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Television company fined for making gays look 'normal'- www.pinknews.co.uk- By Adam Lake ? April 24, 2008 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Singapore's City State Regulator has fined a television station £5000 for featuring a gay couple in way that makes them look 'normal.'<br><br>
The Media Development Authority fined MediaCorp TV for featuring the couple with their adoptive son, claiming that it "promoted a gay lifestyle."
(PDF - 69 Kb) Document Date: 24 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 459)
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Albania - US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2005 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor-3/8/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
NGOs claimed that police targeted the country's homosexual community for abuse. According to the general secretary of Gay Albania, the police often arbitrarily arrested homosexuals and then physically and verbally abused them while they were in detention. According to the ombudsman's office, in June police at the Tirana police commissariat detained, insulted, and physically mistreated a member of the Gay Albania association. Medical experts verified the mistreatment, and the ombudsman's office started an investigation. No action had been taken against the police by year's end.
(PDF - 247 Kb) Document Date: 8 Mar 2006 (Downloads: 462)
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Albania Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2004 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2/28/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The AHRG claimed that police targeted the country's homosexual community. According to the General Secretary of Gay Albania, the police often arbitrarily arrested homosexuals and then physically and verbally abused them while they were in detention. In October, the General Secretary of Gay Albania claimed that he was refused citizenship because he was homosexual.
(PDF - 266 Kb) Document Date: 28 Feb 2005 (Downloads: 441)
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Brazil vive 'homocausto', dice presidente de grupo gay- Brazil is living a homocaust says president of gay group- Reuters 04/21/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brasil tiene la mayor tasa mundial de asesinatos de gay y travestis, con 122 muertes violentas el año pasado entre esos grupos, dijo el lunes el titular de una organización brasileña de defensa de los derechos de homosexuales.<br><br>
"Vivimos un verdadero 'homocausto,"' aseguró Luiz Mott, presidente del Grupo Gay de Bahia, estado del noreste brasileño, en una entrevista con la estatal Radio Nacional.<br><br>
Brazil has the largest rate in the world of gay and transvestite murders, with 122 violent deaths last year among these groups, announced the headline of a Brazilian organization which defends the rights of homosexuals.<br><br>
We live in a true "homocaust," asserted Luiz Mott, president of the Gay Group of Bahia, a state in the northeast of Brazil, in an interview with the state National Radio.
(PDF - 58 Kb) Document Date: 21 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 443)
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Chile: la discriminación laboral a gays, lesbianas y trans será sancionada- Labor discrimination to gays, lesbians and trangenders will be sanctioned- www.agmagazine.com.ar 04/07/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Un gran avance supone la aplicación de la nueva Justicia Laboral en Chile que también sancionará los casos de discriminación a las minorías sexuales.<br><br>La extensa lucha dada por el Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual de Chile (Movilh) ante el Ministerio del Trabajo, la Dirección del Trabajo y el Parlamento posibilitará que la nueva Justicia Laboral beneficie también a las y los trabajadores gays, lesbianas, bisexuales y transexuales, aún cuando la reforma sólo hace referencias generales al fenómeno de la discriminación.
(PDF - 271 Kb) Document Date: 7 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 423)
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Clinton, Obama weigh in on plight of Iranian gays- By JOSHUA LYNSEN, Washington Blade | 04/23/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Activist asks campaigns to condemn U.K. deportations<br><br>According to Equality Forum, at least 12 gay Iranians living in Britain risk deportation, including Pegah Emambakhsh, a 40-year-old lesbian whose case last year gained international attention.
(PDF - 796 Kb) Document Date: 23 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 336)
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En Chihuahua no cesan agresiones contra transexuales- Aggression against Transsexuals continues in Chihuahua- www.sentidog.com 04/09/08: http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=20793 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
México DF - (NotieSe)<br><br>
Almost a year after elements of the Military Police of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, better known as Milipol, beat a little more than 40 transgender women and transsexuals, whose homes were destroyed as a part of a police operation, the municipal authorities have not punished those responsible, due to the fact that a climate of impunity continues, denounced Mercedes Fernández, president of the Lesbian-Gay Movement of Chihuahua.<br><br>
A casi un año de que elementos de la Policía Militar de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, mejor conodida como Milipol, golpearan a poco más de 40 mujeres transgénero y transexuales, cuyas casas fueron destruidas como parte de un operativo policiaco, las autoridades municipales no han castigado a los responsables por lo que se mantiene el clima de impunidad, denunció Mercedes Fernández, presidenta del Movimiento Lésbico Gay Chihuahuense.
(PDF - 324 Kb) Document Date: 9 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 375)
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Homosexuals in Albania - Outlaws-By Ben Andoni-Media Diversity Institute-08/17/02 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
On Aug. 17, 2002, Bashkim Arapi took a dose of poison. Several hours later he passed away at a hospital in Tirana, the Albanian capital. The only person at his side was his partner of 12 years. A handful of people attended the funeral. No one from his immediate family or relatives came to pay their respects to the deceased. He died abandoned and scorned by the majority of the population. Just because he was president of the Association of Homosexuals of Albania. "The Albanian population is strongly anti-homosexual. The latest public opinion polls show that the vast majority of citizens see us as sick people. Publicly declaring yourself as a homosexual means you can't get a decent job, your whole family disavows you. Only Albanians know what it's like to have your family turn its back on you," says Naser Almalek, the association's secretary. He is one of the few members of the organization who dares talk to the media openly and under his real name.
(PDF - 110 Kb) Document Date: 17 Aug 2002 (Downloads: 491)
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Panamá quedó ante la ONU como un país que no respeta los derechos de los homosexuales- Panama remained before the UN as a country that does not respect the rights of homosexuals-By Rogelio Adonican rodonican@estrelladepanama.com- www.estrelladepanama.com 04/10/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
El informe, de 53 páginas, se refiere a todos los tipos de discriminación, que a juicio de la RDH Panamá, se dan en el país. Una de las pruebas de esa supuesta discriminación contra los homosexuales, que está contenida en el informe, es el Reglamento de la Policía Nacional que ?castiga con la pérdida del empleo o la libertad, la práctica de actos lésbicos y homosexuales de los policías, las cuales violan no solo el derecho a la no discriminación, sino a la igualdad ante la Ley, a la intimidad y al trabajo, entre otros?. Es el debate que mantiene enfrascado al director de la Policía Nacional, Rolando Mirones, con el ministro de Gobierno y Justicia, Daniel Delgado Diamante. Mirones apoya que los homosexuales sean policías y Delgado Diamante dice que eso no ocurrirá mientras él sea ministro.<br><br>
The report, 53 pages long, refers to all kinds of discrimination, in the judgment of RDH (Human Rights Network), which occur in the country. One proof of the supposed discrimination against homosexuals, which is contained in the report, is the Bylaws of the National Police which "punishes with the loss of employment or liberty, the practice of lesbian or homosexual acts on the part of the police, which violates not only the non-discrimination right, but to equality before the law, to the intimacy and the job, among others." It is the debate which keeps the director of the National Police, Rolando Mirones, entangled with the Minister of Governement and Justice, Daniel Delgado Eiamante. Mirones supports homosexuals being police and Delgado Diamante says that this will not happen while he is he minister.
(PDF - 72 Kb) Document Date: 10 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 297)
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Peru: A pesar de agresión policial-Jóvenes gays, lesbianas y trans lavaron la bandera exigiendo al Congreso que respete sus derechos.-In spite police aggression- gays, lesbians and trans youths washed the flag demanding that the Congress respect their rights. - Diario de Lima Gay 04/15/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
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translation by Dusty Araujo- NAPSO Asylum Documentation Coordinator-<br><br>
Un grupo de activistas de diferentes organizaciones juveniles y de lesbianas, gays, trans exigieron la aprobación sin reservas ni observaciones de la Convención Iberoamericana de Derechos de los Jóvenes y reclamaron la renuncia de Judith Puente de la Mata, de la Secretaria Nacional de juventudes.<br><br>
El simbólico lavado de a bandera, que había sido convocado frente al Congreso, se realizó en la Av. Abancay, a unos 200 metros del Palacio Legislativo, lugar hasta donde fueron repelidos a golpes y empellones por la policía.<br><br> --------------------<br>
A group of activists from different youth organizations and lesbians, gays and transgender demanded approval without reserves or observations from the Ibero-American Convention of Youth Rights, and asked for Judith Puente de la Mata, the National Secretariat of Youth to resign.<br><br>
The symbolic washing of the flag, that had been called for in front of the Congress, took place at Albancay Avenue, a scarce 200 meters from the Legislative Palace, place where they were repelled by punches and shoves by the police.
(PDF - 209 Kb) Document Date: 15 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 477)
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Russia: Moscow mayor outlaws May Day gay events- AFP -afp.google.com 04/23/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
MOSCOW (AFP) ? The Moscow mayor's office said on Wednesday it would not allow gay pride marches -- previously broken up by ultra-nationalists -- to take place on this year's May Day holiday.
The announcement came as a gay rights leader said he planned events throughout May to highlight the repression of sexual minorities in Russia.
(PDF - 334 Kb) Document Date: 23 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 323)
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The National strategy of prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in Albania 2004-2010-Let's keep Albania a low HIV prevalence country-Republic of Albania Ministry of Health-12/01/03 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The National Strategy of Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in Albania (NSPCHA) is designed based on the following principles:
- NSPCHA will help in the management, coordination and orientation of the work of government, non-governmental and international organizations with activities in the area of prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in Albania.
- NSPCHA is a comprehensive document using a multifaceted approach to HIV prevention addressing the individual, community, societal and structural level prevention and control needs.
- The strategy will be reviewed and, eventually, modified bi-annually based on dataprovided from monitoring and evaluation process, changes in epidemiological situation, findings of research and scientific work, and possible organizational opportunities.
- NSPCHA will ensure the continuity of the work of all organizations and structures involved in the area of prevention, care, and control of HIV/AIDS in Albania. It will reflect recommendations of international organizations (UNAIDS and WHO, in particular) as well as previous National HIV/AIDS Conferences.
- NSPCHA creates a supportive environment and will guarantee the respect for human rights and places such value in the center of all HIV prevention, care andcontrol activities.
- NSPCHA will ensure that HIV prevention and control programs do the utmost to prevent and control HIV/AIDS based on available resources.
- NSPCHA recognizes the importance of risky behaviors and the role of stigma and discrimination as a barrier to deliver highly effective programs of prevention, care and treatment. On the other hand, the NSPCHA views non-response to the specific needs of at-risk and vulnerable or marginalized groups as covert discrimination through neglect and will therefore focus on developing appropriate responses to their needs.
- NSPCH recognizes the importance of gender based HIV prevention and control programs stressing out gender equality and empowerment of women
- NSPCHA addresses HIV/AIDS prevention and control as multidimensional problem related not only to health and in conjunction with all partners at all levels in the public, private and non profit sector and in coherence with other existing country strategies.
(PDF - 1,595 Kb) Document Date: 1 Dec 2003 (Downloads: 428)
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Tourism Minister dismisses gay rights groups? threat-www.radiojamaica.com/ 04/07/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The gay rights groups claim that Jamaica is a homophobic society where gays and lesbians are at risk of being violently abused by their fellow citizens.<br><br>
They claim the Jamaican government has not done enough to stop violence against homosexuals.
(PDF - 160 Kb) Document Date: 7 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 401)
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China clamps down on queers-by Rachel Cook & Katrina Fox -http://sxnews.e-p.net.au/ 4/9/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Gay and lesbian activists in China fear the government is cracking down on dissidents before the Beijing Olympics in August this year, after the country?s most prominent HIV/AIDS activist, Hu Jia, was sentenced to three and a half years jail last week for ?inciting subversion of state power? in online articles he had written and via interviews with foreign media.<br><br>
Wan Yanhai, one of China?s most outspoken AIDS activists, recently issued an update of current police actions against the GLBTIQ community, in which he notes that three gay bathhouses have been closed down and two gay nightclubs raided.
(PDF - 199 Kb) Document Date: 9 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 335)
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Egypt jails five 'homosexuals' for three years- Middle East Times (AFP) 4/9/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
CAIRO (AFP) A Cairo court on Wednesday jailed five men, four of them HIV positive, for three years on charges of "debauchery" linked to homosexuality, the latest example of what rights groups call a "witch hunt."<br><br>
The men were arrested three weeks ago in a central Cairo restaurant following an argument after which a client accused them of practising homosexuality, in what rights groups say is becoming a familiar pattern of persecution.
(PDF - 402 Kb) Document Date: 9 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 443)
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Egypt jails more men for debauchery- Rex Wockner International News # 730- 04/21/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Egypt sent five more men to prison April 9 for "habitual practice of
debauchery."<br><br>
The men, arrested in an ongoing crackdown mostly on HIV-positive people,
will spend three years in jail followed by an additional three years
when they will have to stay at the police station nightly from 6 p.m. to
6 a.m.<br><br>
The men were abused, tortured, made to confess and force-tested for HIV
after their arrests, according to human-rights groups.
(PDF - 18 Kb) Document Date: 21 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 415)
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Euro court trans decision on Lithuania is final- Rex Wockner International News #730- 04/21/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Lithuania must implement a process for allowing and funding sex-change
operations or pay 40,000 euros ($63,600) to transsexuals who seek the
surgery so they can go to another country to get it, the European Court
of Human Rights said April 9.<br><br>
The determination came in the case of "Mr. L." from the city of
Klaipeda. The 29-year-old was prescribed hormone therapy in 1998 but
denied further therapy in 1999 because it was not clear she would have
access to a sex-change operation. She continued the therapy on her own
and, in 2000, had her breasts removed.
(PDF - 19 Kb) Document Date: 21 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 439)
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Federal Appellate Disagreement on Ecuador-By: ARTHUR S. LEONARD-www.gaycitynews.com 04/10/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
A March 28 ruling by the federal appeals court in Manhattan on a gay Ecuadorian's asylum petition offers striking evidence of the law's inconsistency, directly contradicting a September ruling by the federal appeals court in Atlanta.<br><br>
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The new 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling reverses the Board of Immigration Appeals and calls for a new hearing before an Immigration Judge on Juan Carlos Illescas-Dutan's claim that anti-gay persecution in his home country is bad enough to warrant granting him asylum. Looking at much the same background evidence, Atlanta's 11th Circuit found no reason to question immigration officials' denial of refugee status to another gay Ecuadorian.
(PDF - 581 Kb) Document Date: 10 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 404)
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Lesotho Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2007-3/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination<br><br> There continued to be reports that children orphaned by AIDS, persons with AIDS, and their immediate families were ostracized. The law prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of HIV/AIDS status. The law does not address sexual orientation, and general discrimination against homosexuals was present in the workplace. In June 2006 parliament amended the labor code to include an HIV/AIDS workplace policy. Each government ministry or department provided subsidized medicine and food to its employees with HIV/AIDS, and such assistance was available to all citizens at subsidized prices at all government hospitals. LDF policy states if a soldier is found to be HIV positive after induction, he is not retired or separated. The soldier is provided counseling and testing, and his duties are adapted as appropriate.
(PDF - 96 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 471)
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Liberia-Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2007- 03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination<br><br> There was no societal violence or discrimination based on sexual orientation or against persons with HIV/AIDS.
(PDF - 93 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 432)
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