Taiwanese Reject Legalizing Same-Sex Unions in Referendum

Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT couples hoping their island will be the first place in Asia to let same-sex couples share child custody and insurance benefits. The vote on Saturday, organized by Christian groups that make up about 5 percent of Taiwan's population and advocates of the traditional Chinese family structure, goes against a May 2017 Constitutional Court ruling. Justices told legislators...

Read complete article

~	Tunisia: Citizens Testing Right-to-Information Law

~	Russia: New Wave of Anti-LGBT Persecution

~	Pakistan Should Address Pashtun Grievances

~	The BBC is Failing Women on Abortion

~	Trump’s National Emergency? Think Again

~	ICTP to Inaugurate New Quantum Technologies Institute

~	Nigerian election campaign “polluted” by disinformation

~	‘Endemic’ sexual violence surging in South Sudan: UN human rights office

~	UK’s ISIS Schoolgirl Case Shows Justice is Key

~	UNESCO convenes brainstorm on Safety of Women Journalists Online