A La Calle, directed by Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo, shows the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Venezuelans to reclaim their democracy from the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. The preview includes pre-recorded contributions from the film directors and Tamara Taraciuk Broner, acting deputy Americas director and Venezuela expert at Human Rights Watch.
Finally, Human Rights Watch and OUTtv will present the Netherlands premiere of the documentary film
I Am Samuel, an intimate portrait of a queer Kenyan man balancing pressures of family loyalty, love, and safety and questioning the concept of conflicting identities. In addition to the film, ticketholders will have access to a pre-recorded question-and-answer session with Peter Murimi, the film director; Toni Kamau, the producer; and Neela Ghoshal, associate LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch.
Binational Taiwanese same-sex couples marriages and international weddings might soon be legally recognized in Taiwan, the Judicial Yuan announced January 22.
Chinese partners of Taiwanese citizens will be excluded from the change, according to a report in Focus Taiwan.
The law will recognize a partner from Hong Kong or Macau.
Some binational same-sex couples weddings and marriages that were held overseas were not legally recognized when Taiwan became the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2019.
The law only recognized Taiwanese binational same-sex marriages of partners who were citizens of one of the 29 countries where marriage equality is legal.
That may soon change. Last week, the Judicial Yuan announced in a news release that it approved draft revisions to Article 46 of the Act Governing the Choice of Law in Civil Matters Involving Foreign Elements, which barred those marriages, reported Focus Taiwan.
A Malaysian city has not ruled out the possibility of introducing stricter punishments against the LGBTQ+ community.
Putrajaya, located south of Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur, may be considering a harsher crackdown on those that identify as LGBTQ+, according to Malaysia’s Deputy Minister.
The Deputy Minister, of the prime minister’s religious affairs department, Ahmad Marzuk Shaary has announced that the country’s current laws are not effective enough.
The existing sentence under Act 355 can lead up to three years in prison, a fine of RM5,000 (£900), and mandatory caning.
Malaysia’s Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act (Act 355) is now under speculation and possible amendment for stricter conditions.