Articles about Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

7 March 2012
Video: UN Human Rights Council discusses LGBT discrimination and violence 14 A panel discussion at the UN’s Human Rights Council on ending violence and discrimination against gay and trans people has been taking place for the first time today in Geneva.
18 November 2011
Interview: Alice Nkom and Jonathan Cooper on the future of criminalisation 9 Alice Nkom talks about defending people charged with homosexual offences, as the newly-launched Human Dignity Trust aims to help lawyers overturn those laws.
14 November 2011
St Petersburg lawmakers consider fines for “gay propaganda” 34 Fines for distributing material to minors could range from £20 to £1,000 in the Russian city, which would be the third local authority to introduce such laws this year.
19 November 2010
‘Shameful’ UN vote ‘may lead to more gay executions’ 28 A United Nations panel’s decision to remove sexual orientation from an anti-execution resolution is “shameful” and may encourage murders of LGBT people, gay rights campaigners say.
15 January 2010
UN human rights chief calls on Uganda to shelve anti-gay bill 8 The United Nations called on Uganda to scrap a bill which could execute and imprison gay people.
14 January 2010
MPs sign motion to condemn Uganda’s gay execution bill 8 Twenty MPs have signed an early day motion to attack Uganda's plans to introduce the death penalty for gays.

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