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Taliban of the Americas- The other Colombia- Raul Zibechi (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Half of the country is in the hands of the paras," Paula says by the candlelight in a bar in La Candelaria, the historic old town of Bogotá that has been declared a World Heritage Site. "Wherever they establish their domain, they impose strict rules on daily life and customs: the haircuts of the young people, the closing times of the bars and clubs, and above all, they control and harass the women." Paula works for an environmental organization and she cannot hide her anguish over a country that she and many other Colombians feel is slipping out of their hands. Daniel, a university professor, more calmly adds, "Here there was a war and the paramilitaries won. The paramilitaries are not only auxiliaries of the stae, but they are also the embodiment of a societal project that hopes to wipe out the social advances and conquests of more than a century.<br><br> In fact, in some regions such as in Magdelena Medio, parts of the resources of the Plan Colombia fell into the hands of the paramilitaries' nongovernmental organizations that manage the plan's social funds. At the same time, with the imposition of strict control over daily life, the project of domination allows "the revival of paternalism of the old landlords without the minimum social obligations of the past." (9) In Barrancabermeja, a paramilitary laboratory, "they prohibited the kids from wearing long hair, earrings, and bracelets. They closed the gay bars, and the beauty parlors of homosexual men were transferred to women. They killed one homosexual man, and then they cut off his penis and put it in the mouth of the dead body." Also, they established a curfew for minors and obligatory schooling until age 17. They limited the hours for public establishments and imposed sanctions and punishments on those who disobey. The report from various human rights organizations about the Magdalena Medio notes: "On a side street in any of the neighborhoods of Barrancabermeja and Puerto Wilches, one can see boys with machete in hand, cleaning the public areas as part of their punishment. In other cases they are forced to wear signs that say that they are thieves, prostitutes, etc." Reaching the end of the report, I find that the anguish of my hosts in Bogotá, Paula and Daniel, is more than justified.
(PDF - 484 Kb) Document Date: 7 Mar 2005 (Downloads: 670)
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Dominican Republic 2 SO [96-99] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 1,523 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 1996 (Downloads: 674)
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Dominican Republic Current Update HIV (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 55,655 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2000 (Downloads: 500)
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Dominican Republic Current Update SO (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 9,479 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2000 (Downloads: 558)
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Treatment of Arabs in Iran (2005 update) (Iran)
Collection of excerpts from other documents.
(RTF - 223 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jun 2005 (Downloads: 2109)
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| 5926. |
Honduras 3 HIV [98-99] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 1,811 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 1998 (Downloads: 777)
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Honduras 3 SO [98-99] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 5,219 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 1998 (Downloads: 692)
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Honduras 4 HIV [2000-02] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 2,882 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2000 (Downloads: 785)
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Honduras 4 SO [02-02] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 10,180 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2002 (Downloads: 623)
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Honduras 5 HIV [03-04] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 2,418 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2003 (Downloads: 702)
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Honduras 5 SO [03-04] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 4,020 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2003 (Downloads: 699)
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| 5932. |
Honduras Current Update HIV (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 1,322 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2005 (Downloads: 759)
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Human Rights and sitgmatization of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Honduras- AEGIS-IAS-7/7/02 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Int Conf AIDS 2002 July 7-12 [Abtract no. ThPeF7967]<br><br>Issues: AIDS/HIV epidemic is one of the top ten public health and social problems in Honduras. Persons living with HIV/AIDS [PLWA] are subjectred to stigmatization, discrimination, marginalization and violations of their human rights [HHRR.
(PDF - 84 Kb) Document Date: 7 Jul 2002 (Downloads: 842)
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Judge alows transgender Honduran to remain in U.S.- The Associated Press-8/4/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
An HIV positive Transgender woman from Honduras can stay indefinitely in the United States because she would face physical threats and a lack of medical care if she returned to her native country, a federal judge ruled.
(PDF - 35 Kb) Document Date: 4 Aug 2005 (Downloads: 808)
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Obstacles and opportunities for expanding access to rapid HIV testing and ARV treatment in Honduras (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
7/16/04<br><br> IAS- Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16[Abtract no. D11917] Schiff EC, Rivera Scott, Dvorzak JL<br><br>Issues: HIV seroprevalence in Honduras is the hightest in Central America [1.2%].
(PDF - 86 Kb) Document Date: 16 Jul 2004 (Downloads: 782)
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Reducing Stigma and Discrimination in Honduras- AEGIS-USAID-1/19/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 372 Kb) Document Date: 19 Jan 2005 (Downloads: 893)
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| 5937. |
Angola 1 HIV [93-98] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 1,491 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 1993 (Downloads: 528)
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Angola 1 HIV [93-98] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Table of contents:<br>
* Articles(emails); <br>Directory of Legal Instruments Dealing with HIV and Infection and AIDS, Tabular Information on Legal Instruments Dealing with HIV Infection and AIDS
(PDF - 1,491 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 1993 (Downloads: 691)
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Angola 1 SO [93-98] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Table of contents:<br>
* Status of Sexual Minorities<br>
*Articles(Book Excerpts); ILGA Bulletin
(PDF - 517 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 1993 (Downloads: 778)
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Angola Curent Update SO (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 772 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 1994 (Downloads: 719)
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