The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) commends the Gujarat High Court’s recent statement recognising that non-consensual sex within marriage constitutes rape and calls for the abolition of the marital rape exemption in India’s penal code.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) strongly condemns proposed legislation in Brazil — known as PEC 181 — that would eliminate all legal grounds for abortion, including cases of rape, danger to the woman’s life, or severe fetal abnormalities such as anencephaly.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) strongly condemns Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, a law that criminalises consensual same-sex relationships and imposes harsh penalties rooted in stigma and misinformation.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) proudly contributed to the development of the Blueprint for the Provision of Comprehensive Care for Trans People and Trans Communities in Asia and the Pacific.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) strongly condemns the enactment of Brunei’s new sharia-based penal code, which imposes degrading and inhumane punishment — such as death by stoning — for consensual same-sex sexual activity.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) strongly urges the Government of Uganda to reject the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which seeks to impose harsher penalties for consensual same-sex relations.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) strongly condemns the decision by India’s Supreme Court to reinstate Section 377 of the Penal Code, effectively re-criminalising consensual same-sex relations between adults.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) strongly condemns Nigeria’s Prohibition of Same-Sex Marriage Bill, which imposes harsh penalties—including up to 14 years in prison — for same-sex marriage, cohabitation, or advocacy.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) expresses deep concern over Austria’s current legal framework, which allows Registered Partnerships exclusively for same-sex couples while excluding heterosexual couples who seek the same recognition.
he World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) unequivocally rejects recent remarks allegedly made by India’s Health Minister suggesting that homosexuality is a “disease.” Such statements are scientifically baseless and dangerously reinforce stigma, discrimination, and misinformation about sexual diversity.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) has released a statement condemning the systematic violation of the human and sexual rights of women and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s recently enacted 'Law on Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.'
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) expresses deep concern over the United Nations Human Rights Council’s resolution on “promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankind.”
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