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Lebanon: Hassan Cherry, "There is a kind of HIV phobia in my country" - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks - June 1, 2009 on www.aegis.com: http://www.aegis.com/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Most institutions do not accept people living with HIV as employees, and we do not qualify for health insurance. As you can see from my case, in the Arab world you cannot live and work as a foreigner if you are HIV-positive; it's the same in Lebanon - HIV-positive foreigners are not allowed to live and work here. <br><br>
"The main problem for people with HIV is the expensive medical treatment - although ARVs are covered by the Ministry of Health with the support of the national AIDS programme, there are shortages from time to time and we sometimes have to pay for our own CD4 tests, our own ARV drugs and even for treatment of opportunistic infections.
(PDF - 54 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jun 2009 (Downloads: 143)
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Algeria: Treatment of homosexuals by both state and society in general.- Researched and compiled by the Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland on 10 June 2009 : http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,,QUERYRESPONSE,DZA,456d621e2,4a360c790,0.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"?An article in QX Magazine states that the Algerian police do not protect
"sodomites" from violence (18 Jan. 2005). According to an article in the UK Gay
News, the police and military reportedly "harass and brutalise gay people with
impunity" (21 Feb. 2005). Moreover, rape, beatings, and torture are reported to
be common for gay men in both civilian and military prisons (QX Magazine 18
Jan. 2005; UK Gay News 21 Feb. 2005; Behind the Mask 21 Feb. 2005).? (ibid.) "
(PDF - 72 Kb) Document Date: 10 Jun 2009 (Downloads: 134)
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Grenada: Situation and treatment of homosexuals; state protection and support services (2006-2009), 17 September 2009, GRD103262.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4b20f03dc.html [accessed 11 March 2010] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Sources indicate that consensual homosexual relations are illegal in Grenada (US 25 Feb. 2009, Sec. 5; GrenCHAP et al. July 2007, 3; ILGA May 2009, 20; Toronto Star 7 Dec. 2007; GlobalGayz n.d.). Sources report that sexual relations between men are criminalized under the criminal code and carry a punishment of up to ten years' imprisonment (GrenCHAP et al. July 2007, 3; ILGA May 2009, 20). According to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), the law states "If any two persons are guilty of unnatural connexion [sic], or if any person is guilty of an unnatural connexion with an animal, every such person shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years" (ILGA May 2009, 20). Some sources indicate that this law only applies to men; lesbian sexual relations are legal (GrenCHAP et al. July 2007, 3; ILGA May 2009, 20; GrenCHAP 10 Sept. 2009). In 10 September 2009 correspondence with the Research Directorate, the Director of the Grenada Caribbean HIV/AIDS Partnership (GrenCHAP), a non-governmental organization (NGO) which advocates for sexual minorities, sex workers and other at risk populations, stated that the law against homosexuality is "not actively enforced" (GrenCHAP 10 Sept. 2009)."
(PDF - 247 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2009 (Downloads: 175)
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Nigeria gays come out of shadows to fight anti-gay law - By 365gay Newscenter Staff on 03/12/09: http://www.365gay.com/news/nigeria-gays-come-out-of-shadows-to-fight-anti-gay-law/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"(Lagos) Nigerian gays who regularly face police persecution are coming out to fight a proposed law that would make it a criminal offense to attend a gay event, gather or attend a gay wedding anywhere in the world." <br><br>
"Under the proposed new law, a same-sex couple married anywhere and returning to Nigeria, or anyone who is married to a same-sex partner who travels to Nigeria -including foreign business people ? would be jailed for up to three years."
(PDF - 84 Kb) Document Date: 12 Mar 2009 (Downloads: 105)
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Ghana: Fighting the stigma in Ghana-By Eastottawa.ca-03/10/08-http://www.orleansstar.ca/article-191529-Fighting-the-stigma-in-Ghana.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br>Ester first came to WAAF and IHCC in 2002. She is one of the first members of the Almond Tree group. She mainly designs and sews batik bags. Many of her friends are those she has met through the Almond Tree, which acts like a support group for her and is a place where she can be free from the stigma and discrimination that is associated with HIV/AIDS.<br>Because of the stigma, Ester?s life hasn?t been easy. Only two of her sisters know about her status, one of which has now become quite distant from her. Ester?s parents don?t know and if they did, she would ?not belong to the family anymore.?
(PDF - 149 Kb) Document Date: 10 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 195)
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Turkey: CARDIN, HASTINGS CONDEMN ANTI-GAY HATE SPEECH - by www.csce.gov on 03/09/10: http://csce.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContentRecords.ViewDetail&ContentRecord_id=872&ContentType=P&ContentRecordType=P (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) today expressed their disapproval with recent anti-gay statements made by Selma Aliey Kavaf, Turkey's Minister of State responsible for Women and Families. Kavaf called homosexuality a "disease" that "needs to be treated" in a newspaper interview. " <br><br> "This type of hate speech and ignorance is never acceptable and should never be tolerated, let alone uttered, by any political leaders ," Hastings said. "The minister should apologize for her comments. As a government leader she should know that her remarks wrongly signal that it is acceptable to discriminate against any group. Hate is never acceptable."
(PDF - 101 Kb) Document Date: 9 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 201)
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REPORTE ANUAL SOBRE DERECHOS HUMANOS DE LAS PERSONAS LESBIANAS, GAYS, TRANS Y BISEXUALES EN EL PERÚ 2009 /Annual Report on human rights of lesbians, gays, trans and bisexuals in Peru on 2009- 03/08/10 :http://boletindiversidad.blogspot.com/2010/03/reporte-anual-de-ddhh-lgtb-peru-2009.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Introducción 3 <br>
Cronología. 8 <br>
Heterotopología de los emplazamientos del placer homo erótico en Lima. Kenji Terukina Arbildo 42 <br>
Violencia, discriminación y homicidios contra LGTB en 2009: La impune homofobia maquilla el odio, el desprecio y el crimen. Manuel Herrera Loayza 56 <br>
Muerte y homofobia en lima: Reflexiones sobre los asesinatos de estilistas José Montalvo Cifuentes 71 <br>
La homofobia sutil a través de la prensa sensacionalista limeña. Víctor Vásquez Maza 78 <br>
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Introduction 3 <br>
Chronology 8 <br>
Hetero-topology of the locations of the homo-erotic pleasure in Lima. Kenji Terukina Arbildo 42 <br>
Violence, discrimination and homicides against LGTB in 2009:Unpunished homophobia disguises hate. Manuel Herrera Loayza 56 <br>
Death and homophobia in Lima: Reflectons about the murders of stylists. José Montalvo Cifuentes 71 <br>
Subtle homophobia through sensationalist Lima press. Víctor Vásquez Maza 78
(PDF - 3,284 Kb) Document Date: 8 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 99)
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Understanding the homosexual factor - Part IV Homosexuality, pedophilia, and bestiality ? the deadly connection - by Stephen Okeke on www.amandala.com.bz, on 05/21/07: http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=5672 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Contrary, however, to their right to choose, many children today are being denied the right to proper information on the consequences of adhering to the homosexual lifestyle. The well-being of those who will be prematurely, or prematurely label themselves as homosexuals, is being seriously, if not criminally, neglected by society. "
(PDF - 90 Kb) Document Date: 21 May 2007 (Downloads: 178)
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Homophobe appointed Russian deputy justice minister - Rex Wockner International News # 828 03/08/10 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"An anti-gay member of Russia's upper chamber of Parliament has been
appointed deputy minister of justice, GayRussia.ru reported March 1." <br><br> "He has defended Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's perennial bans of Moscow
Pride, saying: "City authorities are absolutely right in not following the
interests of sexual minorities. There could not be any other discussion
here. ... The respect of human rights must not violate the moral and
ethical."
(PDF - 33 Kb) Document Date: 8 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 155)
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Tunisia: the status of homosexual men and women, including their treatment; the laws dealing with homosexuality, protection offered by the State and the availability of support services, 23 November 2009, TUN103274.FE, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4b20f04ac.html [accessed 8 March 2010] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"In a 6 November 2009 telephone interview with the Research Directorate, a representative of the Réseau euro-méditerranéen des droits de l'homme (REMDH), a network of over 80 human rights organizations active in over 30 countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region (REMDH n.d.), stated that homosexuality is illegal in Tunisia and is socially stigmatized. According to the REMDH Representative, homosexual men who are open about their sexuality risk being rejected by their family, being marginalized and being attacked (6 Nov. 2009). The REMDH Representative also noted that Tunisian authorities are not tolerant towards homosexuals, who are sometimes brutalized by police officers who accuse them of being the cause of illnesses, such as AIDS (REMDH 6 Nov. 2009). Further or corroborating information on the attitude of Tunisian authorities towards homosexuals or on the protection that is available to them in Tunisia could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate."
(PDF - 248 Kb) Document Date: 23 Nov 2009 (Downloads: 99)
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Venezuela: Treatment by government officials of persons with HIV/AIDS, in particular with regard to the distribution of anti-retroviral drugs; treatment by government officials of gay men with HIV/AIDS, 23 September 2009, VEN103245.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4b8631d82.html [accessed 5 March 2010] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"I could not say that all people with HIV, especially gay men with HIV, face discrimination, but many, many more than one would like, even after almost 30 years of the beginnings of HIV, are still subjected to discrimination and violations of their rights. (ACSOL Representative 18 Aug. 2009)"
(PDF - 246 Kb) Document Date: 23 Sep 2009 (Downloads: 179)
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Church opens war on Rwanda government over homosexuality - by www.thepromota.co.uk on 02/05/10: http://www.thepromota.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=897:church-opens-war-on-rwanda-government-over-homosexuality-&catid=84:africa (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"A leaked position paper by the Forum of Born Again Churches of Rwanda (FOBACOR), indicates a storm is brewing between the Church and the State over the latter's decision to decriminalize homosexuality/lesbianism. " <br><br> The Church body accuses the Attorney General of violating the Rwandan constitution in articles 26 and 27 and other instruments of international law.
Article 27 of the Rwandan constitution states: "The family, which is the natural foundation of Rwandan society, is protected by the State, and article 26 says, Only civil monogamous marriage between a man and a woman is recognized."
(PDF - 145 Kb) Document Date: 5 Feb 2010 (Downloads: 174)
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Gays mistreated in Rwanda - AI- by Staff Writer Afrol News, www.afrolnews.com on 05/28/09: http://www.afrol.com/articles/33400 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"afrol News, 28 May - Amnesty International has said Rwandan gays and lesbians face serious hostilities, harassment and intimidation in the East African state." <br><br>
"According to the Amnesty International 2009 report, the treatment of the lesbian community is not isolated but indicative of general short-fall in the respect of human rights, saying the Rwanda government reacted with hostility to criticism on gay and lesbian community."
(PDF - 116 Kb) Document Date: 28 May 2009 (Downloads: 191)
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Ghana Roads-HIV Numbers to Make you Think-By Kendra & Sol in the Peace Corps-09/15/06-http://www.bijnagte.com/sk/pc/page18/page18.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> Every person living with HIV/AIDS has his or her own story, and there are millions out there - more than 40 million world wide. They are not just numbers but individuals with families, feelings and fears. Having had the opportunity to know some of them here in Ghana has enlarged my compassion and opened my eyes to the daily impact of this very real global health crisis. Though many members of our group will pass away during my stay here, I know that I will remember each of their faces and stories for a long time to come.
(PDF - 339 Kb) Document Date: 15 Sep 2006 (Downloads: 150)
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Ghana's gays battle AIDS underground-By Toronto Star-08/21/06-http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=109311 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> While the fight against AIDS in the West has always included the gay population, the prevention message has never really reached Africa's gays and lesbians, largely because they are nearly invisible on a continent where homosexuality is mostly illegal.<br>"The problem has not even been talked about and because it has not been mentioned, they think it is not a problem at all," said Mac-Darling Cobinah, founder and executive director of the Centre for Popular Education and Human Rights in Ghana.<br>Based on media reports, as well as posters and billboards sponsored by the Ghana AIDS commission and UNAIDS, he said, gay Ghanaian men and women got the impression that AIDS was confined mostly to prostitutes and cheating husbands and wives.<br>In the absence of formal prevention messages aimed specifically at gay men and women, Cobinah's group has gone underground to spread the word. Only South Africa and Kenya have made similar efforts to reach out to the gay community.
(PDF - 239 Kb) Document Date: 21 Aug 2006 (Downloads: 115)
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Ghana: Curing Stigma-The Limits of Antiretroviral Acces-By The New England Journal of Medicine-08/25/05-http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/353/8/752 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> Once physically incapacitated by their disease, many people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or AIDS have found new life, thanks to the increasing availability of antiretroviral drugs. But for many patients in sub-Saharan African countries, the devastating physical effects have been replaced by debilitating psychological conditions: social isolation and the condemnation of their family, friends, and society.<br>I met Ama at the Fevers Unit of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, an HIV?AIDS clinic in Accra, Ghana, where I had gone to interview patients about their experiences taking antiretroviral medications. Having been infected, and then abandoned, by her husband a few years earlier, Ama now struggled to support herself and her four-year-old daughter Abena with sporadic odd jobs and occasional rations of rice and grains from a support group at the clinic.
(PDF - 148 Kb) Document Date: 25 Aug 2005 (Downloads: 138)
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Ghana: ECG Workers get HIV/AIDS Policy Document-By Modern Ghana-11/20/07-http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome/NewsArchive/news_details.asp?menu_id=1&id=VFZSUk0wOVVhek09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> Mr. C.S. Tetteh, acting Managing Director of the company expressed grave concern at the current prevalence rate of the disease and noted that the development of the comprehensive policy document would not only help to create more awareness among the workers but would go a long way to assist in the national fight against the pandemic.|
(PDF - 276 Kb) Document Date: 20 Nov 2007 (Downloads: 130)
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Ghana: Strengthen Health Systems-By Global AIDS Aliance-11/28/07-http://www.globalaidsalliance.org/index.php/15/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> A major obstacle to success in fighting HIV/AIDS is the lack of health care workers. In fact, in Africa, Asia, and other regions, people are dying unnecessarily because there are simply not enough doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals. These workers are needed to educate people about HIV prevention, administer HIV tests, prescribe and monitor treatment, and care for the sick.<br>The shortage of personnel also extends to the counselors and social workers who provide essential assistance to victims of sexual abuse and other violence, as well as those who provide care and support to orphans and other vulnerable children. <br>The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified 57 countries, including 36 in Africa, that face critical shortages of health workers. Because of these shortages, WHO says that these countries are "very unlikely" to achieve global targets for controlling HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, or reducing maternal and child mortality.
(PDF - 279 Kb) Document Date: 28 Nov 2007 (Downloads: 147)
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Ghana: VP vocal on workplace AIDS discrimination-By PlusNews-07/13/06-http://www.afrol.com/articles/20633 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> Ghanaian Vice-President Alhaji Aliu Mahama has expressed concern over continued HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination occurring in the workplace.<br>Mahama told a meeting of Union Network International, a global body concerned with workplace policies, in the capital, Accra, it was important that trade unions found ways of erasing these prejudices.
(PDF - 42 Kb) Document Date: 13 Jul 2006 (Downloads: 200)
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Ghana: Women, sexual rights and HIV-By Samuel Dowuona-01/03/05-http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=72731 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> Within the same year, five million new infections were recorded globally, with 3.4 million recorded in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Estimated global adult and child deaths from HIV/AIDS in 2002 was 3.1 million with 2.3 million deaths occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa and only 20,000 deaths in the United States.<br>In each of those statistics, it is estimated that at least 55 per cent to 60 per cent of the cases were women between the ages of 25 years and 29 years.<br>It is estimated that 80 per cent to 85 per cent of HIV infections were through heterosexual means (man infecting woman or the other way round, through sexual intercourse); 12 per cent to 15 per cent through vertical means (mother infecting child through birth or breast feeding) and two per cent through blood transfusion, infected needles and razors.<br>Both local and global statistics show that women bear the brunt of the scourge of HIV/AIDS, as they (women) are more susceptible by nature to contract sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
(PDF - 60 Kb) Document Date: 3 Jan 2005 (Downloads: 210)
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