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Nigeria: Research Suggests MSM Community Spreads HIV/AIDS In Abuja - by Mongezi Mhlongo, www.mask.org.za, on 11/30/09: http://globalgayz.com/country/Nigeria/view/NGA/gay-nigeria-news-and-reports-2-3 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"'Discrimination and ignorance from society is a major factor, and makes it difficult for MSM?s to seek service as seeking they are scared of being discriminated against which explains the high prevalence AIDS amongst MSMs', said Ifeanyi Kelly Orazulika, Executive Director of Alliance Rights Nigeria. <br><br>
Nessa Dennis, a human rights defender from Nigeria rubbished such claims, adding 'personally, and as an LGBTI community member and also as one of the team member that was present at the public hearing on the Same Gender Prohibition Bill, I would say that the MSM/LGBTI community is very visible. There are many incidents that made national news concerning unlawful arrests and torture and violation of LGBTI rights that prove that LGBTI/ MSMs exist in Nigeria.' 'The LGBTI community is underground right now, holding monthly meetings to give support to each other. The community is not safe therefore they are trying to be invisible so as not to spark up controversies that might speed up the passing of the Same Gender Prohibition Bill', she said."
(PDF - 159 Kb) Document Date: 30 Nov 2009 (Downloads: 63)
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Nigerian gay man Uche Nanbuife faces deportation from Britain - by LGBT Asylum News on 11/27/10: http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=40ba905ad7640a17cdeb81c96&id=099fcc48b0&e=bc282d5c4f (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Uche Nnabuife is a 33-year old Christian Nigerian national who has been detained at Haslar Immigration and Removal Centre, since November 2009. He has received removal directions for 6 December on flight KL1000 at 6:35am from Heathrow Terminal 4, continuing on KL587 at 11:20am to Lagos. He is gay and is afraid of being killed if he returns to Nigeria. <br><br>
In 1990 he was discovered with another man and was strung up, badly beaten, burnt and abused leading to several weeks in hospital. He saved money to leave the country, working as a male prostitute, where the property that he was living with was attacked. Fearing for his life, Uche arrived in the UK in 2005 and his application for leave to remain has been rejected."
(PDF - 264 Kb) Document Date: 27 Nov 2010 (Downloads: 57)
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Pakistan's Lesbians Live In Silence, Love In Secret - by Habiba Nosheen, www.npr.org, on 01/17/11: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/17/132711102/pakistans-lesbians-live-in-silence-love-in-secret (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"In an Islamic country like Pakistan, lesbians can be imprisoned for life. However, Fatima says, it is not the law that gays and lesbians fear ? it's family and neighbors, whom she suspects murder many gays and lesbians in honor killings. <br><br>
'Because in our society, women don't have sexual needs, desires, drives, whatever. And those that do, run brothels,' Kiran says. 'Either you are a nice girl, or you are a fast girl. So if we are fast girls, it means that men come and visit us. If we are nice girls, it means that girls come and visit us, which works out.'"
(PDF - 131 Kb) Document Date: 17 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 46)
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Kenyan Gays Battle Prejudice - by Denis Nzioka, www.gaykenya.com, on 02/03/11: http://www.gaykenya.com/news/3893.html (Kenya)
"'We have had (recent) cases of police beating up gay people. We have had gay parties being raided by police, or any effeminate guy, maybe in a club, being thrown out by bouncers or the police being called to arrest this person,' Nzioka says. 'We also have cases of gay people being blackmailed. I know of one well-known Kenyan who has paid blackmailers 200,000 Shillings (about
US$ 2,500) to prevent him being exposed as a homosexual.' <br><br>
But Nzioka also says families are the 'main [source of] discrimination' against Kenya's homosexuals. 'Many Kenyans are exposed as gays and then their families, on who they mostly depend for their material needs, reject them, leaving them destitute,' he says, adding that because of 'isolation and loneliness,' many gay Kenyans abuse drugs and commit suicide. <br><br>
He says most of these [lesbian] women, 'fearing public shame,' pay the bribes. 'So lesbianism in Kenya is covered up,' says Nzioka. 'That is one of the reasons why it has been so hard to collect statistics on women who have sex with women in Kenya and the HIV prevalence among this group.'"
(PDF - 398 Kb) Document Date: 3 Feb 2011 (Downloads: 96)
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Living In Shadows, Being Gay In Kenya - by Lesego Tlhwale, www.behindthemask.org, on 02/02/10: http://globalgayz.com/country/Kenya/view/KEN/gay-kenya-news-and-reports-2010 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Kenya, A documentary reflecting the issues of 'Being gay in Kenya' is in the pipeline and with it, producers say they want to break the myth that gays and lesbians do not exist in the country, as believed by some members of society. Comprising of first hand experiences of gay Kenyans, the documentary reveals issues of homophobia, stereotyping and stigma in a society in which the majority feel that homosexuality is unAfrican and unbiblical. In the documentary, some participants reveal how they have had to stay in the closet for fear of being identified as gay, while others are said to live double lives in order to fit into society. <br><br>
Since safety is a big concern, participants' names and identities are carefully protected to avoid recognition, which could lead to further stigma, discrimination and even violence."
(PDF - 159 Kb) Document Date: 2 Feb 2010 (Downloads: 55)
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Facing Double Discrimination: Cambodian Lesbians Are Breaking the Silence by Meghan Lewis on September 17, 2010; http://thewip.net/contributors/2010/09/facing_double_discrimination_c.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"The lack of visibility for Cambodian lesbians often leaves them feeling isolated not only from heterosexual society, but from the more visible gay and MSM communities as well.'
(PDF - 459 Kb) Document Date: 17 Sep 2010 (Downloads: 62)
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Indonesia: Police Allow Fundamentalists to Disrupt Another LGBT Event by the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission on June 8, 2010; http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/resourcecenter/1140.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Twenty-four hours after they issued a permit to do so, police in Yogyakarta, Indonesia denied lesbians, gay men, waria (third gender), women's-rights activists, interfaith-youth activists, and other human-rights activists the right to hold a cultural performance to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO)."
(PDF - 107 Kb) Document Date: 8 Jun 2010 (Downloads: 52)
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Estonia: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 02/02/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: welcome inclusion of sexual orientation in the Equal Treatment
Act and recommend that: a) gender identity also be included in the grounds of protection; b) public
awareness and education programmes, including on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender
identity, be developed to help advance tolerance on these grounds; c) sensitivity training on
grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity be provided to relevant authorities, including law
enforcement and judicial officers; d) same-sex partners be accorded the same rights and
responsibilities as opposite-sex partners, and; e) the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of
International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity be applied as
a guide to assist in policy development.
(PDF - 245 Kb) Document Date: 2 Feb 2011 (Downloads: 49)
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Georgia: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 01/28/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: recommend that: a) sexual orientation and gender identity be
included as grounds in anti-discrimination legislation; b) public education and awareness
campaigns be implemented to promote tolerance and respect on these grounds; c) sensitivity
training on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity be provided to relevant authorities,
including law enforcement and judicial officers; d) a legislative audit be carried out, as suggested
by UNAIDS, to ensure the inclusion of all vulnerable and at-risk populations in HIV programmes,
and; e) the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation
to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity be applied as a guide to assist in policy development.
(PDF - 247 Kb) Document Date: 28 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 54)
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Mozambique: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 02/01/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: repeal criminal sanctions against sexual activity between
consenting adults; ensure the right to freedom of association and enable the registration of NGOs
working on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity, such as LAMBDA, without undue delay.
(PDF - 235 Kb) Document Date: 1 Feb 2011 (Downloads: 67)
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Myanmar: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 01/27/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: bring legislation into conformity with Myanmar?s commitment to
equality and non-discrimination by repealing all provisions which may be applied to criminalise
sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex.
(PDF - 228 Kb) Document Date: 27 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 51)
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Namibia: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 01/31/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: recommend prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of
sexual orientation and gender identity in anti-discrimination legislation; further recommend that no
laws are applied to criminalise sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex.
(PDF - 233 Kb) Document Date: 31 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 57)
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Nepal: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 01/25/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: a) expedite the implementation of the Supreme Court ruling
upholding equal rights in granting citizenship and identity documents to third gender persons; b)
ensure that sexual and gender minorities have equal access to health care, housing, education,
employment, goods and services and civic participation programmes without discrimination; c)
allocate sufficient resources to facilitate relevant Ministries implementing the Supreme Court ruling,
and to enable development of appropriate education, health, housing, employment and other
support programmes for LGBTI people; d) integrate sexual orientation and gender identity
throughout non-discrimination laws and programmes, including training programmes for police,
security forces and other state officials; and e) engage in broad consultation with civil society
working on sexual orientation and gender identity issues to ensure that any legal reform, such as
the proposed new criminal and civil codes, complies with principles of equality and nondiscrimination.
(PDF - 241 Kb) Document Date: 25 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 62)
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Niger: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 02/01/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: include sexual orientation and gender identity as grounds in
anti-discrimination initiatives, and include all vulnerable populations in HIV education and
prevention programmes.
(PDF - 223 Kb) Document Date: 1 Feb 2011 (Downloads: 66)
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Oman: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 01/26/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: recommend that Oman bring its legislation into conformity with
its commitment to equality and non-discrimination and its international human rights obligations by
repealing any provisions which may be applied to criminalize sexual activity between consenting
adults of the same sex.
(PDF - 229 Kb) Document Date: 26 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 60)
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Paraguay: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 02/02/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: that the bill against all forms of discrimination be adopted and
enacted as soon as possible including discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender
identity, and that the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in
relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity be applied as a guide to assist in policy
development.
(PDF - 244 Kb) Document Date: 2 Feb 2011 (Downloads: 55)
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Prominent U.S. Gay Rights Academic Bashed in Brazil- by Steve Weinstein, www.edgeonthenet.com, on 02/14/11: http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc&sc2=news&sc3&id=116232 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"He looked as though he was talking to people who were hanging out on the street. I started walking down the middle of the boulevard. I turned to street hotel was on, half a block away. There were police kiosks around (empty). Just before I got to the hotel entrance, the guy jumped me, I got up. I started screaming ?Help help!? At that point, he smashed his fist across my face and then ran away. <br><br>
"I went into the hotel entrance; the security guy was right inside the front door. I tried to explain. Nobody there spoke English. They saw the bleeding. I wanted ice cubes to restrict the swelling. I sat in the blood. I started crying. I never thought this would happen. I asked them to call the police. Four came; none spoke English. They refused to make a report."
(PDF - 417 Kb) Document Date: 14 Feb 2011 (Downloads: 63)
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Report on LGTB people murdered in Honduras from June 28, 2009 to January 18, 2011- by Catrachas, translated by IGLHRC (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
All Hondurans, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, have been subjected to increased violence and have received little protection from authorities; however, LGBT people been particularly vulnerable to attacks and murders. Impunity nationwide has created this deadly spike in violence. <br><br> This report documents 33 such murders. While some of these attacks are clearly based on sexual orientation and gender identity, available evidence?including explicit threats?suggest that many were politically motivated.
(PDF - 1,991 Kb) Document Date: 18 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 63)
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Rwanda: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Universal Periodic Review - Suggested Recommendations on Human Rights Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - ARC International 01/24/11: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Key Issues/Recommendations: commend support for inclusion of a reference to sexual
orientation in the recent resolution on extrajudicial executions at the General Assembly.
Recommend that Rwanda: a) prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender
identity; b) ensure the right to freedom of association of organisations working on these issues;
and c) condemn harassment and abuse directed against people because of their sexual orientation
or gender identity.
(PDF - 227 Kb) Document Date: 24 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 62)
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"I feel trapped in a cage." Symon, Malawi Wherever lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are forced to Nowhere to Turn: Blackmail and Extortion of LGBT People in Sub-Saharan AfricaL - Edited by Ryan Thoreson and Sam Cook, IGLHRC, 02/15/11: http://www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/484-1.pdf (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(Johannesburg, February 15, 2011) Antiquated laws against same-sex sexual activity as well as deeply ingrained social stigma result in the all-too-frequent targeting of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Africa for blackmail and extortion, said the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) in a report launched today. <br><br> The report, Nowhere to Turn: Blackmail and Extortion of LGBT People in Sub-Saharan Africa, illustrates how LGBT Africans are made doubly vulnerable by the criminalization of homosexuality and the often-violent stigmatization they face if their sexuality is revealed. Based on research from 2007 to the present, the volume features articles and research by leading African activists and academics on the prevalence, severity and impact of these human rights violations on LGBT people in Cameroon, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe.
(PDF - 3,038 Kb) Document Date: 15 Feb 2011 (Downloads: 53)
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