimination laws, affirming that the Constitution provides freedom to choose who teaches the faith.

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eSwatini: High Court postpones case on refusal to register LGBT advocacy group

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Today, the Eswatini High Court was scheduled to hear arguments in the case of Simelane & Others versus Minister of Commerce and Industries & Others, in which the applicants sought a review of the Registrar of Companies’ decision to refuse ESGM legal registration.

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US: LGBTQ Clinics Sue Trump Administration Over Discrimination In Trans Health Care

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The last few days have involved a bit of whiplash for people in the LGBTQ community. Today, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision. It ruled that protections against sex discrimination in employment cover people who are gay or transgender. But last Friday, the Trump administration issued a rule that asserts this - that sex discrimination in health care does not cover the discrimination of gay or transgender people - two branches of government saying pretty much opposite things. Here to help us explain all of this is NPR health policy reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin.