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Algeria: Statute: Article 388 of the Penal Code- www.sodomylaws.org 04/21/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
According to Article 388 of the penal code (adopted June 8 1996) sodomy may be punished with imprisonment from two months to 2 years and a fine of 10,000 Algerian dinars.[1] According to Article 333, an "outrage to public decency" increases the penalties in the case of "acts against nature with a member of the same sex" with a prison sentence of between 6 months to 3 years and a fine of between 1,000 and 10,000 dinar
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Fear and Loathing in Gay India by Soutik Biswas of the BBC, news.bbc.co.uk -5/17/06 (India)
"Throughout South Asia, homosexuality has been a taboo subject. There are signs in some areas gay people are becoming more open in their behaviour."
(PDF - 502 Kb) Document Date: 17 May 2005 (Downloads: 565)
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Human Rights Watch Criticizes India by Rex Wockner of International News #612-1/16/06 (India)
Human Rights Watch denounced India on Jan. 11 over the arrest of four gay men in Lucknow. The men were nabbed at a picnic in a public location Jan. 4 and charged with operating a "gay racket" on the Internet and engaging in "unnatural" sex.
(PDF - 40 Kb) Document Date: 16 Jan 2006 (Downloads: 412)
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India - Eunuchs and gays march in Bangalore by Rex Wockner International News #624 -4/10/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Several hunderd gays and eunuchs marched in Bangalore, India, March 31 demanding equal rights and repeal of the nation's ban on gay sex."
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India - Eununchs and gays march in Bangalore by Rex Wockner of International News #624-4/10/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Several hunderd gays and eunuchs marched in Bangalore, India, March 31 demanding equal rights and repeal of the nation's ban on gay sex."
(PDF - 17 Kb) Document Date: 10 Apr 2006 (Downloads: 294)
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India - Gays and Globalism: Homosexuality And Progress by Jeremy Seabrook of New Internationalist Magazine, www.newint.org-1/18/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
In 2005 the Delhi High Court upheld article 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which outlaws homosexuality and any acts 'against the order of nature'. The court stated: "Indian society is intolerant to the practice of homosexuality".
(PDF - 168 Kb) Document Date: 18 Jan 2006 (Downloads: 315)
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India - Prison time among black males might account for rise in number of HIV/AIDS cases among blacks, study says article by PUKaar in The Journal of Naz Foundation International-4/30/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"The recent increase in the prvealence of HIV/AIDS among blacks coincides with an increase in the proportion of black men who are incarcerated, according to a study released las year, the Washington Post reports."
" So powerful is the relationship between race, prison, and HIV/AIDS that it almost completly explains why half of all new AIDS patients in 2002 were (blacks) even though only 12% of the population is black," according to the Post
(PDF - 123 Kb) Document Date: 30 Apr 2006 (Downloads: 324)
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India-Gay abandon in Bollywood by Shubha Shetty-Saha, www.dnaindia.com-1/19/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Issues surrounding gay film in India. Madhur Bhandarkar, who portrayed a bit of gay culture in his flm says, "A lot of people told me that I shouldn't show two men being caught together in my film. I thought why shoul we be scared of showing what is happening in real life?"
(PDF - 181 Kb) Document Date: 19 Jan 2006 (Downloads: 293)
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India-Intellectuals defend homosexuality by Rakesh Mohan Chaturved with The Times of India Online-www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com-1/14/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
LUKNOW: The society has always looked at lesbianism and homosexuality with a jaundiced eye. But now those with such leanings have decided that they are not going to take things lying down.
(PDF - 47 Kb) Document Date: 14 Jan 2006 (Downloads: 307)
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India-Lucknow Incident 2, The Journal of Naz Foundation International Issue 53-4/30/06 (India)
"On 3rd January, four men were arrested in Lucknow for being a part of what the Lucknow police called a "gay racket" and were charged under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Police claimed that there were substantial numbers of men in the ciy who were pare of this "gay racket"..."
(PDF - 178 Kb) Document Date: 30 Apr 2006 (Downloads: 415)
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India-UN, right group calls for lifting ban on homosexuality by Sumanta Ray Chaudhuri, www.dnaindia.com-1/13/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"HRW and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have issued a statement cautioning the Indian govement that recent treatment of homosexuals and lesbians could well obstruct its fight against HIV and AIDS and hence the ban on homosexuality in India should be lifted."
(PDF - 80 Kb) Document Date: 13 Jan 2006 (Downloads: 290)
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India: Supreme Court wants rethink on homosexuality by Pukaar in The Journal of Naz Foundation International-4/30/06 (India)
Delhi High Court has dismissed NGO's plea, saying Inidan society not ready yet.
"Rejecting a Delhis High Court order that homosexuality and gay relationships constituted an "unnatural offence" and the Indian society was not ready for it, ...."
(PDF - 112 Kb) Document Date: 30 Apr 2006 (Downloads: 416)
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My escape from homophobic hell in Algeria- by Ramzi Isalam, www.indymedia.org.uk 03/30/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Algeria is not a safe place for queers. Gay sex is totally illegal; punishable by up to two years' imprisonment. Arrest and torture by the police and military are ever-present dangers. The victims have no legal redress. This statesanctioned homophobic persecution is compounded by the rise of an armed fundamentalist movement. Islamist terrorists target gays for beatings, torture and extrajudicial execution.
(PDF - 200 Kb) Document Date: 30 Mar 2005 (Downloads: 329)
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au mali, un homosexuel at battu par sa famille-Behind The Mask-www.mask.org-08/01/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Par Jean-Luc
Ao t 2005:Au Mali un homosexuel a t battu par sa famille, soumis aux mauvais traitements d'un "f ticheur" pour le "soigner"et le gurir du mauvais sort, hospitalis? dans un hpital psychiatrique, interdit de frquentation de la mosque par l'Iman, arrt plusieurs reprises sous prtexte d'incitation la dbauche et actes amoraux.
(PDF - 169 Kb) Document Date: 1 Aug 2005 (Downloads: 275)
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Lithuania Follows Latvia's Homophobic Outbursts Amid Calls for Constitutional Change by Eduardas Platovas-ukgaynews.org.uk-12/29/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"This is a scandal," the MP said. "My views on homosexuals are very clear and based the fact that I am a doctor, they need treatment because homosexuality is not healthy for human psychology."
"If today we start tolerating homosexuals, maybe soon enough we will accept intercourse between human beings and animals," he suggested.
"Let homosexuals address their problems in closed circles without going public. Lithuania is a state without character. While other nations prevent homosexuals from raising their heads, we give up-- whoever wants to climb our heads, do so, just like rats."
(PDF - 224 Kb) Document Date: 29 Dec 2005 (Downloads: 358)
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Mali Gay Seeks Asylum in France-Behind The Mask-www.mask.org-03/16/00 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
March 16, 2000: A 33 year old Mali guy applied for political asylum in France on grounds of being homosexual and effeminate. Behind The Mask was confidentially informed about a hearing that took place in Paris in which the application was discussed. The Mali guy told the jury how he had been ostracized in his village. As an aggravating circumstance, he explained his father was the headman of the village, which resulted in people expecting him not to behave like a 'sissy.' According to our source the issue did not seem to interest the jury too much since no questions were asked about Malian traditions and prejudices. The applicant was unable to provide proofs of risks he may run if he returned to Africa and was requested to leave the hall. Therefore the chance that he will be granted amnesty seem to be minimal.
(PDF - 87 Kb) Document Date: 16 Mar 2000 (Downloads: 339)
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TAJIKISTAN: Gay rights face uphill struggle- www.irinnews.org/ 07/21/04 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
DUSHANBE, 21 July 2004 (IRIN) - Efforts to advocate the rights of the gay community in Tajikistan, including HIV/AIDS awareness, face an uphill battle given traditional Islamic values and a general intolerance towards homosexuality.
(PDF - 160 Kb) Document Date: 21 Jul 2004 (Downloads: 227)
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Benin: RESPONSES TO INFORMATION REQUESTS (RIRs)- BEN42291.E- Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa - 12/17/03 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Benin: Laws regarding homosexuality and the treatment of homosexuals by the public and the authorities
(PDF - 134 Kb) Document Date: 17 Dec 2003 (Downloads: 293)
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Continuarán reclamos para que cese la discriminación contra portadores del SIDA en República Dominicana- An end to discrimination against AIDS carriers in the Dominican Republic will continue to be demanded - by Aris Inchautegui, www.traslaverdad.net/ 05/26/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Nueva York ? Este informativo en conjunto con la organización Gay and Lesbian Dominican Empowerment Organization (GALDE) sostendrán este martes un encuentro con políticos y activistas de los derechos humanos de esta ciudad para discutir las propuestas que se le harán al Gobierno Dominicano con el fin de que se prohíba en ese país las pruebas involuntarias del VIH/SIDA a personas como requisito laboral o como condición de retener un empleo<br><br>GALDE y este informativo solicitarán además a la República Dominicana a revisar el Concordato entre ese país y el Vaticano el cual otorga poderes especiales a la Iglesia Católica quien se opone a la enseñanza del uso del condón en el sistema escolar de ese país.<br><br>
New York. This news organization along with the Gay and Lesbian Dominican Empowerment Organization (GALDE)will hold a meeting this Tuesday with politicians and human rights activists from this city in order to discuss the proposals that they will put forth to the Dominican Government with the goal of prohibiting in this country the involuntary tests for HIV/AIDS of indviduals as a work requirement or condition of retaining employment. <br><br>
GALDE and this news organization will also request that the Dominican Republic revise the concordat between this country and the Vatican which gives special powers to the Catholic Church which is against the teaching of the use of condoms in the school system of this country.
(PDF - 287 Kb) Document Date: 26 May 2008 (Downloads: 286)
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IGLHRC Condemns Statements by Gambian President; Calls for Decriminalization of Homosexuality 05/23/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
New York, May 22, 2008- In a strongly worded letter to Gambian President Yahyeh Jammeh, Paula Ettelbrick, Executive Director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) condemned statements by the West African leader ordering homosexuals out of the country, threatening hotel owners who rented rooms to gay and lesbian people, and threatening summary executions. Ettelbrick also called for the repeal of Gambia's antiquated sodomy law, inherited from its days as British colony. (See below for the full text of the letter.)
(PDF - 84 Kb) Document Date: 23 May 2008 (Downloads: 291)
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