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Christmas Eve homosexuality arrests in Senegal- by Rex Wockner International News # 819 on 01/04/10 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Twenty-four men were arrested at a house in Saly, Senegal, on Christmas
Eve for "homosexual activities," local media said." <br><br> Having gay sex in Senegal can lead to imprisonment for up to five years." <br><br> "Numerous other men have been arrested since early 2008 for "crimes"
variously called "homosexuality," "incitement to debauchery," "corruption
of good behavior," "acts against the order of nature," "indecent conduct"
and "homosexual marriage," according to the International Gay and Lesbian
Human Rights Commission."
(PDF - 22 Kb) Document Date: 4 Jan 2010 (Downloads: 213)
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CoE, HRW: Serbia needs to protect gays- Rex Wockner Itnernational News # 778, on 03/23/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's human-rights commissioner, said
March 11 that Serbia is doing a bad job of protecting gay people." <br><br> "On March 10, Human Rights Watch urged Serbia to relaunch efforts to pass a
gay-inclusive anti-discrimination bill that recently was removed from active
consideration in Parliament following objections from the Serbian Orthodox
Church."
(PDF - 22 Kb) Document Date: 23 Mar 2009 (Downloads: 212)
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Georgian gay group raided, gay leader held for two weeks by Rex Wockner International News # 819 on 01/04/10 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"The raiding officers did not wear uniforms, identify themselves, produce a
search warrant or explain the raid, activists said." <br><br>
"The officers confiscated cell phones and denounced members of the Women's
Club, who were meeting at the time, as "perverts," "sick people" and
"Satanists," activists said." <br><br>
"Police threatened to out the women and threatened to kill Agdgomelashvili
when she would not stop demanding a search warrant and the officers'
identification documents."
(PDF - 23 Kb) Document Date: 4 Jan 2010 (Downloads: 225)
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Globalizing the Culture Wars - U.S. CONSERVATIVES , AFRICAN CHURCHES , & HOMOPHOBIA - A publication of Political Research Associates by Kapya Kaoma 12/15/09- http://www.publiceye.org/publications/globalizing-the-culture-wars/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
A groundbreaking investigation by Rev. Kapya Kaoma of Political Research Associates exposes how the U.S. Right mobilizes African Protestant clergy to protest any movement towards LGBT equality in U.S. mainline churches while promoting an agenda that criminalizes homosexuality in Africa.
(PDF - 1,225 Kb) Document Date: 4 Jan 2010 (Downloads: 125)
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We have been beaten in jail, say first openly gay couple in Malawi - by Raphael Tenthani and Valentine Low on www.timesonline.co.uk on 01/04/10:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6974678.ece (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Yesterday, in their first interview since being jailed, the pair claimed that they had been beaten in prison, and demanded to go to court to prove their innocence." <br><br> "With gay rights campaigners warning that the case marks a new wave of homophobia in Africa, the pair have been held since then at Chichiri prison in Blantyre, where the warders appear bemused by the level of hysteria surrounding their charges."
(PDF - 169 Kb) Document Date: 4 Jan 2010 (Downloads: 133)
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Ugandan pastors defend anti-homosexuality Bill- by Lillian Kwon on Christianity Today on 12/22/09: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/ugandan.pastors.defend.antihomosexuality.bill/24948.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Pastors in Uganda recently chided evangelical pastor Rick Warren after he urged them to speak out against the country's anti-homosexuality Bill." <br><br> "Critics, including Warren, say the Bill places "everybody" at risk ? including parents, teachers, landlords, doctors, media and religious leaders who provide counselling to someone struggling with their sexuality, work with those infected with HIV and Aids, or do not report an offense within 24 hours of discovery."
(PDF - 66 Kb) Document Date: 22 Dec 2009 (Downloads: 240)
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Colombia: 318 International Protection Considerations Regarding Colombian Asylum Seekers and Refugees- By International Journal of Refugee Law 2003 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY
(PDF - 1,372 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2003 (Downloads: 136)
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Colombia: Parainstitutional Violence in Latin America - By Westlaw - 01/01/04 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br> Latin America Politics and Society
(PDF - 1,249 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2004 (Downloads: 125)
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Colombia: Removed From Class because They Prefer the same Sex-Fuera de clase por preferir su mismo sexo-By Luis Fernanda Mejia-02/22/08-http://www.globalgayz.com/country/Columbia/view/COL/gay-columbia-news-and-reports (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document and the translation was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> During the afternoons this week the girls have caught up on all of their subjects. They have been a pair for 16 months. They say that could not return to school because of their sexual orientation. Nevertheless, the Manizales school system declared that the problem with both girls is disciplinary. In response to this situation, the Secretary of Education for Manizales, Maria Constanza Montoya Naranjo, says that there is an Oversight Office available with a central administrator to attend to difficulties of this kind involving the discrimination of children for a variety of motives (religious, sexual, learning abilities). <br><br>Durante las tardes de esta semana las dos jóvenes se han desatrasado de todas las materias. Ellas son pareja desde hace 16 meses y dicen que no pudieron volver al colegio porque las directivas decidieron no dejarlas matricular, debido a su condición sexual. Sin embargo, en el plantel educativo de Manizales afirmaron que el problema de ambas es la indisciplina. Frente a esta situación la Secretaria de Educación de Manizales, María Constanza Montoya Naranjo, manifiesta que en cuanto a la discriminación de los niños por diversos motivos (religiosos, sexuales, aprendizaje) se encuentra a disposición la Unidad de Cobertura en la que existe un jefe de núcleo para atender este tipo de dificultades.
(PDF - 290 Kb) Document Date: 22 Feb 2008 (Downloads: 128)
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Malawi police arrest couple after gay wedding- by af.reuters.com on 12/29/09: http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE5BS0WL20091229 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"LILONGWE (Reuters) - Two Malawian men were arrested and charged with public indecency, police said on Tuesday, after becoming the first gay couple to marry in the conservative southern African state where homosexuality is illegal." <br><br> "We arrested them last night at their home and charged them with gross public indecency because the practice is against the law," police spokesman, Dave Chingwalu, told Reuters."
(PDF - 97 Kb) Document Date: 29 Dec 2009 (Downloads: 226)
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Mexico: Denuncian gays acoso policiaco en Durango- Gays denounce Police harassment in Durango - by Saúl Maldonado, La Jornada, 11/10/09: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/11/10/index.php?section=politica&article=014n2pol (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was translated by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA<br><br> "Homosexuales de Durango denunciaron que son objeto de extorsiones y abuso sexual de policías municipales, a quienes no denuncian penalmente porque temen represalias, además que en la entidad han ocurrido despidos de trabajadores que han manifestado sus preferencias sexuales."<br><br>
"Homosexuals from Durango reported that they are the object of extortion and sexual abuse on the part of municipal police, who they have not denounced criminally because they fear reprisals, aside from the fact that in the state workers have been fired because they have expressed their sexual preferences."
(PDF - 63 Kb) Document Date: 10 Nov 2009 (Downloads: 241)
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Mexico: Impunes, el 80% de crímenes contra homosexuales - 80% of crimes against homosexuals go unpunished -By dordaz, Published on El Economista (http://eleconomista.com.mx) on 11/16/09: http://eleconomista.com.mx/print/234748 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was translated by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA<br><br>"La secretaria de la Comisión de Salud de la ALDF indicó que México ocupa el segundo lugar del Continente Americano en asesinatos por homofobia, y la ciudad de México es la que registra más crímenes al contabilizar en los últimos 12 años, 148 homicidios." <br><br> De las víctimas, 54% son acuchilladas, degolladas o estranguladas en su domicilio; un porcentaje menor en las calles y otro en hoteles, estos crímenes son catalogados de forma discriminatoria, las autoridades tienden a minimizar estos asesinatos y los catalogan como "crímenes pasionales". <br><br>
De acuerdo con el Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación sostuvo que en la capital del país mensualmente se comete un homicidio de este tipo, y a nivel nacional 13, por lo que México ocupa el segundo lugar, después de Brasil.<br><br>
"The Secretary of the Commission of Health of the ALDF (Legislative Assembly for Mexico City) indicated that Mexico occupies second place on the American Continent in assassinations due to homophobia, and Mexico City is the place which registers more crimes entered in the last 12 months, 148 homicides."<br><br>
Of the victims, 54 are stabbed, have their throats slit or are strangled in their homes; a smaller percentage in the streets and another in hotels. These crimes are cataloged in a discriminatory form, the authorities tend to minimize these murders and catalog them as "crimes of passion."<br><br>
The National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination was in agreement that monthly in the capital city of the country, a homicide of this type is committed, and at the national level 13, which places Mexico in second place, after Brazil.
(PDF - 181 Kb) Document Date: 16 Nov 2009 (Downloads: 143)
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Mexico: La Ley del Silencio en el Paraíso Azteca- The law of silence in the Aztec paradise - by JORGE MORCILLO, www.soitu.es on 09/01/09: http://www.soitu.es/participacion/2009/09/01/u/jorgemorcillo_1251765296.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was translated by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA<br><br "Cuatro personas, formas y décadas en Toluca, capital del estado de México, para entender la homofobia mexicana" <br><br> La represión sexual es una realidad y el afecto entre dos personas del mismo sexo de define como: ?una sodomía escandalosa?. De ahí que sólo entre 2002 y 2007 han sido asesinadas 1000 personas en crímenes homofóbicos, tal como reveló en mayo de 2007 la Cámara de Diputados mexicana, esto convierte a México en el segundo país del mundo con mayor tasa de crímenes homofóbicos después de Brasil. "<br><br>
"Four people, lots of paperwork and decades in Toluca, capital of the state of Mexico, to understand the Mexican homophobia."<br><br>
Sexual repression is a reality and the affect between two people of the same sex is defined as: "A scandalous sodomy."Consequently between just 2002 and 2007 there have been 1000 people murdered in homophobic crimes, this being revealed in May, 2007 by the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, which gives Mexico the second highest rate of homophobic crimes of all countries after Brazil."
(PDF - 466 Kb) Document Date: 1 Sep 2009 (Downloads: 224)
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Russian church: Homosexuality is personal choice - By NATALIYA VASILYEVA, Associated Press Writer on SFGate.com on 12/23/09: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/23/international/i041535S99.DTL&type=printable (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Opposition to gay rights remains widespread in Russia, where homosexuality was decriminalized only in 1993. <br><br>
Several high-profile Russian politicians have spoken against gay rights. Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov once described gays as "sodomites" and has blamed them for spreading AIDS."
(PDF - 85 Kb) Document Date: 23 Dec 2009 (Downloads: 214)
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Bolivia: Demand Investigation Into The Attacks Against To Parade For Respect For Sexual Diversities In La Paz City-By IGLHRC-07/24/07-http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/globalactionalerts/448.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> On June 30th, 2007, the organizations of the LGBT community of La Paz City were organized to celebrate the Respect For Sexual Diversities Day, when one of the floats of the parade was attacked with a dynamite charge. As a result of the explosion, six of the activists were wounded.
(PDF - 142 Kb) Document Date: 24 Jul 2007 (Downloads: 142)
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Bolivia: World AIDS Day in Bolivia-By The Body-01/31/04-http://www.thebody.com/content/art1682.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> "We are not here to celebrate World AIDS Day. We are here because this is a day of mourning for us. Our friends continue to die because our government will not give them antiretroviral medications." With these words, Julio Cesar Aguilera, Director of the Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Santa Cruz (Bolivia) began the inaugural ceremonies for World AIDS day held on a humid rainy December 1st in Santa Cruz, Bolivia's second largest city, with a population of 1.5 million.
(PDF - 65 Kb) Document Date: 31 Jan 2004 (Downloads: 205)
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Colombia: Buscan a Sicarios que mataron a dos homosexuales en Barranquilla- They are looking for murderers for hire who murdered two homosexuals in Barranquilla- By El Tiempo.com-03/30/08-http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid49852.asp (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> Un primer caso se presentó hacia las 11 de la noche en la carrera 49 con calle 70, sector en el que a esa hora se convierte en una zona de tolerancia en que las mujeres y hombres afeminados ofrecen servicios sexuales, y hasta drogas, a quienes acuden en su búsqueda.<br>La víctima fue identificada como Willys Argemiro Alarcón Padilla, 31 años de Barranquilla, quien conversaba con varias personas. Testigos dijeron que los integrantes del grupo, al sentir los disparos salieron huyendo.<br>El segundo hecho, y que según las autoridades, tendría nexos con el primero, ocurrió hacia la una de la madrugada de hoy en cercanías al Parque de los Locutores, en la calle Murillo entre carrera 40 y 41, centro de Barranquilla.<br>Allí murió Eric Jesús Mendoza Cruz, 22 años, de quien se dice hacia parte del grupo que horas antes estuvo en el norte de la ciudad, en donde pasó el primer caso
(PDF - 40 Kb) Document Date: 30 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 221)
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Colombia: Gay Man From Colombia Wins Asylum in U.S.- By Advocate.com-10/19/07-http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid49852.asp (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> After losing his sister and his father, both killed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, and receiving death threats and harassment for being gay, Colombian immigrant, J, won asylum in the United States. According to the Bay Area Reporter, the man's identity must remain confidential due to provisions related to asylum cases.<br>The man fled to Miami on a three-month visa six months after his father's murder. He later moved to San Francisco, where he was ordered by an immigration judge to get a lawyer. He eventually found one who pushed for asylum. While undergoing medical tests required for asylum, J was diagnosed with HIV. The judge granted asylum to J based on his HIV status.
(PDF - 119 Kb) Document Date: 19 Oct 2007 (Downloads: 219)
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Letter from the International Commission of Jurist to the Right Hon. Rose Mukantabana, Speaker of the Parliament, Rigali, Rwanda on 12/14/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Letter sent by IJC to the Parliament of Rwanda concerning Art. 217. The attachment analyzes how the proposed legislation violates Rwanda's human rights commitments.<br><br>
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Project
International Commission of Jurists<br>
P.O. Box 91<br>
33 Rue des Bains<br>
1211 Geneva 8<br>
Switzerland<br>
+41-22-979-3800<br>
www.icj.org
(PDF - 808 Kb) Document Date: 14 Dec 2009 (Downloads: 209)
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Brazil: Sao Paolo skinheads critically injure one in apparent gay bashing-By Washingtonblade.com- 04/25/06-http://www.rickross.com/reference/skinheads/skinheads63.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality, New York, NY<br><br> One man remains critically injured with stab wounds suffered in an attack by a group of 10-15 apparent skinheads on a street in São Paulo, Brazil, that is a traditional meeting spot for young gays, lesbians, drag queens and punkers.<br>Police say the attack, which took place in the early morning hours of April 22, was unprovoked and probably motivated by bias, according to local media reports.<br>Jefferson Marcelo dos Reis Silva, 22, was stabbed serveral times and is still hospitalized after surgery, the newspaper O Estado reported. A 15-year-old male, punched in the face by the attackers, was treated and released, while two females, ages 14 and 15, were less seriously injured, the paper reported.
(PDF - 145 Kb) Document Date: 25 Apr 2006 (Downloads: 181)
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