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Iraq: IGLHRC Asks the Iraqi Government to Protect LGBT People, published on 04/17/09 on www.iglhrc.org : http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/resourcecenter/889.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Previous acts of anti-LGBT violence in Iraq include the April 2, 2009 murder of two men in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad. An unidentified local official described these men as ?sexual perverts (Monharef Jensiyan) who were killed by members of their tribe to restore their family honor.? Prior to death, the men?s relatives had disowned them and they were also thrown out of their tribes. So far no one has claimed their bodies and the government has not launched an investigation into the case. These murders took place one week after Iraqi authorities unearthed the bodies of 4 men killed by gunshots in Sadr City on March 25. The words ?pervert? and ?son of a bitch? (jaravah: a derogatory term to describe homosexuals) were written on the chests of the victims. As part of this new wave of violence, a coffee house in Sadr City that was frequented by gay men has also been burnt down."
(PDF - 673 Kb) Document Date: 17 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 185)
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Iraqi Gay Murders Surge; World Finally Takes Note, published on 04/16/09 By: DOUG IRELAND, on www.gaycitynews.com : http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20299642&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=568864&rfi=6 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Ali Hili, the coordinator of Iraqi LGBT, who briefed Polis by telephone for his Iraqi trip, told Gay City News from London that "we have been able to confirm 63 more murders of gay people in Iraq just since December," bringing to nearly 600 the number of cases of LGBT Iraqis killed for their sexuality that his group has documented since the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the spiritual leader of all Iraqi Shiite Muslims, issued a death-to-all-gays fatwa in 2005. But, Hili added, "Since there are parts of Iraq where we have no correspondents or members, we are convinced that the actual number of gays killed in these last months since December is much higher." At the same time, the BBC reported last week that according to Amnesty International "in the last few weeks 25 boys and men are reported to have been killed in Baghdad because they were, or perceived to be, gay." In an unusual move, Amnesty International wrote to the Iraqi President, Nouri al-Maliki, demanding "urgent and concerted action" by his government to stop the killings."
(PDF - 429 Kb) Document Date: 16 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 241)
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Polis seeks to aid Iraqis; Says gays "fear for their life and limb" after fact-finding trip to Baghdad, published on 04/17/09 on www.washingtonblade.com : http://www.washingtonblade.com/2009/4-17/news/national/14369.cfm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"He said a café frequented by gay Iraqis was destroyed, leaving six Iraqis dead. Polis said it was unclear who was behind the destruction, but noted that the Iraqi government ?failed to protect them.?
Polis also said he heard several gay Iraqis were jailed because of their sexual orientation and that one or more of them might have been executed by the Iraqi government. The lawmaker said he received a letter allegedly written by a jailed man who was beaten into confessing that he was involved with an LGBT rights group in Iraq."
(PDF - 261 Kb) Document Date: 17 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 236)
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Shadowy group threatens to kill gays in Iraq, by AFP, published on 04/17/09 on www.google.com : http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g0fIn8I7RNWOMCzrwKwkrFO1sIuA (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"We will punish you, perverts," the posters say. They are signed by the "Brigades of the Righteous," a previously unknown outfit with the same name as an armed group responsible for kidnapping five Britons in 2007."<br><br>"Police earlier this month recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of three men said to have been homosexuals in Sadr City, a bastion of followers of the anti-US Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr."
(PDF - 121 Kb) Document Date: 17 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 331)
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Condenan a muerte al militar homicida/Homocidal Soldier Condemned to Death, published on http://diario.com.mx/nota.asp?notaid=fee09cf01719502e978ac2134eaac663-11/14/03 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality.<br><br>
El subteniente Herón Varela Flores fue condenado a la pena de muerte por el Tercer Consejo de Guerra Ordinaria que lo halló culpable del asesinato del coronel de caballería Salvador Juárez Villa, cometido el 14 de febrero en el 20 Regimiento de Caballería de Ciudad Juárez.<br><br>
En todo momento el acusado Varela Flores alegó ante sus superiores el hostigamiento homosexual en su contra por parte del teniente Nicolás Antele Pucheta, y las presiones del coronel y de otros oficiales y jefes que derivaron en 24 boletas de arresto y 99 días de reclusión en el Regimiento por toda clase de faltas.<br><br>
Sub Lieutenant Herón Varela Flores was condemned to death by the Third Ordinary Court Martial which found him guilty of the murder of Cavalry Colonel Salvador Juárez Villa which took place on February 14 in the 20th Cavalary Regiment in Ciudad Juarez.<br><br>
Continually the accused Varela Flores claimed in front of his superiors, the homosexual hostility against him on the part of Lieutenant Nicolás Antele Pucheta, and the pressure of the colonel and other officers and higher-ups that resulted in 24 arrests and 99 days of incarceration in the Regiment for any kind of offenses.
(PDF - 84 Kb) Document Date: 14 Nov 2003 (Downloads: 329)
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Gay Leader and His Partner Murdered, published on http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/globalactionalerts/589.html, 07/09/03 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br>
Jorge Armenta Peñuelas (27) was the president of Lesbian and Gay Collective, in Nogales, Sonora, México. He was also running for a seat at the local Legislature on behalf of Convergencia Party. On June 1, 2003, Mr. Armenta and his partner, Ramón Armando Gutiérrez (33) were found murdered in their apartment. Their bodies showed signs of having been tortured as well. The Sonora Prosecutor Office called the murders "crimes" of passion," and in an attempt to stop further investigation, added that gay couples tend to be promiscuous and to have "many lovers." Activists and the local State Human Rights Commission demand that proper investigations be conducted, without misconceptions and prejudice. AS time passes, the inaction of the Prosecutor Office makes these cases harder to solve. Most crimes involving gay people remain unsolved and uninvestigated in Mexico and activists are afraid Armenta and Gutiérrez's murders will join the list.
(PDF - 439 Kb) Document Date: 9 Jul 2003 (Downloads: 221)
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Gay Mexican Tortured, Stoned, published on 02/29/08 on http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news& (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br> <br>
A gay, HIV-positive Mexican man was found dead Feb. 21 with his hands tied behind his back and a cardboard sign on his body reading in Spanish, "This is what happens to me for going around infecting people with AIDS."
"48-year-old Alejandro Fuentes Mejia was reportedly tortured, beaten with rocks, and suffocated, according to an account."
(PDF - 253 Kb) Document Date: 29 Feb 2008 (Downloads: 225)
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Saudi Arabia: Paris Protest Over Saudi Executions, published on 01/12/02 on www.glapn.org: http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/saudi_arabia/saudinews18.htm [last edited: February 14,2005) (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."<br><br>"The demonstrators said the extremism in the sentences shows that intolerance is not limited to the Taliban."
(PDF - 86 Kb) Document Date: 12 Jan 2002 (Downloads: 257)
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Saudi Arabia: US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003, published on 02/25/04 on www.state.gov: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27937.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigration Equality<br><br> "The Shi'a minority suffered social, legal, economic, and political discrimination (see Section 2.c.). Unlike in previous years, there were no reports that religious police arrested or punished men for engaging in homosexual activity."
(PDF - 2,378 Kb) Document Date: 25 Feb 2004 (Downloads: 233)
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Uganda: Unicef, Amnesty Promote Homos - Published on April 15, 2009 on allafrica.com : http://allafrica.com/stories/200904160005.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
""Those behind this abnormal, unhealthy, unnatural as well as illegal lifestyle have argued that legalising homosexuality would be a human right and in defence of freedom," he said."<br><br>"He said the Government was unequivocally against homosexuality, which is why it does not give homosexuals rights conferred to married persons."
(PDF - 124 Kb) Document Date: 15 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 307)
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Transgender Melek Murdered in Ankara: Friends protest rising violence against LGBT individuals, published on 04/13/09 on the BIANET.org site : http://bianet.org/english/kategori/english/113798/transgender-melek-murdered-in-ankara (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Lawyer Senem Do?ano?lu reminds that violence towards transvestites and transsexuals are on the rise since the murder of Dilek ?nce on 10 November last year. "An attack in every three days and a murder in every 15 days are reported" said Do?ano?lu. She blames the rise on the polarization of the society and notes that "LGBT individuals are the first to suffer from social violence."(BÇ/AGÜ) "
(PDF - 66 Kb) Document Date: 13 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 228)
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Gays killed in Iraq: Others allegedly sentenced to death by government - Rex Wockner 04/13/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Seven gay men were murdered in Baghdad's Sadr City district in late March and early April, activists and media reported.<br><br>
Three men were shot by fellow Shiite tribe members on April 2 and four were killed by tribe members around March 26.<br><br>
Some of the bodies were found with notes attached that said "pervert."<br><br>
The killings came after influential clerics in the district preached against homosexuality.
(PDF - 167 Kb) Document Date: 13 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 247)
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Iraqi leaders 'ignoring murder of homosexuals' : Iraq's leaders have been accused of ignoring a wave of violence against homosexual men. - www.telegraph.co.uk - 04/13/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
In recent weeks, 25 young men and boys have been killed in the country and gay rights groups claim the government has given tacit support to the death squads by staying silent on the crimes.<br><br>
The lack of action by the authorities has prompted Amnesty International to the Iraqi President, Nouri al-Maliki, demanding "urgent and concerted action" by his government to stop the killings, according to the Independent.
(PDF - 90 Kb) Document Date: 13 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 298)
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Iraqi leaders attacked over spate of homophobic murders: Dozens of young men and boys killed by death squads in Baghdad - By Nigel Morris, Deputy Political Editor - www.independent.co.uk - 04/13/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Iraqi leaders are accused of turning a blind eye to a spate of murders of homosexuals after 25 young men and boys were killed in recent weeks.<br><br>
Gay groups claim the Iraqi government is giving tacit support to the death squads targeting young homosexuals who venture outdoors.<br><br>
In an unusual move, Amnesty International will today write to the Iraqi President, Nouri al-Maliki, demanding "urgent and concerted action" by his government to stop the killings. Amnesty said the murders appear to have been carried out by militiamen and relatives of the victims, after being incited by religious leaders. Homosexuality has always been taboo in the country, but a surge of killings followed religious leaders' sermons condemning "deviancy".
(PDF - 94 Kb) Document Date: 13 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 197)
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Killing of gay Iraqis shouldn't be ignored - www.denverpost.com 04/13/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
In the past two months, at least 25 men and boys were killed, usually by multiple gunshots, their bodies often left with signs in Arabic that declared: "pervert."<br><br>
Meanwhile, Iraqis are murdered for many reasons, greatly complicating the situation on the ground. It's hard to imagine the country will have much stability or peace if it can't quell such things as religious killings and the so-called "honor killings" of women who may have had extramarital relations.
(PDF - 232 Kb) Document Date: 13 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 316)
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Russian activists found guilty of violating gay-propaganda ban - Rex Wockner International News #781- 04/13/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Moscow Pride members Nikolai Baev and Irina Fet were found guilty April
6 of violating a local law in the Ryazan region that bans exposing
minors to homosexual propaganda.<br><br>
Baev and Fet were part of a small group of activists who deliberately
violated the law March 30 by carrying pro-gay signs near a school and
library in downtown Ryazan, which is 200 km (120 miles) southeast of
Moscow.
(PDF - 30 Kb) Document Date: 13 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 290)
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MEPs take up Russian gay rights crusade - Rex Wockner International News #779 - 03/30/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Twenty-two members of the European Parliament have sent a letter to the Council
of Europe's Committee of Ministers complaining about Moscow Mayor Yuri
Luzhkov's permanent ban on public gay events and similar bans elsewhere in
Russia.<br><br>
"Since May 2006, the Russian Federation officials have banned 167 public events
planned by the local LGBT community in Moscow and other cities across the
country," the letter states. "Several Members of the European Parliament were
present during attempts to stage marches in support of freedom and rights for
sexual minorities in May 2006 and May 2007, marches which led to the beating of
LGBT activists in the streets of Moscow."
(PDF - 26 Kb) Document Date: 30 Mar 2009 (Downloads: 283)
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Serbia bans GLB discrimination - Rex Wockner International News #779 - 03/30/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Serbia's National Assembly banned all forms of discrimination based on sexual
orientation March 26. <br><br>
The vote was 127-59, one more vote than was needed for passage. Sixty-four
deputies did not show up to vote. <br><br>
"The law says that sexual orientation is a private matter and no one should be
asked to express their sexual orientation in public," the local lesbian rights
group Labris said in a statement. "On the other hand, (it says) everybody has
the right to express their sexual orientation in public and not be
discriminated against because of that."
(PDF - 23 Kb) Document Date: 30 Mar 2009 (Downloads: 305)
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Thailand: Without equality, tolerance for gays is just a myth - www.nationmultimedia.com- 04/03/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
THERE'S a myth, especially among foreigners, that Thailand is "tolerant" towards gays and transgenders. After all, hardly a day goes by without one seeing ladyboys or katoeys (male-to-female transgenders). Most Thais also like to believe in such a feel-good story, as well as spin it to foreigners. To say anything to the contrary will cause a loss of face. However, that kind of simplistic rationale based on visibility is akin to reasoning that Thai women must have equal rights to men because every other Thai appears to be female. <br><br>Even long-term foreign residents aren't likely to have heard about, for example, a bisexual woman who was burned alive in 2006, and the rape, murder and burning of a lesbian last year. Both cases were reported only in the Thai dailies. Rarely will they pick up stories on constant harassment and discrimination against katoeys, whose life options are severely limited. These "non-issues" are often brushed aside by Thais.
(PDF - 67 Kb) Document Date: 3 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 345)
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Arrestan a estudiante de curso de periodismo dictado por la Universidad Internacional de la Florida - A journalism student of the International University of Florida is arrested - Aliomar Janjaque Chivaz / LGBT-Cuba-Noticias-Hoy www.cubanet.org - 04/02/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Los arrestos, el acoso y las intimidaciones por la Seguridad del Estado cubana y la Policía Nacional Revolucionaria (PNR), se han acentuado desde que se ha conocido nuestra matrícula en el curso de periodismo habilitatorio ofrecido mediante videoconferencias por la Universidad Internacional de la Florida en los Estados Unidos y auspiciado por la Sección de Intereses de Estados Unidos en Cuba.<br><br>"Yo soy estudiante de sociología en la universidad de la Habana y estoy bajo amenaza de ser expulsado junto a otro estudiante de psicología si persistimos en seguir superándonos mediante este curso de la FIU" , dijo Mario José Delgado González, de 27 años, defensor de los derechos específicos de la comunidad homosexual, vicepresidente de la organización ilegal, "Fundación Cubana LGBT Reinaldo Arenas", quien fuera apresado el pasado viernes en la estación policial de la zona 8 de Alamar, municipio de Habana del Este, tras comparecer ante las autoridades debido a una citación expedida por la (PNR), e interrogado por el Teniente Leonardo y el Capitán Raúl, quienes decidieron dejarlo preso durante 4 días por insistir en continuar asistiendo al mencionado curso de periodismo<br><br>
Arrests, harassment and intimidation by the Cuban State Security and the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) have increased since our registration in an authorized journalism course offered by means of video conferences by the International University of Florida in the United States and facilitated by the Special Interest Section of the United States in Cuba became known.<br><br>
"I am a sociology student at the University of Havana and I am under threat of being expelled along with another psychology student if we persist in continuing to better ourselves by means of this course from FIU" said Mario José Delgado González, 27 year old defender of specific rights of the homosexual community, vice-president of the illegal organization, "Cuban LGBT Foundation Reinaldo Arena," who was imprisoned last Friday en the Zone 8 Police Station of Alamar, municipality of East Havana, after appearing before the authorities owing to a citation issued by the (PNR), and interrogated by Lieutenant Leonardo and Captain Raúl, who decided to leave him in jail for 4 days for having insisted on continuing attending the aforementioned journalism course.
(PDF - 155 Kb) Document Date: 4 Apr 2009 (Downloads: 327)
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