Freedom:

Sexual Orientation

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) provides a brief account of how people's rights are violated on the basis of sexual orientation:

"Every day, in countries throughout the world, the fundamental human rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered people, and people with HIV and AIDS are violated. These abuses include: murder; incarceration; forced psychiatric "treatment"; torture; arbitrary arrest and detention; denial of the freedoms of association, press, and movement; denial of the right to seek refuge/asylum; immigration restrictions; forced marriage; the revocation of parental rights; and numerous other forms of discrimination."

- International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission [source]

For more information on this and other issues, visit IGLHRC on the Internet.