Human Rights Law, Women's Human Rights, LGBT Human Rights, Chief Executive of @HumanDignityT
London, UK
Joined December 2012
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This week marked the close of our #DoubleYourPride matched-giving campaign. Our Chief Executive, @TeaBraun, extends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated so generously.
Thanks to your incredible support, we raised more than £50,000! Every contribution, no matter the size, has made a meaningful difference. We simply couldn't continue our vital work without you.
In a world where millions can only dream of not being considered a criminal, or enjoying the basic right to freely organise meetings, or loving the person of their choice, the UK’s commitment to maintaining an #LGBT #SpecialEnvoy is very encouraging. gov.uk/government/news/new-u…
A tragic thing when a state not only stigmatises but criminalises people for being different despite causing no harm to anyone. And with a military junta, no rule of law safeguards.
The West African nation of #Niger has enacted a law criminalising consensual same-sex intimacy for the first time in its history.
The new Penal Code of Niger is understood to introduce a provision criminalising ‘indecent or unnatural acts’ and ‘sexual relations with a person of the same sex’, though the Code is not yet publicly available. It is also understood to contain other wide-ranging provisions such as criminalising ‘LGBTQIA+ practices’ and involvement in organisations ‘for homosexuals or LGBTQIA+’. Imprisonment terms are up to 20 years and are accompanied by heavy fines.
The number of jurisdictions criminalising same-sex intimacy around the world is now 66.
Delighted by yesterday’s announcement of a 3-yr commitment of £21 million from the UK government to advance international LGBT+ human rights. Our work to support legal reform will be front and centre @FCDOGovUK gov.uk/government/news/uk-to…
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Shocking news from #Senegal. After just a matter of weeks following their enactment, the first person to be convicted under tougher anti #LGBT+ laws has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment and heavily fined apnews.com/article/senegal-c…
Violence against women remains one of the single biggest scourges in every society. Whatever their age, race, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics, all women should be free of violence. Criminalising same-sex intimacy between women only adds to and fuels violence.
On this #InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen, we’re calling attention to a stark reality: 41 countries still criminalise private, consensual sexual activity between women using laws against ‘lesbianism’, ‘same-sex relations’, or ‘gross indecency’. Even in jurisdictions that do not explicitly criminalise women, lesbians and bisexual women have been subjected to arrest or threat of arrest. Read our report Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts to learn more: humandignitytrust.org/resour…
ALT Front cover of the Human Dignity Trust's Report, Breaking the Silence - The Criminalisation of Lesbian and Bisexual Women and its Impacts. Second Edition. Photo features Charrice Talbert and M. Simone Hill, President and Vice President of PETAL, a lesbian and bisexual women’s organisation in Belize. Credit: Human Dignity Trust
Téa Braun retweeted
A new provision criminalising same-sex sexual acts was signed in to law by the President of #BurkinaFaso on 25 September, having been adopted by the unelected transitional parliament on 1 September.
🖱️ Visit our Burkina Faso country profile to learn more about this provision, its impact on LGBT people and how it is enforced. humandignitytrust.org/countr…
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‘It is a deplorable development that the military regime in Burkina Faso has criminalised private, consensual, human rights protected conduct. In a world where the number of criminalising countries has significantly reduced over the past decade, this is a deeply regressive move that is part of a worrying trend in Francophone Africa.’ said @TeaBraun, Chief Executive of the Human Dignity Trust.
Téa Braun retweeted
A new provision criminalising same-sex sexual acts was signed in to law by the President of #BurkinaFaso on 25 September, having been adopted by the unelected transitional parliament on 1 September.
The enacted text differs from earlier drafts of the law that were circulated and reported on. It explicitly criminalises ‘homosexual acts or similar practices’ as well as ‘behaviour likely to promote homosexual and similar practices,’ with penalties of two to five years’ imprisonment and fines of up to 10 million CFA francs.
The number of jurisdictions criminalising same-sex intimacy around the world is now 65.
Find out more about the amended Persons and Family Code, which inserts this new provision (Article 210-3) criminalising same-sex sexual acts on our website humandignitytrust.org/resour…
Major court victory in St Lucia this week, toppling yet more discriminatory laws that criminalised LGBT people. theguardian.com/world/2025/a…
Our legal work is up for another award. All votes welcome!
We're excited to be shortlisted for the British #LGBT Awards' Top 10 Charity or Community Initiative award this year.
This award celebrates outstanding initiatives that have made a meaningful impact in the LGBT community, dedicated to providing support, advocacy, and inclusivity where it's needed most.
Vote for us to win the award: britishlgbtawards.com/top-10…
I'm now on Bluesky - connect with me there for updates and my thoughts on decriminalisation news.
Find me here: bsky.app/profile/teabraun.bs…
It’s #EqualPayDay here in the UK. The average woman starts working for free from today while men continue to be paid. Long past time for change. @fawcettsociety
💼 Equal Pay Day Facts:
📉 11.3% mean full-time gender pay gap
💷 £631 less in monthly take-home pay
📅 November 20: Women work for free from today until year-end
Let’s make noise. Let’s demand change.
fawcettsociety.org.uk/equal-…
#EqualPayDay24 #JoinFawcett
Defending Global LGBT Rights: In Conversation with Téa Braun - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=xBMR8oQv…
Téa Braun retweeted
We're excited to share our new report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts. The report explores the history, scope, and nature of laws criminalising consensual intimacy between women.
Read the report: humandignitytrust.org/resour…
Téa Braun retweeted
Have you read our new report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts?
The report explores the history, scope, and nature of laws criminalising consensual intimacy between women.
For more information, visit our website humandignitytrust.org/resour…
Lovely to see this interview on returning to work. Thanks @CamJLPA for a great discussion.
Over 15 extensive video interviews with contributors to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢 are available on 𝘊𝘑𝘓𝘗𝘈's YouTube channel, including recently added conversations with @TeaBraun, @MorenoOcampo1, @BehrouzBoochani, Deva Woodly, and Susie Alegre.
youtube.com/@CamJLPA
Thrilled that the rights of LGBT Namibians have been upheld today, and honoured to have worked on this important constitutional case.
NEWS: In a historic move that will align the country with its immediate neighbours, today the High Court of #Namibia has struck down discriminatory laws that criminalised consensual same-sex intimacy. More information to follow.
Téa Braun retweeted
Gay sex ban in #Namibia ruled unconstitutional
"It won't be a crime to love anymore," Mr Dausab said, reacting to the verdict. "I no longer feel like a criminal on the run in my own country simply because of who I am." via @BBCAfrica
bbc.com/news/articles/c7220g…
