Founded in1990 to fill the gap between the international human rights movement and the gay rights movement, OutRight Action International (previously the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission) aims to advance the fundamental human rights of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people and people with HIV/AIDS. It combines traditional human rights techniques such as monitoring, documenting, advocating and public policy development with grassroots organising and supporting groups in developing countries. There is information on OutRight Action International's work on issues such as torture, violence and abuse, gender identity and expression, right to privacy and family and discrimination and equality, A newsletter, action alerts to specific cases of human rights abuse, country reports and access to other online resources are provided.
OutRight Action International
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