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Chad: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -Universal Periodic Review - Fifth Session- REFERENCES IN UPR REPORTS TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY & SAMPLE RECOMMENDATIONS - published by ARC International on 05/05/09 : http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Suggested intervention: <br>
We welcome the commitment of Chad, expressed in its national report, to equality and non-
discrimination, and to legislative measures to ensure equality and non-discrimination
between men and women, and on grounds such as HIV status and disability, as well as to
respect for the human person. Can the delegation indicate whether these principles are also
extended to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and what
measures might be taken to promote tolerance and respect on these grounds? "
(PDF - 223 Kb) Document Date: 5 May 2009 (Downloads: 342)
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Chad: US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2008 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 02/24/09 : http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/118993.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination<br><br>
Societal discrimination continued to be practiced against homosexuals.<br><br>
A 2007 law provides for persons with HIV/AIDS to have the same rights as those without HIV/AIDS and obligates the government to provide information, education, and access to tests and treatment for persons with HIV/AIDS; however, societal discrimination continued to be practiced against those who have HIV/AIDS."
(PDF - 129 Kb) Document Date: 25 Feb 2009 (Downloads: 308)
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Chile: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -Universal Periodic Review - Fifth Session- REFERENCES IN UPR REPORTS TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY & SAMPLE RECOMMENDATIONS - published by ARC International on 05/08/09 : http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"We recommend that Article 373 of the Penal Code, which prohibits offences against morals,
be reviewed to ensure that it is not used by police to target or harass members of sexual
minorities, particularly those who are transgender or transsexual. We further recommend
that public education and awareness programmes, including on grounds of sexual
orientation and gender identity, be implemented, and that sensitivity training on these
grounds be provided to law enforcement, judicial and other authorities. "
(PDF - 247 Kb) Document Date: 8 May 2009 (Downloads: 267)
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Colombia: La muerte en forma de pasquín- Death in the form of a lampoon - by Redacción Bogotá | Elespectador.com : http://www.elespectador.com/node/131642/print (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Sin embargo, desde hace menos de un mes una oleada de estos pasquines le ha quitado el sueño a líderes sindicales, docentes, homosexuales, prostitutas y dilincuentes. La lista es larga, unas veces generalizada, otras, con nombres propios."<br><br>
"Nevertheless, since less than a month ago, a wave of these lampoons have denied sleep to the union leaders, homosexuals, prostitutes and criminals. The list is long, some times generalized, others, with specific names."
(PDF - 86 Kb) Document Date: 29 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 270)
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Congo: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -Universal Periodic Review - Fifth Session- REFERENCES IN UPR REPORTS TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY & SAMPLE RECOMMENDATIONS - published by ARC International on 05/06/09 : http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Suggested recommendations: <br>
We note that, according to the Summary of Stakeholders? Information, article 331 of the
Criminal Code, which prohibits acts against nature, could be applied to criminalise some
forms of same-sex activity between consenting adults. The UN Human Rights Committee
has confirmed that criminalization of consensual same-sex conduct violates the rights to
privacy and non-discrimination, contrary to articles 17(1) and 26 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and runs counter to the implementation of effective
education programmes in respect of HIV/AIDS prevention by driving marginalised
communities underground. We recommend that consideration be given to reviewing this
provision to ensure that it is not interpreted or applied so as to criminalize same-sex activity
between consenting adults."
(PDF - 231 Kb) Document Date: 6 May 2009 (Downloads: 316)
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En Turquía impiden pitar a un árbitro por ser homosexual - They stop a referee in Turkey from blowing his wistle because he is gay - By www.marca.com on 05/14/09 on: http://www.marca.com/2009/05/14/futbol/futbol_internacional/1242297037.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"De acuerdo con unos criterios 'médicos' que se especifican en las condiciones de reclutamiento, los homosexuales no pueden hacer el servicio militar, lo que afecta a su posterior carrera como colegiados.<br><br>
El artículo 25 de la ley arbitral de la Federación de Fútbol Turca indica que "quienes están exentos del servicio militar por razones de salud no pueden trabajar como árbitros".<br><br>
"In accordance with some medical criterion which specify the conditions of recruitment, homosexuals may not do military service, which affects their subsequent career as referees."
(PDF - 64 Kb) Document Date: 14 May 2009 (Downloads: 290)
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Mexico: Formal Prisión a profesor gay que protestó por discriminacion/ Formal prison for gay teacher who protested because of discrimination - by Israel Dávila, on www.jornada.unam.mx, on 05/14/09 : http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/05/14/index.php?section=estados&article=035n1est (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Estrada Negrete fue destituido en 2007 de la dirección del Centro de Atención Múltiple (CAM) 33 de Ecatepec, institución encargada de dar educación a niños discapacitados, por participar en un acto público contra la homofobia organizado por el ayuntamiento perredista de esa localidad, donde se caracterizó como Alban, personaje travesti de la película La jaula de las locas." <br><br> "Cinco minutos después llegó un grupo de policías, que lo subieron a golpes a una patrulla y lo remitieron al Ministerio Público. Se le tomó declaración casi 24 horas después, y un día más tarde su expediente fue turnado a Verónica Contreras, juez tercera penal de Toluca, con sede en el reclusorio de Santiaguito, en Almoloya de Juárez, donde fue encarcelado."<br><br>
"Estrada Negrete was dismissed from the office of the Center for Multiple Attention 33(CAM) of Ecatepec in 2007, an institution which is responsible for the education of disabled children, because she participated in a public action against homophobia organized by the PRI town council of that locality, where she portrayed herself as Alban, a transvestite character from the movie "The Birdcage."<br><br>
"Five minutes later a group of police officers arrived, and they put him into a patrol car all the while hitting him and they sent him to the Public Ministry. They took his declaration almost 24 hours later and one day later his inquiry was turned over to Verónica Contreras, judge of the third division in Toluca, with headquarters in the jail of Santiaguito, in Almoloya de Juárez, where he was encarcerated.
(PDF - 193 Kb) Document Date: 14 May 2009 (Downloads: 297)
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Peru 'bar gay people from police' - By Dan Collyns , published on 05/14/09 on news.bbc.co.uk : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8049368.stm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Peru has announced that it will ban homosexuals from the police force for damaging the image of the institution."
(PDF - 40 Kb) Document Date: 14 May 2009 (Downloads: 213)
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Singapore: Government's position on homosexuality unchanged - published by www.channelnewsasia.com on 05/14/09 on: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/print/429253/1/.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Two years ago, during the debate on whether to decriminalise sex between men, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had clearly stated that the conventional family, a heterosexual stable family is the norm and building block of Singapore society. <br><br>
But the government also recognises that homosexuals are part of the society. Mr Lee had said then: "Homosexuals work in all sectors, all over the economy, in the public sector as well and in the civil service. They are free to lead their lives, free to pursue their social activities." <br><br>
That position has not changed. Mr Wong said: "The government was not going to be pressured into changing its position on homosexuality before the takeover of AWARE. Nor does the government intend to change its position now that the Old Guard has recaptured AWARE.""
(PDF - 67 Kb) Document Date: 14 May 2009 (Downloads: 323)
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Arrests at Suadi 'gay wedding.' By Brian Whitaker, Published by The Guardian on 03/18/05 on; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/mar/18/saudiarabia.gayrights (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"The Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested 110 men at a "gay wedding" party in Jeddah, according to a Saudi online newspaper. Al-Wifaq, which has connections with the interior ministry, said the authorities had raided a wedding hall on Monday night after a tip-off and found the men - all Saudis - dancing and "behaving like women."
(PDF - 219 Kb) Document Date: 18 Mar 2005 (Downloads: 290)
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Gender Correction for Saudi Girls. By Sebastion Usher on BBC News on 06/17/04 on; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3814041.stm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"Five sisters in Saudi Arabia are having operations to become men.The doctor carrying out the surgery stresses that he is performing what he calls "gender correction" rather than sex change operations.As a conservative Islamic state, Saudi Arabia does not allow surgery for transsexuals, but permits operations on people with an intersex condition."
(PDF - 93 Kb) Document Date: 17 Jun 2004 (Downloads: 313)
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Kenya: US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2008 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 02/24/09 : http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/119007.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"There was societal discrimination against homosexuals and persons with HIV/AIDS during the year. The common view of HIV/AIDS as a stigma made it difficult for many families to acknowledge that a member was HIV-positive, and to date no socially or politically prominent individual has admitted being HIV-positive."
(PDF - 134 Kb) Document Date: 25 Feb 2009 (Downloads: 209)
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Majority of Riga City Council Members Call for Ban of Saturday?s Gay Pride Parade - published by www.ukgaynews.org.uk on 05/13/09 : http://www.ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/09/May/1301.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"It will be interesting to see whether bureaucrats will continue to act as an executive branch while ignoring members of the Council even after signatures are collected? For the time being, bureaucrats do not see the threat against morality and security in the city, but members of the Council do,? Mr. Ludviks told LETA."
(PDF - 51 Kb) Document Date: 13 May 2009 (Downloads: 215)
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Paris Protest Over Saudi Executions. By Jon Ben Asher on 365gay.com on 01/01/03 on; http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/saudi_arabia/saudinews18.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"The demonstrators, from Act Up-Paris were protesting the beheading of three gay Saudis, found guilty
in a religious court of committing homosexual acts."
(PDF - 86 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2003 (Downloads: 294)
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Saudi Arabia Continues Arrest of Gay Men. By Ross von Metzke on GayWired.com on 05/27/05 on; http://gaydarnation.com/UserPortal/Article/Detail.aspx?ID=16495 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"Despite an outpouring of criticism from human rights campaigners around the world for its anti-gay legislation, authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested more gay men. According to press reports from the Al-Wifaq news website, as many as 92 men were arrested at the weekend for being ?deviants.?
(PDF - 89 Kb) Document Date: 27 May 2005 (Downloads: 310)
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Saudi Arabia's Oil Should Not Dictate Our Human-Rights Policy. By Sydney Levy, Knight Ridder/Tribune, Published in Charlotte Observe on 01/25/02 on; http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/saudi_arabia/saudieditorials02.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"On Jan. 1, Saudi Arabia beheaded three men because they were presumably gay. We know the names of the three beheaded men, the day of the execution and a brief explanation from the Arab News Agency, stating the men had been convicted of "engaging in the extreme obscenity and ugly acts of homosexuality, marrying among themselves and molesting the young."
(PDF - 164 Kb) Document Date: 25 Jan 2002 (Downloads: 298)
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Saudi Embassy Demo Report: Over 7000 Lashes 'sentence' for Gay Men. By Peter Tatchell on IndyMediaUK on 10/23/07 on; http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/384287.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"Fifty people picketed the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London today, 19 October, in protest at the floggin and execution of gay people."<br><br>"On the 2 October, two young men in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Bahah were convicted of 'sodomy' and sentenced to 7,000 lashes. In Saudi Arabia same-sex relations are illegal and the maximum penalty is death."
(PDF - 34 Kb) Document Date: 23 Oct 2007 (Downloads: 318)
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Saudi Gay Men Publicly Beheaded. Published by the Advocate on 01/03/02 on; http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/saudi_arabia/saudinews09.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"Quoting an official Saudi press statement, the paper said the men were executed because they "committed acts of sodomy, married each other, seduced young men, and attacked those who rebuked them."
(PDF - 76 Kb) Document Date: 3 Jan 2002 (Downloads: 226)
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Saudi Police Bust 'Gay' Wedding. By 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff on 03/01/04 on; http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/saudi_arabia/saudinews21.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"Police raided a guest house where the ceremony was under way after a tip was called in to the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, otherwise known as the religious police."<br><br>"Investigators say that invitations to the ceremony indicated it was a gay function and they say that the behavior of the guests was ?suspicious? since many of them fled the venue as soon as the police cars were spotted coming down the street."
(PDF - 95 Kb) Document Date: 1 Mar 2004 (Downloads: 185)
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Saudis Behead Gay Couple. By 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff on 03/14/05 on http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/03/031405saudi.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>"A gay couple was beheaded in a public execution Sunday in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing a blackmailer. If they had been exposed as gay they could have been executed anyway."
(PDF - 138 Kb) Document Date: 14 Mar 2005 (Downloads: 298)
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