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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Situation of homosexuals, including legislation and support services; treatment of homosexuals by society and government authorities (2008 - February 2011) Publisher Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Publication Date 03/03/11 - Citation / Document Symbol COD103703.FE: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRBC,,COD,,4db7c4272,0.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Treatment of homosexuals by society
In correspondence sent to the Research Directorate on 28 February 2011, the President of GHB said that, in general, society favours criminalizing [translation] ?acts against nature.? Homosexuality is still taboo in the DRC (Belgium 12 Oct. 2009; The New York Times 5 Aug. 2009; US 11 Mar. 2010, sec. 6). In a telephone interview with the Research Directorate on 21 February 2011, the Secretary General of the Centre for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Centre des droits de l?homme et du droit humanitaire, CDH), an NGO founded in Lubumbashi in 1993 (CDH n.d.), said that homosexuals in the DRC are not open about their sexual orientation (ibid. 21 Feb. 2011). Moreover, according to the authors of an article on homosexuality in the DRC published by Africultures, whose offices are in France and which publishes a magazine on African art and culture (Africultures n.d.), there are no public places for homosexuals in the capital city of Kinshasa (5 May 2009).
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Mexico: Michoacán, tercer lugar en crímenes por homofobia / Michoacán, third place in crimes due to homophobia - by www.quadratin.com.mx, 11/16/11: http://www.quadratin.com.mx/Noticias/Michoacan-tercer-lugar-en-crimenes-por-homofobia (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
MORELIA, Mich., 17 de noviembre del 2011.- Michoacán se encuentra en el tercer lugar nacional por crímenes de odio por homofobia. En los últimos 15 años se contabilizaron un total de 705 delitos de este tipo en el país de los cuales 77 se perpetuaron en la entidad. [1]
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Entre los mecanismos en cómo se cometieron estos crímenes prevalecen: arma blanca, estrangulación, golpes, arma de fuego, atropellamientos, envenenamiento y mutilación. [1]
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Se explicó que los crímenes de odio se caracterizan por la saña, la crueldad y el abuso; y que están asociados con la brutalidad, la humillación, el abuso de poder, la tortura, el dolor y sufrimiento. [2]
(PDF - 502 Kb) Document Date: 16 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 18)
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Movilh denuncia que transexual y su pareja sufren "brutal discriminación" de vecinos en Cartagena / MOVILH denounces that transgender and her partner suffer ?brutal discrimination? from neighbors in Cartagena.- by La Nacion, on 11/16/11: http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/2011/11/16/512988/movilh-denuncia-que-transexual-y-su-pareja-sufren-brutal-discriminacion-de-vecinos-en-cartagena.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Pese a que realizaron la denuncia a Carabineros y a la Fiscalía de San?Antonio, los ataques no han cesado. "Los han agredido física y?verbalmente, les han lanzado basura, dañado su casa y amenazado de?muerte. Durante cuatro años los atropellos han sido sistemáticos y no?han cesado", señaló el presidente del Movilh, Rolando Jiménez.?<br><br>?"Durante ocho años la transexual Sandy Rojas Aguilera y su pareja?trabajaron incansablemente para cumplir el sueño de la casa propia y?lo lograron el 2007. Lo que debió haber sido una alegría se trasformó,?sin embargo, en una pesadilla (por los ataques)", añadió, denunciando?además que la discriminación, en algunos casos, también ha provenido?de parte de funcionarios policiales. [1]
(PDF - 35 Kb) Document Date: 16 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 16)
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Nikolai Alexeyev's personal commentary on bans of "gay propaganda" in Russia: by Nikolai Baev [nikiprok@gmail.com] -Thursday, November 17, 2011 1:21 AM (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
After Ryazan in 2006 and Arkhangelsk, this autumn the regional parliament of St. Petersburg is considering a bill which will outlaw ?the promotion of homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender rights to minors?. St. Petersburg is about to enter the hall of shame of the Russian regions which limit a fundamental human right of an individual, the right to freedom of expression.
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Introduced by Vladimir Putin?s ?United Russia? party, the bill already passed the Parliament?s Legislative Committee and there is now little chance that anything can stop it. Of course, this bullet against LGBT people is motivated by electoral consideration and must be appreciated in the context of next December?s Parliamentary elections in the country.
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This is nothing more than cheap populism to please family rights defenders, nationalists and church addicts. Politicians in Russia cannot imitate their US counterparts by reaffirming that marriage is between a man and a woman ? as our Constitutional Court has already done it, so they just found something that people will easily understand and buy before the elections.
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One must understand that the issue here has no connection with advocating LGBT rights to minors. Minors are only added here to make the law look more dramatic and necessary in the eyes of the public opinion. The opinion would not buy this law so easily if it directly said that LGBT rights cannot be advocated in the public place.
But the trick is well found. Because you cannot prevent minors from walking in the streets or any public place, this law means de facto that LGBT activists will not be able to organise any public events as, by definition, a public event takes place ? in public.
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(PDF - 87 Kb) Document Date: 17 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 19)
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Russia: Anti-gay law may become federal- by Gazeta.Ru, on 11/1711: http://en.gazeta.ru/news/2011/11/17/a_3839030.shtml (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko said she approves the Saint Petersburg assembly law project, penalizing gay propaganda. She said that on Thursday in a Ryazan maternity clinic while watching the birth of a boy who is her namesake. "We must put a barrier against everything that destroys a child", - she said. "I didn't study this law project but if it doesn't contradict current legislation, it should be taken to a federal level. This is a good initiative, this is what worries our whole society", she said. <br><br>
Such law was adopted in several federal subjects of Russia, including the Ryazan oblast and Arkhangelsk oblast. Now, it's being discussed in the Moscow city duma. Moscow authorities would like to call gay prides propaganda and thus forbid them completely.
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State Duma deputies haven't yet heard about this law initiative and they have only 6 weeks of their term left so they wouldn't be able to vote on this law in any case. But influential deputies from the 'United Russia' faction are in favor. Although, they remind the public that the new law defends children against harmful information. That will cover gay and pedophilic propaganda as well.
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"If this [law against gay propaganda] is meant for our state's security, this is all good. Only the people who break that law should not be fined;instead, they need to receive punishment under the criminal code", said deputy Ekaterina Lahova.
(PDF - 82 Kb) Document Date: 17 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 19)
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Mongolia: LGBT Activists Cheered by Potential Gay Rights Gain Submitted by k_kumkova, http://www.eurasianet.org, on 12/14/10: (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Discrimination and human rights abuses against sexual minorities are widespread in Mongolia, according to the Mongolian Minorities Report that was presented at the UPR.
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?LGBT people have been viciously targeted, beaten and raped; they've been kicked out of their homes and lost their jobs. Rampant discrimination has also forced people to seek asylum to escape constant threats to their lives,? said Robyn Garner, executive director of the LGBT Centre, Mongolia?s first LGBT human rights NGO.
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Highlighting the uphill struggle, the LGBT Centre had to wait three years to obtain official permission to operate. Some officials had refused to register the NGO, due to what they considered as the ?immorality? of LGBT lifestyles. The name of the organization ?conflicts with Mongolian customs and traditions and has the potential to set the wrong example for youth and adolescents,? an official rejection letter stated.
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The NGO was finally registered in December 2009 after various appeals from international human rights organizations, as well as the direct intervention of the Mongolian presidential advisor for human rights and public participation policy, Oyungerel Tsedevdamba.
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Prejudice against LGBT individuals is frequently fanned by local media outlets, which suffer from a lack of professionalism, activists at the LGBT Centre contend. The US Government?s 2009 Report on Human Rights in Mongolia asserted that ?some media outlets described gay men and lesbians with derogatory terms and associated homosexual conduct with HIV/AIDS, pedophilia, and the corruption of youth.?
(PDF - 52 Kb) Document Date: 14 Dec 2010 (Downloads: 13)
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Refugee Review Tribunal - AUSTRALIA - RRT RESEARCH RESPONSE , Research Response Number: MNG33121, 04/10/08: www.mrt-rrt.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/96/mng33121.pdf.aspx (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
3. What is the attitude of the Mongolian police to homosexuals? Is there information
suggesting that police in Ulaanbaatar will provide non discriminatory protection to
lesbians faced with physical harm? Are there any mechanisms in the police force for
dealing with complaints? [1] <br><br>
However, as noted in Research Response MNG30364, there was no specific human rights
protection with regard to sexual orientation. The most recent US Department of State report
makes the same statement as the 2006 report, but still makes no comment with regard to
sexual orientation (US Department of State 2008, Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices ? 2007, 11 March http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100530.htm ?
Accessed 27 March 2008 ? Attachment 11). <br><br>
Research Response MNG30364 also cited the example of two open transsexuals who faced
violence on the streets, yet received no state protection. This response also notes that
Mongolia had no state laws preventing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (for
the lack of state protection in the case of two transsexuals see Patel, A. 2000, Reproductive
Health, Gender and Rights in Mongolia, The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
(MOHSW) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Project MON/97/PO8, June,
Section 4.4 ? Attachment 14; for information on state laws see Ottosson, D. 2006, ?Legal
wrap up on the laws over the world affecting LGBT-persons?, International Lesbian and Gay
Association website
http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/WorldLegalWrapUpSurvey_Daniel_Ottoson.pdf ?
Accessed 18 July 2006 ? Attachment 15). [5]
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Confusion: Moscow Appeal Court OKs Gay Pride Ban ? But St. Petersburg Judge Rules Ban in Second City Was Illegal- by ukgaynews.org.uk on 11/14/11: http://ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/11/Nov/1401.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This morning, the Moscow City Court confirmed a previous decision given on August 19, upholding the ban of the Moscow Gay Pride at the end of May. <br><br>
But in St Petersburg, a first instance Court said the opposite! The ban of Slavic Gay Pride last June was illegal the Vasileostrovskiy district court of St. Petersburg ruled.
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Fourteen people were arrested and detained on June 25 for defying the ban imposed by the city authorities.
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The situation gets weirder. A year ago, in St Petersburg, three Courts found that the St Petersburg Governor breached the law by banning what was the city?s first Gay Pride attempt in June 2010. But the decision did not prevent the Governor to keep banning this year?s Pride.
(PDF - 340 Kb) Document Date: 14 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 20)
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Gays ganan derechos, pero la homofobia aumenta, dice investigador - En una conferencia en la UAM, el estadounidense David William Foster señaló que ésta es una de las grandes ironías de la sociedad actual, ya que, aunque hay mayor visibilidad de esta comunidad ha ascendido también el rechazo./ Gays win rights, but homophobia increases, says researcher- In a conference at UAM the American David William Foster points out that this is one of the great ironies of the current society, since even though there is more visibility of this community, rejection has also increased.- by Anodis on 05/27/10: (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Full translation for this document provided by the Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA
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"Nevertheless, he clarified that homophobia has not disappeared, but it assumes different forms, like sexism and racism, that is to say,"Even though the monkey dresses up in silk, it's still a monkey."
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Mexico: Crímenes de Odio por Homofobia, la Conspiración del Silencio/ Hate crimes due to homophobia, the conspiracy of silence- by http://jenarovillamil.wordpress.com, on 05/17/10: http://jenarovillamil.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/crimenes-de-odio-por-homofobia-la-conspiracion-del-silencio/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This Document was translated in full by Maria Elena Paniagua of the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, Berkeley, CA
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"El Distrito Federal contabiliza el mayor número de crímenes de odio, con 143 casos registrados en prensa. Se presume que los logros legislativos de la comunidad lésbico-gay, sobre todo en materia de matrimonio, adopción y reconocimiento a otros derechos, puede detonar un mayor número de crímenes. Es la reacción de los sectores que rechazan la normalización de las diferencias y los derechos de las minorías."
"Minimizados por las autoridades ministeriales como "crímenes pasionales", las agresiones y asesinatos contra la población gay en todo el país lejos de disminuir han ido creciendo. Después del Distrito Federal, Michoacán registra 77 casos, seguido por el Estado de México con 64 y Nuevo León con 54." "Sólo algunos casos han logrado trascender a la llamada "conspiración del silencio", como Amnistía Internacional caracterizó estos delitos por odio y discriminación homófoba contra los diferentes." <br>
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"Most of the hate crimes happen in the Federal District, with 143 registered cases in the press. It's likely that the legislative achievements of the gay-lesbian-transsexual community, especially on the subject of marriage, adoption and recognition of their rights, have increased the number of hate crimes due to homophobia. It's the reaction of those who oppose the normalization of differences and minority rights".
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"Minimized by the ministerial authorities as "crimes of passion," aggressions and murders against the gay population in the country, instead of diminishing, have increased. After the Federal District, Michoacán registers 77 cases, followed by the State of Mexico with 64 and New León with 54."
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?Only some cases have come out of the so-called "silence conspiracy," as International Amnesty characterize these hate crimes and homophobic discrimination. "
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Mexico: Impunes, el 80% de crímenes contra homosexuales - 80% of crimes against homosexuals go unpunished -By dordaz, Published on El Economista (http://eleconomista.com.mx) on 11/16/09: http://eleconomista.com.mx/print/234748 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was translated by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA<br><br>
"La secretaria de la Comisión de Salud de la ALDF indicó que México ocupa el segundo lugar del Continente Americano en asesinatos por homofobia, y la ciudad de México es la que registra más crímenes al contabilizar en los últimos 12 años, 148 homicidios." <br><br> De las víctimas, 54% son acuchilladas, degolladas o estranguladas en su domicilio; un porcentaje menor en las calles y otro en hoteles, estos crímenes son catalogados de forma discriminatoria, las autoridades tienden a minimizar estos asesinatos y los catalogan como "crímenes pasionales". <br><br>
De acuerdo con el Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación sostuvo que en la capital del país mensualmente se comete un homicidio de este tipo, y a nivel nacional 13, por lo que México ocupa el segundo lugar, después de Brasil.<br><br>
"The Secretary of the Commission of Health of the ALDF (Legislative Assembly for Mexico City) indicated that Mexico occupies second place on the American Continent in assassinations due to homophobia, and Mexico City is the place which registers more crimes entered in the last 12 months, 148 homicides."<br><br>
Of the victims, 54 are stabbed, have their throats slit or are strangled in their homes; a smaller percentage in the streets and another in hotels. These crimes are cataloged in a discriminatory form, the authorities tend to minimize these murders and catalog them as "crimes of passion."<br><br>
The National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination was in agreement that monthly in the capital city of the country, a homicide of this type is committed, and at the national level 13, which places Mexico in second place, after Brazil.
(PDF - 191 Kb) Document Date: 16 Nov 2009 (Downloads: 26)
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Sierra Leone LGBTI activists suffer after radio appearance - By George Reginald Freeman, on madikazemi.blogspot.com, 11/13/11: http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2011/11/sierra-leone-lgbti-activists-suffer.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
After the radio program, Ephraim Bernard Wilson, Denzil Kargbo and George Reginald
Freeman (WhyCantWeGetMarried.Com staff members) were kicked out of their family houses with harassment and homophobic statements by their family members. Bernard?s family said that homosexuality is not accepted in Christianity; Denzil?s friends said that because of moral values he needed to leave the house; and George?s family said that homosexuality is satanic and a taboo to African culture so he needed to leave. <br><br>
After the program unknown individuals started to call us and left hatred comments and we were harassed and some even threaten us. At the moment, we are currently staying at the office behind closed doors with no moral and financial support from other organizations, friends and family members. This is what happens to LGBTI activists and people when they come out of the closet and express their opinion on LGBTI rights in Sierra Leone.
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Why 200 Lesbian Torture Clinics Are Still Operating in Ecuador- By Emilia Gutierrez, www.huffingtonpost.com, on 11/11/11: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emilia-gutierrez/ecuador-lesbian-torture-clinics_b_1087533.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
While these clinics operate under the guise of drug rehabilitation centers, the public is generally aware of their existence, and it is unfortunately not uncommon for conservative families to send their children to the clinics in an effort to reverse their homosexuality. What is not publicly known, however, is that these clinics practice torture and sexual abuse in order to cure homosexuality. [1] <br><br> The silence is being broken as victims are beginning to speak out. In the past six months, numerous patients have escaped clinics and are coming forward to press charges and speak publicly about their experience. One such prominent voice is that of 24-year-old Paola Ziritti. Paola's parents knew they were sending her to a forced-confinement clinic, but they had no idea how awful it would be. Once Paola's mother realized what she'd done, she tried to get her daughter back, but the clinic said no. The process to free Paola took a year. "I spent two years in one such facility and for three months was shackled in handcuffs while guards threw water and urine on me," said Paola, who describes numerous accounts of physical and sexual abuse during her "rehabilitation." "Why is the clinic where I suffered still open?" [1]
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Ghana refuses to grant gays' rights despite aid threat - by www.bbc.co.uk, 11/02/11: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15558769 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Ghana's President John Atta Mills has rejected the UK's threat to cut
aid if he refuses to legalise homosexuality. <br><br>
Mr Atta Mills said the UK could not impose its values on Ghana and he
would never legalise homosexuality. <br><br>"I, as president, will never initiate or support any attempt to
legalise homosexuality in Ghana," Mr Atta Mills said.
'No compromise'
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NATIONAL East Africa dares UK on homosexuality - By Mkinga Mkinga & Zephania Ubwani, www.monitor.co.ug, 11/05/11: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1267382/-/bhdag0z/-/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Zanzibar President Ali Mohammed Shein on Thursday said his government will not abide by demands from Britain to introduce laws to protect members of the gay community. <br><br> Like Dr Shein, the two ministers said Tanzania will not yield or succumb to pressure of any kind following UK Prime Minister David Cameron?s threats to cut development aid to countries that did not recognise gay rights. <br><br> Kenya and Uganda have also voiced opposition on the same matter. Officials in these countries said they would rather miss aid than approve gay movement.
(PDF - 164 Kb) Document Date: 5 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 18)
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Parliament rejects gays - By Cynthia Boakye, www.thestatesmanonline.com, 0n 11/04/11: http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=10734§ion=1 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
-As MPs seek stiffer punishment for practitioners <br><br>
Members of Parliament yesterday condemned homosexuality in no uncertain terms, with a call on the Executive to amend the Criminal Code, Act 29 (1960) to provide for stiffer punishment for those who engage in the practice.
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They gave the assurance that a bill presented to the House in that regard would be passed swiftly.
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?The time has come for us all to stand up and condemn homosexuality; it is not permissible in our society and so we must shun people who claim to be homosexuals. Yes, it?s a sexual preference but we must advise them to change,? were the harsh words of Papa Owusu Ankomah (Sekondi).
(PDF - 150 Kb) Document Date: 4 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 17)
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Raped and tortured in El Salvador, Juan flees abuse and finds angels in America - by sdgln.com on 11/03/11: http://sdgln.com/news/2011/11/03/raped-and-tortured-el-salvador-juan-flees-abuse-and-finds-angels-america (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The worst thing happens <br>
Just when I thought I could finally survive, the worst event in my life happened. In September 2009, a friend and I headed to a gay club in a remote area around 11:30 pm. The police stopped us. There were three officers in the car.
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That night, for no particular reason, I was tortured yet again. I can still remember that policeman as he beat and raped me, saying ?be a man, you f***ing faggot, be a man!? <br><br>
I was terribly beaten with his club and can still remember the pain. My body hurt all over. My face, my stomach and my anus hurt terribly. I can still hear the other policemen who were watching, laughing and jeering. The pain was like none other I had ever experienced.
(PDF - 420 Kb) Document Date: 3 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 15)
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Tanzania stands firm on aid-gay rights spat with UK- By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala, Reuters, 11/04/11: http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE7A35M220111104?sp=true (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Tanzania will never accept Cameron's proposal because we have our own moral values. Homosexuality is not part of our culture and we will never legalise it," foreign affairs minister Bernard Membe was quoted as saying by Tanzania's Guardian newspaper. <br>,br>
"We are not ready to allow any rich nation to give us aid based on unacceptable conditions simply because we are poor. If we are denied aid by one country, it will not affect the economic status of this nation
(PDF - 60 Kb) Document Date: 4 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 13)
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Chile: MOVILH denuncia ataque homofóbico de Carabineros contra trabajador / MOVILH denounces homophobic attack by police against worker - By Movilh Chile, on www.elrancahuaso.cl, on 11/03/211: http://www.elrancahuaso.cl/node/27232 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Julio Vilchés, vendedor en una cafetería de Coquimbo, fue insultado y agredido en razón de su orientación sexual. Detenido por 20 horas, fue obligado en tres oportunidades a desnudarse y a mostrar su ano. <br><br>
Se ?trata de un violento procedimiento de funcionarios de la Segunda Comisaría de Coquimbo que incluyó ofensas físicas y verbales contra el trabajador Julio Vilches (30) en razón de su orientación sexual, lo que repudiamos con toda nuestra fuerza?, precisó el Movilh, tras denunciar que en este tipo de casos ?existe claramente un modus operandi de carabineros homofóbicos?. <br><br>
El organismo explicó que ?en el marco de fiscalizaciones rutinarias estos carabineros siempre abusan de poder, violencia que va aumentando a niveles dramáticos si descubren que él o los civiles involucrados son lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transexuales, como claramente ocurrió el pasado 25 de octubre a eso de las 12 del día en la cafetería Raccordo de Coquimbo, donde Vilches es vendedor?.
(PDF - 78 Kb) Document Date: 3 Nov 2011 (Downloads: 13)
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Police ban gay arts festival as threat to public order in Muslim-majority Malaysia- By Associated Press, www.washingtonpost.com, on 11/03/11: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/gay-arts-festival-themed-queer-without-fear-faces-condemnation-in-muslim-majority-malaysia/2011/11/03/gIQARwishM_print.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia ? Police ordered gay rights activists in Muslim-majority Malaysia on Thursday to scrap an annual arts festival aimed at fighting discrimination. <br><br>
The ?Sexual Independence? festival has been held under low-key circumstances in Kuala Lumpur since 2008, but growing awareness about the event has lead to criticism by politicians and religious leaders. <br><br>
This year?s five-day festival ? starting Nov. 9 at a private arts center and themed ?Queer Without Fear? ? featured planned musical performances of ?queer anthems sung by fierce local singers and drag divas who know what it means to love out loud and proud,? organizers said.
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But after criticism by the deputy prime minister and plans by several Muslim nongovernment groups to protest, police ordered the event to be canceled.
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