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Free Download of Graphic Novel, "Yousef and Farhad"
Contributed by: OutRightAdvance for Release, 9 a.m. EST Mon., Dec. 21, 2015Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-430-6018, strimel@iglhrc.orgOutRight Action International Releases Free Download of Graphic Novel...
View ArticleA Next Step to Equality: LGBTQ Immigration and Asylum Today
OUTLaw Alumni Award Reception and Panel DiscussionThursday, January 28, 2016 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM D'Agostino Hall, Martin Lipton Hall 108 West Third Street New York, NY 10012 NYU Law SchoolYou are...
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Call to UN Human Rights Council to Renew Mandate on Human Rights Situation in...
March 16, 2016To: Member States of the UN Human Rights CouncilYour Excellency,We, the undersigned human rights and civil society groups, write to you to call on your government to support the...
View ArticleFirst-Ever U.N. Security Council Briefing Focuses on LGBTI Rights Abuses
For Immediate ReleaseThursday, August 20, 2015 Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-430-6018, strimel@iglhrc.orgU.N. Security Council To Be Briefed by International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission...
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OutRight Attends High Level UN Meeting on Women, Peace and Security
Contributed by: Frank Corazza and Sakshi Agarwal - Outright InternOn October 13, OutRight Action International attended the United Nations’ open debate on Women, Peace and Security. My fellow intern...
View ArticleTimeline of Publicized Executions for “Indecent Behavior” by IS Militias
Islamic State militias have regularly reported their executions of persons accused for indecent behavior, sodomy, adultery and other so-called morality-based crimes. Since 2014, the Islamic State...
View ArticleTeddy Wilson on Space Channel in Canada discusses the graphic novel “Yousef &...
On Space Channel in Canada Teddy Wilson speaks w/ writer Amir Soltani about the graphic novel “Yousef& Farhad.”Teddy Wilson is a Canadian television personality and producer originally from Ottawa,...
View ArticleOutRight Iran Scholarship Winner Tells Her Story at TedX Talks
OutRight proudly supports the work of scholars, activists, and artists who are raising awareness of the LGBTIQ community and its challenges in Iran. And we are excited to report that one of our...
View ArticleTimeline of Publicized Executions for Alleged Sodomy by the Islamic State...
Islamic State militias have regularly reported their executions of persons accused for indecent behavior, sodomy, adultery and other so-called morality-based crimes. Since 2014, the Islamic State...
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Iran's Supreme Leader Says "There Is No Worst Form of Moral Degeneration Than...
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, today warned Iran's high-ranking clerics against the "flooding of ravaging moral decay" by the West, specifically the legalization of...
View ArticleIGLHRC Criticizes Iran’s Refusal to Accept International Community’s Demands...
For Immediate Release Thursday, March 19, 2015(New York) — The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) today expressed deep dismay over the Iranian government’s rejection in...
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Video Trailer Highlights Forthcoming Graphic Novel Centered on Struggles of...
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) on Wednesday released video trailers in Farsi and English to promote its upcoming publication of a graphic novel about the struggles...
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Iran, Other Islamic Countries, Plan to redefine International Human Rights to...
The Iranian government plans to host an international human rights conference in the city of Qom in August to discuss Islamic Human Rights principles, which will exclude LGBT rights and other issues...
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Human Rights Report: Being Transgender in Iran
This report was developed through interviews with 34 trans Iranians, within and outside Iran, as well as through research into a wide range of text-based sources and through limited responses from the...
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Human Rights Report: Being Lesbian in Iran
This report sets out the research findings of OutRight Action International (OutRight) in relation to the human rights of lesbians in Iran, in law, policy, and practice. The report begins with a...
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BBC Persian Covers Report on Discrimination Against Trans and Lesbian in Iran
News clip interview in Persian aired on BBC this week...
View ArticleReport Explores the Iran Government’s policy of Limited Recognition of...
For Immediate ReleaseMedia contacts: Rashima Kwatra, rkwatra@outrightinternational.org, +1 (917) 859-7555 Roberta Sklar, Roberta@outrightinternational.org, +1 (917) 704-6358 Transgender in Iran: A...
View ArticleReport Finds Human Rights Violations Occur in All Areas of Life for Iranian...
For Immediate ReleaseMedia contacts: Rashima Kwatra, rkwatra@outrightinternational.org, +1 (917) 859-7555 Roberta Sklar, Roberta@outrightinternational.org, +1 (917) 704-6358 Human Rights Report: Being...
View ArticleBeing Lesbian in Iran Gets Featured on My So Called Gay Life
The report finds human rights violations occurring in all areas of life for Iranian lesbians. The report reveals that state propaganda, censorship, and lack of access to information on sexuality and...
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HuffPost Queer Voices Promotes Op-ed by Kevin Schumacher
"Trans activists are also legally allowed to organize and register an advocacy group and benefit from public assistance, such as access to free office space provided by Tehran’s Municipality. In...
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