Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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25.01.2022 THAILAND: Goverment moves towards enacting same-sex partnership law.

24.01.2022 On Tuesday, 13 November 2018, the Hon Michael Kirby will be launching Kaleidoscope's Guide to Using the ICESCR to Protect the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of LGBTI People. The launch will take place in Melbourne at 5:30 pm, at the following address: King & Wood Mallesons... Level 50, Bourke Place 600 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Everyone is welcome to attend. There will be free canapes, drinks and copies of the Guide. The Guide is intended for activists wishing to engage with UN mechanisms to better protect the rights of LGBTI people across the world. To RSVP, please send us a private message with the words "RSVP Accept".

23.01.2022 BREAKING: Indian Supreme Court strikes down law criminalising same-sex sexual conduct. Huge win for equality!

22.01.2022 FIJI: Country's first ever pride march held in Lautoka

21.01.2022 Kaleidoscope has just released a pioneering new guide for NGOs and activists who are interested in better understanding the obligations of States under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in relation to LGBTI people, and using the UN mechanisms to promote the economic, social and cultural rights of LGBTI people. You can read the guide at: http://www.kaleidoscopeaustralia.com//Kaleidoscope-ICESCR-

17.01.2022 INDONESIA: Jakarta Social Agency categorises trans people as misfits, leading to their detention.

16.01.2022 As we celebrate the one year anniversary of Australia's "Yes" vote on marriage equality, we need to remember the violations of #LGBTI rights that remain to be addressed: non-consensual surgeries and medical interventions on intersex children, an inability for trans people to change identity documents based on self-determination, broad exemptions from anti-discrimination laws that violate the right to education, the persistence of conversation therapy, disparities in health outcomes, and more. Time to move #BeyondYes to achieve full equality and dignity for all parts of our LGBTI communities.

16.01.2022 TIMOR LESTE: 1500 people gather to celebrate Pride in Dili.

16.01.2022 VIETNAM: At its recent UN Universal Periodic Review, Vietnam received recommendations to enact marriage equality, include sexual orientation and gender identity in anti-discrimination laws and ensure the protection of LGBTI people. In partnership with local activists, Kaleidoscope submitted a shadow report to the UN Human Rights Council calling for these and other recommendations to be made to Vietnam. Take a read here: http://www.kaleidoscopeaustralia.com//Vietnam-UPR-Shadow-R

12.01.2022 "The Royal Commonwealth Society and the Commonwealth Youth Gender Equality Network are looking for young people from the Commonwealth Asia-Pacific to take part in a funded intersectional gender and LGBT equality advocate training programme in Sri Lanka in July. If you know someone aged 18-25 who's passionate about women's or LGBT rights (or ideally both!) please do encourage them to apply!"

10.01.2022 More oppression in Indonesia, as the home of two women in Depok is raided to ensure they are not a lesbian couple.

10.01.2022 THAILAND: Civil Partnership Bill continues to advance through the consultation process.

10.01.2022 AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory passes laws allowing legal gender recognition without surgery and divorce prerequisites, while also recognising non-binary gender identities.

10.01.2022 INDONESIA: Man allegedly murders another for adding him to an LGBTI-themed WhatsApp group.

08.01.2022 A huge thanks to the Honourable Michael Kirby for launching our new "Guide to Using the ICESCR to Protect the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of LGBTI People" in Melbourne tonight! Thanks also to King & Wood Mallesons for hosting and to all those who attended. We will soon be making the guide available online watch this space!

07.01.2022 BREAKING / TAIWAN : Unfortunately, anti-LGBT ballot initiatives are leading strongly in early results, with marriage equality and LGBT-inclusive education set to be rejected at the polls. We send our solidarity to all LGBT people in Taiwan in these difficult times. Your fight for equality, dignity and inclusion over the past few decades has inspired us and the entire Asia-Pacific region. This is not the end of the road for equality the Constitutional Court held last... year that same-sex couples have a right to equal recognition and the Court will have the last say on what form of relationship recognition is acceptable. You can follow the results live here: http://referendum.2018.nat.gov.tw///00000000000000000.html The anti-LGBT initiatives are Initiatives 10, 11 and 12, while pro-equality initiatives are Initiatives 14 and 15.

07.01.2022 Kaleidoscope is proud to have affirmed the Darlington Statement, which sets out the priorities for the intersex human rights movement in Australia and NZ. You can affirm the Darlington Statement either in your personal or organisational capacity here: https://darlington.org.au/affirmation/.

05.01.2022 INDONESIA: Vigilantes raid home of gay couple in Jakarta, turn them over to police.

04.01.2022 Our Director, Paula Gerber shares her thoughts on what has changed in Australia since Australia achieved marriage equality.

03.01.2022 AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory Assembly passes adoption equality, becoming the final Australian jurisdiction to do so.

03.01.2022 It's time to prohibit non-consensual surgeries and medical interventions that seek to change the sex characteristics of intersex children, in Australia and across Asia-Pacific.

03.01.2022 UPDATE: The proposed legislation has simply been introduced into the Northern Territory Assembly, but has not been approved yet. Apologies for the confusion and fingers crossed for a positive outcome! --- AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory passes laws removing surgery and divorce as prerequisites for legal gender recognition. An important win for trans equality and dignity!