Thomson Reuters Foundation: Uganda moves to allay fears over anti-gay sex law “Uganda has sought to reassure sexual minorities that they are safe, saying it has no plans to introduce the death penalty for gay sex after reports of rising homophobic attacks. LGBT+ rights campaigners in Uganda have expressed concerns…

U.N. Dispatch’s “Global Dispatches Podcast”: How The Top LGBTI Rights Watchdog at the United Nations Defends Human Rights Around the World Mark Leon Goldberg, editor of U.N. Dispatch and host of the Global Dispatches Podcast, speaks with Victor Madrigal-Borloz, “a Costa Rican jurist who serves as the United Nations Independent…

Bloomberg: U.S. Rebukes Zambia for Jailing Two Men for Homosexuality “The U.S. ambassador to Zambia said a high court ruling sentencing two men to 15 years in prison for homosexuality was horrifying. Ambassador Daniel Foote urged the government to reconsider laws that punish minority groups…” (Mitimingi et al., 11/29).

Washington Blade: Trump brings up global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality at U.N. “In a surprise move, President Trump included in his speech before the United Nations on Tuesday his administration’s global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality in the more than 70 countries where it remains illegal. … The remarks mark the…

Thomson Reuters Foundation: Uganda denies plans to impose death penalty for gay sex amid global concern “Uganda will not impose the death penalty for gay sex, a presidential spokesman said on Monday, after major aid donors said they were monitoring a plan by the African nation to reintroduce a bill…

Reuters: U.S. concerned by rising attacks on human rights in Tanzania “The United States has spoken out against Tanzanian moves to cut back human rights and civil liberties, including arrests and harassment of ‘marginalized’ people such as homosexuals. President John Magufuli’s government has been criticized by opposition politicians and international…

Devex: It’s the end of ‘easy solutions’ in global health, Peter Piot says (Cheney, 7/8). Devex: Q&A: Bringing women’s rights into the finance discussion (Donback, 7/8). Devex: In quest for UHC, Kenya faces pharmacy regulation battles (Langat, 7/5). The Economist: Attack of the superbugs: July 2041 (7/6). The Economist: Armed…

UNAIDS: UNAIDS calls on countries to remove discriminatory laws and enact laws that protect people from discrimination “Ahead of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), on 17 May, UNAIDS is calling on all countries to remove discriminatory laws against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people.…

Reuters: As Trump rewrites public health rules, Pence sees conservative agenda born again “In a sweeping social policy shift, the Trump administration is seeking to remake health rules at home and abroad for women, gay and transgender people, restricting access to abortion, curtailing support for contraception, and narrowing the scope…

Agence France-Presse: Life after leprosy in Vietnam (Vaughan, 1/25). Associated Press: AP Exclusive: U.S. Nobelist was told of gene-edited babies (Choi/Marchione, 1/28). Devex: EIB chief says Europe falling short on development finance (Chadwick, 1/30). Los Angeles Times: Obesity, climate change and hunger must be fought as one, health experts declare…