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Northern Ireland moves closer to a Bill of Rights

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has handed the British government its advice on the potential for a Bill of Rights for the province.

New report documents rights of children in LGBT-led families

The International Lesbian and Gay Association has launched a new report on the rights of children raised in lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans families in Europe.

Analysis: What does the UN declaration on LGBT rights say?

Next week the United Nations General Assembly will meet. France on behalf of the EU is to make a declaration from the podium in support of the human rights of all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

UK urged to stop deporting people with HIV to uncertain treatment

The British government should review its policy of deporting people diagnosed with HIV in the UK to countries where treatment is not readily available or affordable.

Men sought by police in connection with homophobic chanting at Portsmouth game

Police in Portsmouth have released photos of sixteen people they want to trace in connection with racist and homophobic chanting at a football match.

Lesbian sold cannabis to pay for civil partnership

A woman from Hull has been convicted of drug dealing after admitting to police that she was selling cannabis to pay for her civil partnership ceremony.

Lesbian sold cannabis to pay for civil partnership

A woman from Hull has been convicted of drug dealing after admitting to police that she was selling cannabis to pay for her civil partnership ceremony.

UK argued against gay people's right to family life in European Court

A member of the House of Lords has welcomed the government's decision to withdraw from the position that same-sex relationships fall outside the ambit of family life as defined by the European Convention on Human Rights.

Human rights group criticises Jamaica's homophobic violence

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has said that gay and lesbian people in Jamaica suffer disproportionately in the deteriorating situation in the Caribbean country.

Human rights group criticises Jamaica's homophobic violence

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has said that gay and lesbian people in Jamaica suffer disproportionately in the deteriorating situation in the Caribbean country.

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