ILGA Asia and Stonewall have developed Safar, a highly-secure case management tool and framework that will equip people with knowledge about their rights and options for resettlement or in-country support.
Commemorating The One-Year Anniversary Of Doski Azad’s Murder: A Call For Justice And An End To Queerphobic Violence In Iraq
On this anniversary of Doski's murder, Yeksani, together with ILGA Asia and other organisations, call on the KRG, the Iraqi government, and the international community to take urgent action to ensure justice for Doski and all other survivors of queerphobic violence and victims of hate crimes.
Salzburg fellows outlined global visions at ILGA Asia Conference 2022
Salzburg Global Fellows convene at ILGA Asia Conference to help plan future initiatives
Apply to join the International Advisory Committee of the Power of Pride Programme
Applicants from South Asia and West Asia are highly desired. Deadline by 20th February 2023
ILGA Asia 2022 in Review
With 2022 drawing to a close, we want to thank you for yet another amazing year as we continue to build a rights-respecting world to advance the human rights of LGBTIQ people across Asia – together.
ILGA Asia Quarterly Newsletter: December 2022
We just finished the last quarter of this challenging year! It is inspiring how you and broader LGBTIQ movements throughout the world continue struggling for equal rights despite the mounting threats to our very existence.
ILGA Asia receives 2022 Ardhanareeswara Pride Award
As “an outstanding and publicly recognised organisation that promotes and supports the advancement of LGBTIQ+ human rights,” ILGA Asia has been chosen by the 2022 Ardhanareeswara International and National Award and Recognition on Sexual and Gender Diversity Judging Committee to receive the “Pride Award.”
Singapore: Long overdue decriminalisation of adult consensual same-sex relations between men overshadowed by discriminatory constitutional amendment purporting to “protect” definition of marriage
While long overdue, the welcome incoming repeal of Section 377A of Singapore’s Penal Code is overshadowed by the proposed constitutional amendment barring judicial review of laws and policies that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons. If passed, this amendment will undermine human rights, the separation of powers and the Rule of Law in Singapore.
Malaysia: Civic spaces shrinking at an alarming rate for LGBTQ persons in Malaysia
Together with 66 organisations, ASEAN Sogie Caucus and ILGA Asia express concern over the recent raid of a social gathering in Kuala Lumpur and the shrinking civic spaces for LGBTIQ person in Malaysia.
Joint Statement: Abolish the death penalty and its arbitrary use to punish LGBTIQ persons
On the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, ILGA Asia and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) condemn the death penalty and its arbitrary use to punish LGBTIQ persons in Asia and call for its unconditional abolition.
Our new venue for the 9th ILGA Asia Conference is New World Saigon Hotel!
Announcement: the venue for the 9th ILGA Asia Conference (28 November — 2 December) has been changed to New World Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam!
ILGA Asia is hiring a Global Advocacy Intern (full-time, remote)
ILGA Asia is looking for a UN Advocacy Intern to assist our advocacy efforts. This internship will start in mid-October 2022, for a period of 3 months to 6 months.
Call for Applications: Community of Practice on LGBTI and Mental Health
We are calling for applications of individual activists, scholars and alike from Africa, Asia and the Netherlands to help us develop new knowledge, tools and cooperation in the field of LGBTI and mental health.
Joint Statement: Iran - Retract the Death Penalty and Release LGBTI Activists Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani (Sareh) and Elmah Choubdar
Iran must immediately retract the death penalty sentence imposed on LGBTI activists Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani (Sareh) and Elham Choubdar and drop all charges against them - human rights organisations ILGA World, ILGA Asia, and 6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network) said today.
ILGA Asia is hiring a Finance Manager
We are hiring a Finance Manager to lead our financial, budget and audit operations.
“Not enough ears to listen to us” — Jungle World Interview on Afghanistan
Jungle World, a weekly German newspaper, sat down with Zohra Mousavi, ILGA Asia’s Afghanistan Programme Coordinator, to talk about the situation of LGBTIQ+ people in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. You may access the German interview here. What follows is the English translation of the interview.
Afghanistan: One year of the Taliban rule and the unknown future of LGBTIQ lives
One year since the Taliban seized power in #Afghanistan, the situation of human rights is dire and the future of LGBTIQ+ lives remains more uncertain than ever.
The results for the scholarship applications and session proposals for the 9th ILGA Asia Conference will now be released on 9th September 2022.
Update: Tickets to the 9th ILGA Asia Conference now sold on Eventpop
You can still join the biggest Asian LGBTIQ event of the year!
ILGA Asia's first mini-podcast 'The Rainbow Refugee Podcast: Bridges of Hope'
Announcing ‘The Rainbow Refugee Podcast: Bridges of Hope’, ILGA Asia’s new podcast featuring the voices of LGBTIQ+ refugees and activists from Afghanistan who narrate their stories of oppression, resilience, and also hope.