![]() Populations in these countries range from 54,000 in St. ![]() Kitts and Nevis to 285,000 in Barbados.Īll seven countries have versions of buggery and gross indecency laws, relics of British colonialism, that prohibit same-sex conduct between consenting persons. The laws have broad latitude, are vaguely worded, and serve to legitimize discrimination and hostility towards LGBT people in the Eastern Caribbean. They are rarely enforced by way of criminal prosecutions but all share one common trait: by singling out, in a discriminatory manner, a vulnerable social group they give social and legal sanction for discrimination, violence, stigma, and prejudice against LGBT individuals. The English-speaking Caribbean is an outlier in the region. The fact that buggery and gross indecency laws are still on the books there is in stark contrast with recent developments in Latin America where states including Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and Uruguay have been progressive in enacting non-discrimination policies and anti-bias legislation. Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, and Chile have taken an international lead advocating for the rights of LGBT people at the United Nations. Several, including Costa Rica, Mexico, and Uruguay, are members of the Core Group of LGBT friendly states at the United Nations and of the Equal Rights Coalition, a group currently composed of 33 states committed to the rights of LGBT people.Īll countries featured in this report are members of the Organization of American States and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Except for Barbados, all also belong to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). CARICOM and the OECS seek regional integration through economic cooperation and shared administrative functions.Īctivists and civil society organizations have been at the forefront of efforts to advance the rights of LGBT people in the region, including by challenging discriminatory laws and exposing human rights violations. ![]() In some countries, activists have participated in LGBT awareness training for law enforcement agents. In others, civil society groups have challenged discriminatory legislation including by petitioning the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Ximalaya drops US IPO plan amid China's crackdown on overseas listing - PingWest English 中文 Chinese Digital Audio Platform Ximalaya Applies for Listing in Hong Kong after Retracting US IPO.Share this via Facebook Share this via Twitter Share this via WhatsApp Share this via Email Other ways to share Share this via LinkedIn Share this via Reddit Share this via Telegram Regionally groups have participated in strategic litigation initiatives. Ximalaya has submitted an application for listing to the HKEx on Monday after dropping plans to list publicly in the United States. The firm's co-sponsors were Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and CICC. Ximalaya drops US IPO plan amid China's crackdown on overseas listing Septem3:59 pm Thursday, Ximalaya, one of China's most prominent audio streaming platforms backed by Tencent, said it will drop its IPO plan in the United States filed in April.Ximalaya has previously suspended its IPO plan after DiDi's disastrous IPO in July. IPO plan and list in Hong Kong instead since May.Under. 09:12AM (Updated: 09:49AM) Chinese companies in need of capital have long headed to the US stock market to tap deep-pocketed investors, raising more than US100 billion in. ![]() Thursday, Ximalaya, one of China's most prominent audio streaming platforms backed by Tencent, said it will drop its IPO plan in the United States filed in April. Ximalaya has previously suspended its IPO plan after DiDi's disastrous IPO in July. Amid a cybersecurity probe, Chinese authorities have pressured Ximalaya to drop its U.S. IPO plan and list in Hong Kong instead since May. Under pressure from regulators and distrust from investors, many Chinese companies such as Xiaohongshu, a social commerce platform backed by Alibaba and Tencent Keep, a fitness app backed by Tencent and Ximalaya, have either dropped or suspended their U.S. Chinese tech companies including fitness app Keep, podcast operator Ximalaya, and LinkDoc Technology have all shelved their planned New York listings. IPO plans since July.Īccording to Reuters, China is currently framing new regulations to ban IPOs outside of the country for tech companies with data security risks. Yet the pressure for Chinese tech companies doesn't stop there - the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is also issuing new disclosure requirements, asking Chinese companies to reveal their use of variable interest entities (VIEs) to investors. ![]() LinkDoc Technology Limited, a medical data platform company backed by Alibaba, was the first to scrape its IPO plan in the U.S. LinkDoc Technology is now planning to lead a $200 to $300 million financing round before its upcoming IPO in Hong Kong, according to Bloomberg. ![]()
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