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With our LGBTI communities worldwide at the 63rd UN Human Rights Council

The 63rd United Nations Human Rights Council begins today, and ILGA World will be with and for our LGBTI communities worldwide! Learn more about what will happen during the coming weeks
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Drag is art: ILGA World and ILGALAC in solidarity with activists facing criminalisation in Cusco, Peru

Five human rights defenders and drag artists are facing prosecution in Cusco, Peru following their participation in a Pride march. On 4 September, a judge will hold a hearing to decide whether the prosecution will proceed
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2026 International Pride Awards honour five LGBTIQ+ equality champions at WorldPride Amsterdam

The awardees are South African deputy minister Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, the human rights organisation COC Nederland, long-standing activist Marcela Dimonty from Chile, Ugandan trans pastor Aggie Dennett Harmon, and the disability rights advocate and LGBTIQ+ ally Dr Satendra Singh from India
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ILGA World is a global federation of more than 2,300 member organisations from 170 countries campaigning for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people. Since 1978.

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Since 1978, we have been committed to equal human rights for rainbow communities and their liberation from all forms of discrimination.

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We support LGBTI civil society worldwide through advocacy and research projects, and give grassroots movements a voice within international organisations.

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Good practices guide for follow-up on United Nations recommendations

This is ILGA World’s first publication to bring together follow-up practices across treaty bodies, UPR, Special Procedures and the Sustainable Development Goals
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Cover of a 2026 ILGA World publication titled 'SOGIESC UPR Advocacy Toolkit: A Guide for Defenders Working on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics.' Close-up photo of a person wearing a rainbow-colored bandana around their neck, set against a dark blue background with yellow text, and the ILGA World logo

SOGIESC UPR advocacy toolkit (2026)

With the SOGIESC UPR Advocacy Toolkit, ILGA World offers guidance to LGBTI human rights defenders engaging in the Universal Periodic Review
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Annual Report 2025

The ILGA World 2025 Annual Report offers a summary of a year of work supporting LGBTI communities worldwide
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International Pride Awards 2026

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Universal Periodic Review: upcoming deadlines

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