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Mauritania-State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Although Shari'a outlaws homosexuality under certain conditions, secular laws do not. There was no evidence of systematic discrimination by either society or government against persons with HIV/AIDS; however, taboos and beliefs associated with the disease caused victims in some areas to face isolation or exclusion. The stigma related to the disease and the belief that victims are guilty of violating Islamic practices contributed to underreporting of HIV infection, the incidence of which was likely significantly higher than the official figure of 1 percent.
(PDF - 119 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 508)
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Mauritius-State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
In 2006 the government responded with the introduction of the HIV/AIDS Act 2006 for the protection of HIV/AIDS patients against stigmatization and discrimination due to a 2004 case where a woman was evicted from her rented house after she publicly revealed that she had AIDS. On August 12, the media reported that a citizen was not granted permission to marry an HIV positive South African citizen based on her HIV status. Authorities based their initial refusal on clauses of the Immigration and Civil Status Acts. Following lobbying by local NGOs, the couple was granted special permission to marry. By year's end the law had not been amended in accordance with the HIV/AIDS Act 2006.
(PDF - 121 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 458)
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Mexico-State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
While homosexuals experienced a growing social acceptance, the National Center to Prevent and Control HIV/AIDS stated that discrimination persisted. Homophobic beliefs and practices were common, reflected principally in entertainment media programs and everyday attitudes. Reports of attacks against homosexuals and transsexuals were frequent.
(PDF - 122 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 389)
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Colombia Rejects Plan For People To Carry Condoms-The Daily Journal 03/03/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
City councilors in southwestern Colombia have struck down a proposal to force people to carry condoms at all times, but the bill's sponsor on Tuesday said he will seek a popular referendum.
(PDF - 101 Kb) Document Date: 3 Mar 2006 (Downloads: 449)
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Croatian Gays Pleads For Acceptance-RainbowNetwork.com 10/12/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Over 1,000 Croatian gays, lesbians, bisexuals and their supporters have signed their names in several newspaper ads that plead for greater tolerance.
(PDF - 106 Kb) Document Date: 12 Oct 2005 (Downloads: 466)
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Czech Gays March Against President-Rex Wockner-International News #619-03/06/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Around 100 people marched from Wenceslas Square to Prague Castle Feb.24 in protest against Czech president Vaclav Klaus' recent veto a same-sex partnership bill that passed Parliament.
(PDF - 17 Kb) Document Date: 6 Mar 2006 (Downloads: 469)
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Czech President Vetoes Partnership Bill-Rex Wockner-International News #617-02/20/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Czech President Vaclav Klaus vetoed a same-sex registered-partnership bill Feb 16, Czech news outlets reported.
(PDF - 22 Kb) Document Date: 20 Feb 2006 (Downloads: 488)
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China: Harassment of HIV/AIDS Activists Intensifies- HIV/AIDS Meetings Disrupted, Offices Shuttered, Advocates Targeted- HRW 08/21/07 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(New York, August 21, 2007) ? The Chinese government?s ongoing harassment of HIV/AIDS activists and intensified surveillance of AIDS support groups raise serious questions about its commitment to combating the illness, Human Rights Watch said today.<br><br>
Over the past three weeks police have forced the cancellation of three separate meetings on HIV/AIDS in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong province and Kaifeng in Henan province. Henan authorities have also ordered the closure of an HIV/AIDS support group?s offices and are harassing a leading HIV/AIDS activist there.
(PDF - 75 Kb) Document Date: 21 Aug 2007 (Downloads: 372)
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Jail for Chinese rights activist [HIV]- BBC News 04/03/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
A prominent activist who publicised human rights abuses across China has been convicted of subversion and jailed for three-and-a-half years.<br><br>He has long campaigned for the environment, religious freedom and for the rights of people with HIV and Aids.
(PDF - 48 Kb) Document Date: 3 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 392)
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Panama: Gays pueden ser policías- Gays can be police officers- La Critica , by Rocío I. Martins A. 04/07/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
El jefe de la Policía Nacional, Rolando Mirones, admitió que los homosexuales pueden formar parte de la institución, siempre y cuando cumplan la Constitución, las leyes y los reglamentos durante el desempeño de sus funciones.<br><br>
The chief of the National Police, Rolando Mirones, announced that homosexuals may be part of the institution, always and when they follow the Constitution, the laws and rules during the carrying out of their duties.
(PDF - 56 Kb) Document Date: 7 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 453)
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Activists denounce prosecution of Ukrainian gay newspaper- Rex Wockner International News #728- 04/07/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The heads of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
and the European branch of the International Lesbian and Gay Association
wrote Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko and other officials March 20
demanding that the public prosecutor in Kiev drop criminal charges
against the newspaper published by the gay community center Nash Mir.
(PDF - 18 Kb) Document Date: 4 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 482)
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Costa Rica declares National Day Against Homophobia- Rex Wockner International News # 728- 04/07/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Costa Rican President Óscar Arias Sánchez and Health Minister María
Luisa Ávila have issued an executive decree designating May 17 as
National Day Against Homophobia.<br><br>
It states: "Public institutions must amply disseminate the objectives of
this commemoration. They also must facilitate, promote and support
activities directed at the eradication of homophobia."
(PDF - 17 Kb) Document Date: 4 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 352)
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Ecuadorean president supports same-sex partnerships- Rex Wockenr International News # 728- 04/07/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said March 29 that the government
"will seek to grant certain guarantees to stable homosexual unions but
without ever arriving at the point of marriage."
(PDF - 17 Kb) Document Date: 7 Apr 2008 (Downloads: 376)
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Jamaica-US State DepartmentCountry Reports on Human Rights Practices-2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination <br><br> The law prohibits "acts of gross indecency" (generally interpreted as any kind of physical intimacy) between men, in public or in private, which are punishable by 10 years in prison. The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All Sexuals, and Gays (J-FLAG) continued to report human rights abuses, including police harassment, arbitrary detention, mob attacks, stabbings, harassment of homosexual patients by hospital and prison staff, and targeted shootings of homosexuals. Police often did not investigate such incidents. J-FLAG members also reported death threats, as well as threats to burn down its offices. In October members of J-Flag reported that they were considering sending a prominent AIDS spokesman abroad due to concerns for his personal safety in the country.
(PDF - 103 Kb) Document Date: 10 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 414)
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Jordan-US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination<br><br> Societal discrimination against homosexuals existed. There were reports of individuals leaving the country out of fear they would be harmed by their family for being homosexual. HIV/AIDS was a taboo subject in society, and public awareness was limited. Many citizens assumed the disease was a problem exclusively of foreigners due to government requirements that only foreigners be tested for HIV annually.
(PDF - 95 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 426)
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Kazakhstan-US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons<br><br> The law prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, disability, language, or social status; however, the government did not enforce this effectively. Violence against women, trafficking in persons, and discrimination against persons with disabilities, homosexuals, and non-ethnic Kazakhs in government were problems.<br><br>
<br.<br> Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination<br><br> Although there were no official statistics on discrimination based on sexual orientation, there were reports of such discrimination. Representatives of international organizations reported that negative social attitudes towards marginalized groups, including homosexuals, impeded these groups' willingness to come forward and, consequently, hindered their access to HIV/AIDS programs. The law prohibits discrimination against persons with HIV and AIDS; however, observers report that cultural stigmas against drug users and other at-risk groups continued to affect general access to information, services, treatment, and care.
(PDF - 97 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 420)
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Kenya-US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination<br><br> There was societal discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) and other civic leaders condemned homosexuality and argued against legalizing gay marriages. A group in Mombasa created the Muslim Youth Pressure Group to oppose homosexuality. There was societal discrimination against homosexuals and persons with HIV/AIDS. 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. However, there were fewer reports of violence against persons with HIV/AIDS.
(PDF - 96 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 437)
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Kuwait-US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination <br><br> Homosexuality is illegal, and there was discrimination against homosexuals in societal attitudes and legal issues. On December 10, the National Assembly approved a law to impose a fine of $3,450 (1,000 dinars) and/or one year's imprisonment for those imitating the appearance of the opposite sex in public. According to HRW, in December police arrested several individuals they believed were imitating the appearance of the opposite sex. For example, on December 18, police arrested three individuals at a police checkpoint in Salimeya and days later arrested three more individuals in Kuwait City. On December 21, police arrested three individuals in Hawalli district and two others at a police checkpoint. According to HRW, the men were subjected to physical and psychological abuse while in detention in Tahla prison. HRW reported that the detainees did not have access to counsel. At year's end the men remained in detention.
(PDF - 102 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 494)
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Kyrgyz Republic US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons<br><br> The law prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, disability, language, or social status; however, in practice there was discrimination against women, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and homosexuals. Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination<br><br> According to a 2005 Dutch study, persons of nontraditional sexual orientation, particularly homosexual men, were among the most oppressed groups, although the country does not outlaw homosexuality. Those whose nontraditional sexual orientation was publicly known risked physical and verbal abuse, possible loss of work, and unwanted attention from police and authorities, particularly lower ranking officers. Incarcerated gay men were often openly victimized in prisons by inmates and officials alike.
(PDF - 96 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2008 (Downloads: 471)
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Laos-US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2007-03/11/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination<br><br> Within lowland Lao society, despite wide and growing tolerance of homosexual practices, societal discrimination persisted against such practices. There was no official discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS, but social discrimination existed. The government actively promoted tolerance of those with HIV/AIDS, and during the year it conducted awareness campaigns to educate the population and promote understanding toward such persons.
(PDF - 94 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 483)
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