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US: Trump’s taxes, birth control and ‘faithless electors’ headline Supreme Court’s historic phone arguments

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During historic telephonic arguments this week and next, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up major challenges involving access to President Donald Trump’s financial records, birth control health insurance, “faithless electors” in presidential elections and the constitutionality of the federal ban on robocalls, among others.

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Canada: Some sex workers’ income has ‘completely dissolved’ due to COVID-19. Here’s how they’re surviving

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The fund is “prioritizing queer and trans, Black and Indigenous communities of colour, migrant sex workers and those with precarious status, as well as sex workers living with illness and disability and poor and precariously housed sex workers.”

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Nigeria: Lawyers Alert Releases Data on Human Rights Abuse Associated with Petty Offences

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Data on human rights abuse associated with petty offences in Nigeria covering the period October 2019 and March 2020 have been released by Lawyers Alert. The Data detailing the analysis of human rights violations based on types of petty offences is with a view to serving as useful tool for advocacy towards decriminalization of petty offences in the country.

Violence Against LGBTQI Persons in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Uganda

There is a lack of systems in place to sufficiently document crimes committed against LGBTIQ persons globally. Evidence of violations is the only way in which our governments can believe, respond and plan for better interventions.

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Iran: How anti-LGBT policies put transgender people at risk

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Despite repressive laws against homosexuality, gender reassignment surgery remains legal in Iran. But Iranians who seek sex change operations are faced with a harsh approval process and a high risk of botched surgeries.

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US: Groups Express Grave Concern about the Commission on Unalienable Rights

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Now more than ever, countries worldwide should prioritize the rights to health and well-being of all their people without discrimination and recognize that reproductive rights are clearly established and articulated under international law.