Articles about Commonwealth

15 April 2013
Former Commonwealth human rights head becomes Kaleidoscope Trust chair + LGBT charity the Kaleidoscope Trust has elected a former Commonwealth human rights senior official as its new chair.
15 March 2013
Peers in House of Lords urge decriminalisation of homosexuality across the Commonwealth 16 Peers in the House of Lords have called on the British government to push for all Commonwealth countries to decriminalise homosexuality following criticism for the Commonwealth charter's "vague" anti-discrimination clause.
11 March 2013
Justice for Gay Africans: ‘Queen’s Commonwealth charter is silent on sexuality’ 26 Justice for Gay Africans says the new Commonwealth Charter – due to be signed by the Queen shortly – lacks teeth when it comes to protecting LGBT rights throughout the Commonwealth.
10 March 2013
The Queen to publicly address anti-gay discrimination for the first time 172 In the first time the Queen has voiced support for gay rights in her 61-year reign, she is set to sign a new charter which aims to tackle homophobic discrimination.
7 November 2012
Ugandan anti-gay speaker chairs London human rights conference 36 Conservative MP Margot James has urged for the world’s politicians to promote gay rights at a Westminster conference that was chaired by Uganda’s anti-gay Speaker Rebecca Kadaga.
28 June 2012
Pride London to host conference on LGBT rights around the Commonwealth 8 Pride London, as hosts of WorldPride 2012, will hold a conference focussing on the importance of global decriminalisation of homosexuality in the capital next week.
9 May 2012
Speaker of the House of Commons to push for gay rights in the Commonwealth 15 John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is expected to champion the rights of LGBT people in the Commonwealth in a speech next week, the Independent reports.
20 March 2012
John Bercow praises gay equality progress during Queen’s reign 29 The Speaker of the House of Commons has used a speech at Westminster to highlight how the fight for equality has progressed in the UK during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II as she marked her Diamond Jubilee year in Parliament.
14 March 2012
Call to recommend gay and trans protections in new Commonwealth Charter 7 Individuals and organisations are being called on to suggest specific gay, transgender and intersex protections in a new consultation on the draft Commonwealth Charter.
19 October 2011
Australian foreign minister to call on Commonwealth to repeal anti-gay laws 35 Australia's foreign minister, Kevin Rudd, will urge Commonwealth countries to decriminalise homosexuality.
1 September 2011
Call for Commonwealth meeting to discuss gay rights 22 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called for next month's Commonwealth heads of government meeting to discuss gay rights.
26 May 2011
Men arrested for gay sex in Grenada 40 Two men on the Caribbean island of Grenada have been arrested for having gay sex.
17 May 2011
Peter Tatchell: The Commonwealth is a bastion of homophobia 108 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says the Commonwealth is a "bastion of global homophobia" and has failed to condemn abuses of LGBT people.

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