The $37Bn budget of the SOCHI games, its immense corruption, military security, systematic breaches of freedoms of expression and right to information

2013 was the year that same-sex marriage went global, but it was also marked by significant setbacks in the fight for LGBT rights worldwide – from Russia, to India, to Nigeria and Uganda, LGBT and human activists were moved to answer tough questions in 2013. Here we reflect back on the year, and forward to the rest of 2014, with …

Tamara Adrian is a law professor in 3 different universities in Venezuela. In addition to her academic battle, she is also a passionate voice for better working and housing conditions for trans society in her country and all over the globe. She recently added a new massive role to her list of responsibilities: Chairperson of the International IDAHO-T Committee –an opportunity which gives me the chance to work with her directly.

The year comes to an end on a frightening note across the region. Kenya’s descent into fascism is not masked by its grand infrastructure plans. South Sudan’s erstwhile allies in government are back to the battlefield—mutually targeting not each others’ soldiers but ordinary citizens of ethnicities believed to be politically supportive of either side. Then there is Uganda.