|
|
|
| Documents |
7515 documents found |
|
|
101.  |
Cuba no realiza una autopsia al cadáver de una mujer transexual que falleció en una comisaria del país / Cuba does not provide autopsy for a transgender woman who died at a police station in the country.- Por Alexander Rocha, , on 09/21/11: http://noticias.universogay.com/cuba-no-realiza-una-autopsia-al-cadaver-de-una-mujer-transexual-que-fallecio-en-una-comisaria-del-pais__20092011.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
La detención de Nelson Linares García, una mujer transexual de 34 años, tuvo lugar durante la madrugada del pasado ocho de septiembre, cuando la policía hizo una redada en el Parque de la Fraternidad. <br><br>??García recordó a la policía mientras permanecía en la comisaría de Zanja y Dragones que se encontraba en mal estado, además de padecer hipertensión.?<br><br>?La mujer tuvo que ser trasladada al mediodía al centro médico Guiteras, donde, según el testimonio de la hermana de la fallecida, García llegó muerta.
(PDF - 97 Kb) Document Date: 20 Sep 2011 (Downloads: 14)
|
| 102. |
Denuncia el OBCUD LGBT represión contra homosexuales / The OBCUD LGBT denounces repression against homosexuals- by Cubanet.org, on 09/14/11: http://www.cubanet.org/noticias/denuncia-el-obcud-lgbt-represion-contra-homosexuales/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
OBCUD LGBT = Cuban LGBT Rights Observatory] <br><br>
LA HABANA, Cuba, 14 de septiembre (Leannes Imbert Acosta www.cubanet.org) -El Observatorio Cubano de los Derechos LGBT (OBCUD LGBT) hace patente su repudio a la represión que contra lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transgéneros lleva a cabo la Policía Nacional Revolucionaria, y que se ha incrementado en las últimas semanas. <br><br>
Los observadores de derechos LGBT hacemos pública nuestra denuncia a estas violaciones flagrantes por motivos de orientación sexual e identidad de género, hacemos responsable por esto al gobierno cubano y denunciaremos ante Naciones Unidas y ante la opinión pública internacional estos y todos los casos en que las lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transgéneros de la isla vean menoscabados sus derechos por el solo hecho de vivir dentro de un sistema heterosexista y homofóbico.
(PDF - 39 Kb) Document Date: 14 Sep 2011 (Downloads: 10)
|
| 103. |
First-Ever Legal Challenge to Jamaica?s Anti-Gay Laws - Press Release, Maurice Tomlinson for AIDS-Free Wold, www.aidsfreeworld.org, on 10/26/11: http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/594745/6d9c27626b/317679163/342f8f9b70/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The so-called ?anti-sodomy law? in Jamaica has cast a destructive pall over the lives of gay Jamaicans. It has fed a homophobic society in which gays and lesbians are harassed, mocked, vilified, beaten and killed simply because of their sexual orientation. Driven underground, many fear that seeking an HIV test will brand them as homosexual, and therefore criminal. The national prevalence of HIV is over 30 percent among men who have sex with men, compared to a rate of 1.6 percent in the general population. The petition establishes clear ties between the country?s active promotion of discrimination and its AIDS epidemic. <br><br>
Tragically and unconscionably, the Government of Jamaica is determined to sustain its discriminatory legislation. The petition brought by AIDS-Free World makes clear that this law tramples on the American Convention on Human Rights, to which Jamaica is a party, and violates numerous guarantees contained in other international treaties that the country has signed and ratified. Jamaica?s law legitimizes abuses against homosexuals by state actors, including the police. It also encourages vigilante justice by private citizens, most of whom believe that the ?anti-sodomy? law grants them permission to commit acts of violence against sexual minorities. Because the Government and its highest officials support and enable homophobia, the only possible way to end the persistent violation of the human rights of gay Jamaicans is to strike down the law as soon as possible and usher in an era of tolerance. [1]
(PDF - 186 Kb) Document Date: 26 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 10)
|
| 104. |
Sexual Minorities Persecuted In Iran - The Iranian government has a deplorable record of persecuting members of Iran's gay, lesbian and transgender, community.- by Voice of America, on 10/25/11: http://www.voanews.com/policy/editorials/Sexual-Minorities-Persecuted-In-Iran-132550373.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
According to the Norway?based NGO Iran Human Rights, the Iranian
Student News Agency said that on September 4 three men were convicted
of 'unlawful acts' and acts against Sharia, based on articles 108 and
110 of the Islamic penal code. Iran Human Rights noted that "Articles
108 and 110 of the Iranian Islamic Penal code are part of the chapter
covering 'Hadd' for sodomy. . . .Article 110 says punishment for
sodomy is killing." <br><br>
The three men, identified only by initials, were also charged with
kidnapping and theft. Because of the variety of charges and the lack
of due process in Iran ? summary trials, the disregard for the right
to defense counsel, and the practice of accusing political prisoners
of criminal activity -- there is no way to know why these men were
hanged. <br><br>
The Iranian government has a deplorable record of persecuting members
of Iran's gay, lesbian and transgender, community -- the size of which
remains unknown, since many individuals fear identifying themselves. [1]
(PDF - 40 Kb) Document Date: 25 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 11)
|
| 105. |
Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic Secures Asylum for Gay Mauritanian Refugee- Media Contact: Public Affairs: 212-854-2650 or publicaffairs@law.columbia.edu, 10/25/11: http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2011/october2011/Asylum-Mauritanian (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
New York, October 25, 2011?Columbia Law School?s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic has won asylum in the United States for Ahmed A., a gay man who feared persecution because of his sexual orientation if he had been forced to return to his native Mauritania. <br><br>? ?The grant of asylum, issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, highlights the perils for gay people who live in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, a country in West Africa. In Mauritania, homosexuality is punishable by death?both by the government and by the powerful tribal communities that regulate Mauritanian society.? <br><br>?Mauritania is one of five countries in the world?along with Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen?that impose the death penalty for being gay. In addition, 76 countries prosecuted people based on their sexual orientation as of last year, underscoring the global reach of the practice of state persecution of gay people.
(PDF - 73 Kb) Document Date: 25 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 15)
|
| 106. |
Gay Iraqi victim of raid on 2010 Karbala safe house with slashed throat -By Paul Canning, on 09/07/11: http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2011/09/un-reports-on-violent-attacks-on-lgbt.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Document also includes an excerpt from a report , released by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Jan 2011. <br><br>
The treatment of minorities was also heavily covered in the report. <br><br>
The report says that during the Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in February 2010, Iraq expressly and officially rejected calls by UN member States to act to protect persons on account of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and to investigate homophobic hate crimes and bring perpetrators to justice.
<br><br>
It said:
"UNAMI continued to receive reports during 2010 of attacks against individuals based on their perceived or actual sexual orientation. The topic of homosexuality is largely taboo in Iraq and seen as incompatible with the country?s culture and religion." <br><br>
"Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community usually keep their sexual orientation secret and live in constant fear of discrimination, rejection by family members, social ostracism, and violence. The Iraqi Penal Code does not expressly prohibit homosexual relations between consenting adults. However, a variety of less specific, flexible provisions in the Iraqi Penal Code leave room for active discrimination and prosecution of LGBT persons and feeds societal intolerance. Police and courts regularly take into account the alleged homosexuality of the victim as a mitigating factor in relation to crimes committed against persons on account of their perceived or real sexual orientation."
(PDF - 975 Kb) Document Date: 7 Sep 2011 (Downloads: 23)
|
| 107. |
Venezuela: Acribillaron a balazos a un transformista / A trans person was shot multiple times - by www.lanacion.com.ve, on 10/23/11: http://www.lanacion.com.ve/noticias.php?IdArticulo=189757&tit=Acribillaron+a+balazos+a+un+transformista&Is=10# (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Un transformista fue acribillado a balazos por varios pistoleros desconocidos que dispararon contra un grupo de personas donde se encontraba el muchacho, en las inmediaciones del Centro Comercial Lido, en el área comercial de la ciudad. <br><br>
La mayoría alcanzó a correr y buscar refugio pero Cristian Torres calzaba zapatos de tacón alto y un vestido ceñido que le impidieron escapar, resultando herido. Los criminales al verlo indefenso y tendido en el piso, se le acercaron y lo remataron. Posteriormente, se dieron a la fuga. La muerte del muchacho ocurrió de manera instantánea.
(PDF - 220 Kb) Document Date: 23 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 10)
|
| 108. |
Antigua's Buggery Law Unlikely To Change- by www.caribarena.com on 10/03/11: http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/latest/98529-antiguas-buggery-law-unlikely-to-change.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Antigua St John's - ?I don?t care what happens in Belize, there will be no change in the law on buggery in Antigua & Barbuda. At least not if I can help it. Being gay is morally wrong, and to be honest personally, I am still homophobic. <br><br>
I know they are going to ask me this same question at the Human Rights United Nations meeting I am attending, and I will give them the same answer," Attorney General Justin Simon said.
<br><br>
?Besides, the churches and the public will cry murder if that would happen. I can tell you that," he added.
(PDF - 565 Kb) Document Date: 3 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 12)
|
| 109. |
Asesinan a 70 homosexuales cada año - Última víctima fue asfixiada, degollada, apuñalada, calcinada y luego arrojada envuelta en una bolsa de basura y dejada en el puente Atocongo. / 70 homosexuals are murdered every year - The last victim was asphyxiated, decapitated, stabbed, burned and then discarded in a garbage bag and then left at the Atocongo bridge - by Eduardo Salinas, www.larepublica.pe, on 10/07/11: http://www.larepublica.pe/07-10-2011/asesinan-70-homosexuales-cada-ano (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
El cruel asesinato de un travesti, quien fue calcinado y arrojado en el puente Atocongo, en el distrito de San Juan de Miraflores, demuestra que en las mentes de algunos peruanos todavía se encuentran instalados la homofobia, el odio, el ensañamiento contra miembros de la comunidad gay. Ello lo evidencia una cifra: 70 homosexuales son asesinados al año en el Perú. <br><br>
El crimen que sufrió esta víctima, quien fue asfixiada, degollada, apuñalada y calcinada, revela el enorme odio que tiene un grupo de gente contra aquellos que tienen diferente orientación sexual, como lo indica el Movimiento Homosexual de Lima (MHOL).
Hasta el momento, los especialistas de la Morgue Central no pueden identificar al fallecido, pues el cadáver quedó irreconocible y sus huellas digitales habían desaparecido por las quemaduras. Solo se pudo notar en su pecho el tatuaje de una rosa de color verde y rojo, con la que se busca identificarlo. [1]
(PDF - 68 Kb) Document Date: 7 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 17)
|
| 110. |
Dominican Republic: Hallan homosexual asesinado - Dead homosexual found - by www.elnacional.com.do, on 10/05/11: http://www.elnacional.com.do/nacional/2011/10/5/97263/Hallan-homosexual-asesinado (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
José Manuel Concepción (Tierrita) fue apuñalado por los matadores <br>
Un travesti fue asesinado a puñaladas la madrugada de ayer en la avenida San Martín próximo a la Ortega y Gasset, donde ejercía la prostitución. <br><br>
José Manuel Concepción (Tierrita) fue encontrado en estado agónico por otros homexuales, quienes lo llevaron al hospital Francisco Moscoso Puello, donde falleció.
<br><br>
Desde el año 2006 a la fecha se han reportado 16 asesinatos contra homosexuales, lo que ha sido atribuido a la homofobia de algunas personas. <br><br>
Sin embargo, se conocen casos de homosexuales que son asesinados por ?clientes? a los que se les hacen pasar por mujeres.
(PDF - 194 Kb) Document Date: 5 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 16)
|
| 111. |
Honduras: Colectivo Violeta exige esclarecimiento de 40 muertes "víctimas de la homofobia" / Umbrella group Violeta demands resolving the deaths of 40 "homophobia victims?" - by www.latribuna.hn, on 09/27/11: http://www.latribuna.hn/2011/09/27/colectivo-violeta-exige-esclarecimiento-de-40-muertes-?victimas-de-la-homofobia?/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
TEGUCIGALPA.- Miembros de la Asociación Colectiva Violeta y otras organizaciones de derechos humanos de Honduras exigen justicia y el esclarecimiento de la muerte ce al menos 40 personas. <br><br>
En la mayor parte de los casos los crímenes son ejecutados de acuerdo al mismo patrón. El militar acusado de asesinar a los cinco homosexuales habría utilizado un cuchillo. En el caso de las chicas trans, la mayoría fue asesinada con un tiro en la sien, el pecho o la espalda. <br><br>
Las revelaciones acerca de estos asesinatos son por demás macabros. ?Algunos de estos incluso han sido presenciadas por las mismas compañeras trans??, dice Banegas. <br><br>
Aunque la justicia hondureña no ha podido esclarecer la autoría de estos crímenes, hay algunos detalles que hacen pensar que los asesinatos son cometidos por las mismas personas pues en la mayor parte de los casos se constató la presencia de los mismos vehículos: "Un carro gris de vidrios polarizados". [1]
(PDF - 146 Kb) Document Date: 27 Sep 2011 (Downloads: 13)
|
| 112. |
Mexico: Demanda comunidad gay abusos y extorsión por parte de policías / Gay community denounces abuse and extortion by the police - by Yvonn Márquez, www.e-consulta.com,10/04/11: http://www.e-consulta.com/tlaxcala/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=5903:demanda-comunidad-gay-abusos-y-extorsi%C3%B3n-por-parte-de-polic%C3%ADas&Itemid=321 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Denunció que a falta de a falta de una legislación en la materia,
miembros de esta comunidad han sido víctimas de discriminación y
vejaciones, siendo los casos más evidentes los que ocurren con
transexuales que ejercen la prostitución en la Vía Corta Puebla
Tlaxcala, a la altura de San Pablo Apetatitlán. <br><br>
Acusó que miembros del LGBTI, han sido víctimas de extorsiones y
abusos de sus derechos humanos por parte de policías estatales,
municipales y federales, que les exigen una ?cuota? de alrededor de
200 pesos para ejercer la prostitución, o de lo contrario son llevados
a los separos, donde han sido agredidos física y verbalmente por
policías de Chiautempan, San Pablo Apetatitlán y Tlaxcala. <br><br>
Juárez Pereira explicó que estas personas no están relacionadas con la
trata de personas, como se les ha acusado, sino que ejercen la
prostitución de manera libre, pues dado las condiciones de
discriminación en la entidad, no pueden conseguir un trabajo de otro
tipo, por lo que urgió a que no se ignore su situación. <br><br>
Y es que los malos tratos por parte de los elementos policiales se han
dado también en lugares como el antro denominado ?Quen Launch?, que es
un lugar frecuentado por la comunidad LGBTI, además de reaccionar de
manera prepotente cuando dos personas del mismo sexo hacen
manifestaciones afectuosas en público. [2]
(PDF - 367 Kb) Document Date: 4 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 18)
|
| 113. |
Mounting violence haunts South Africa's gays and mobilizes activists Rainbow nation besieged by attacks including 'corrective rape' against lesbians. Erna Smith, www.globalpost.com , on 10/05/11: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/culture-lifestyle/111004/mounting-violence-haunts-south-africa?s-gays-and-mobilizes-ac (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This year a series of highly publicized attacks in Pretoria, Cape Town and the Johannesburg area ? including the rape and murder of lesbian activist Noxolo Nogwaza in the same township where national women?s soccer team captain Eudy Simelane was killed in 2008 ? have pushed ?corrective rape? back into the headlines and spurred the South African government to convene an interim task force on gender-based violence and to establish another task force to draft hate crimes legislation. [1] <br><br> The statistics on ?corrective rape? are extremely difficult to document, though activists and researchers agree reported cases appear to be on the rise as more lesbian women break their silence and report their attacks to police. There may also be a ?copycat effect? occurring, said Dipika Nath, a researcher for Human Rights Watch?s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Program. [2]
(PDF - 120 Kb) Document Date: 5 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 19)
|
| 114. |
One transsexual, one woman killed by family in Turkey - by GAZ?ANTEP / MAN?SA, www.hurriyetdailynews.com, on 10/07/11: (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
A transexual man and a woman were killed in separate attacks by their relatives on Oct. 7 in the eastern province of Gaziantep and the western province of Manisa, respectively. <br><br>
Ramazan Çetin, 24, was being treated at Gaziantep Cengiz Gökçek State Hospital following injuries he sustained after falling from a high place on Oct. 4 when the murder occurred. <br><br>
Fevzi Çetin, Ramazan?s brother, turned himself in to hospital police after firing three rounds at his brother with a pistol at about 6:45 p.m. Two bullets went through his body, while another bullet went through his head, according to reports. <br><br>
?My brother was engaged in travestism. I killed him,? said Fevzi Çetin, 27. ?I cleansed my honor.?
Fevzi Çetin was taking special care to stay away from his family, who disapproved of his sexual preference. Çetin left his family home two years ago and had been living alone ever since.
(PDF - 72 Kb) Document Date: 7 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 15)
|
| 115. |
Venezuela: Homosexuales fueron encerrados y rociados de "piroca" por funcionarios del Dibise / Homosexuals were encarcerrated and "peper sprayed" by members of the DIBISE- by noticiaaldia.com, on 09/26/11: http://noticiaaldia.com/2011/09/homosexuales-fueron-encerrados-y-rociados-de-piroca-por-funcionarios- del-dibise/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Jonathan Suárez, víctima de un robo hace dos días, fue notificado de
que los ladrones habían sido capturados y que debía dirigirse al
Dibise a retirar sus pertenencias. <br><br>
Al arribar allí, efectivos de Polisur acosaron a Jonathan y Luis,
preguntándoles si eran "gays". <br><br>
Al responder afirmativamente, fueron golpeados y encerrados junto a
los ladrones recién capturados; allí les prendieron "piroca? a sus
costados (pólvora contenida dentro de las bombas lacrimógenas que
ocasiona picor y ahogo), como lección para que aprendiesen a ser
"hombres" y se les quitara la "mariquera" , manteniéndolos encerrados
durante una tortuosa hora junto a los hombres que los habían robado
días atrás. <br><br>
Después del mal rato, los ladrones salieron libres por la misma puerta
por la que entraron, porque aunque habían robado a Meneses y a Suárez
"ya no tenían (en su poder)ninguna de las pertenencias que habían
robado". <br><br>
La actuación policial dejó a Meneses y a Suárez a merced de otro
atraco, burló la Ley, alimentó la inseguridad, y sumió a los atacados
en la sosa vergüenza de ese encuentro denigrante cargado de exceso de
autoridad. ¿A dónde ir cuando la policía es la que ataca? [2]
(PDF - 98 Kb) Document Date: 26 Sep 2011 (Downloads: 13)
|
| 116. |
Dominican Republic: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- on 04/08/11 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Societal Abuses, Discrimination, and Acts of Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity <br><br>
Treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals ranged from ambivalent tolerance to staunch homophobia. While no law criminalizes homosexuality, members of the LGBT community continued to be discriminated against in all areas of society, including health, education, and work, since no law protects individuals against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. <br><br>Transgender individuals were particularly at risk of being victims of violence.
NGOs reported widespread social discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation. Numerous credible reports indicated members of the LGBT community were expelled from public school, arrested without reason, fired from work, or denied access to rent or own homes.<br><br>
Gay and lesbian persons faced physical attacks, intimidation, harassment, and threats of violence. NGOs reported that these groups were reluctant to file charges or complain to authorities due to fear of reprisal or humiliation. Several killings during the year were linked to the victims' sexual orientation.
(PDF - 236 Kb) Document Date: 8 Apr 2011 (Downloads: 15)
|
| 117. |
Nicaragua: Grupos lésbicos exigen igualdad / Lesbian Groups demand equality- by Rafael Lara, www.elnuevodiario.com.ni, on 10/12/11: http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/116551-grupos-lesbicos-exigen-igualdad (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Las inhumanas violaciones correctivas contra lesbianas no solo se practican en África del Sur, sino también en otros países que incluyen Nicaragua, donde las mujeres con opciones sexuales diferentes son abusadas por hombres, con el supuesto objetivo de cambiar la orientación sexual de la víctima. <br><br> En 2011, la procuradora especial de la diversidad sexual ha denunciado diversos casos, entre los que se encuentran discriminación laboral contra una profesora de una Universidad Comunitaria en Cua, Bocay. Así también hubo lesiones contra otra que después de ser golpeada, fue denunciada ante la Policía Nacional. El caso más grave del año fue la muerte de una joven lesbiana en Jinotega.
(PDF - 55 Kb) Document Date: 12 Oct 2011 (Downloads: 13)
|
| 118. |
Nigeria: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 03/0811/10: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/af/135970.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Societal Abuses, Discrimination, and Acts of Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity<br><br>
Homosexual activity is illegal under federal law, and homosexual practices are punishable by prison sentences of up to 14 years. In the 12 northern states that have adopted Shari'a law, adults convicted of engaging in homosexual activity may be subject to execution by stoning, although no such sentences have been imposed.<br><br>
Because of widespread taboos against homosexual activity, very few persons openly demonstrated such conduct. The NGOs Global Rights and The Independent Project provided lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups with legal advice and training in advocacy, media responsibility, and HIV/AIDS awareness.
<br><br>
No action was taken against persons who in 2008 stoned and beat members of the House of Rainbow Metropolitan Community Church, an LGBT-friendly church in Lagos. The attacks occurred after four newspapers published photographs, names, and addresses of church members.
<br><br>
As of year's end, the trial of 18 men, originally charged in September 2008 with sodomy and subsequently charged with vagrancy, had been postponed multiple times. Five defendants were able to pay bail, set at 20,000 naira ($133), and were released; the remaining 13 defendants remained in jail.
(PDF - 228 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 16)
|
| 119. |
Nigeria: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 03/11/10: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/af/135970.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Societal Abuses, Discrimination, and Acts of Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity <br><br>
Homosexual activity is illegal under federal law, and homosexual practices are punishable by prison sentences of up to 14 years. In the 12 northern states that have adopted Shari'a law, adults convicted of engaging in homosexual activity may be subject to execution by stoning, although no such sentences have been imposed.<br><br>
Because of widespread taboos against homosexual activity, very few persons openly demonstrated such conduct. The NGOs Global Rights and The Independent Project provided lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups with legal advice and training in advocacy, media responsibility, and HIV/AIDS awareness.<br><br>
No action was taken against persons who in 2008 stoned and beat members of the House of Rainbow Metropolitan Community Church, an LGBT-friendly church in Lagos. The attacks occurred after four newspapers published photographs, names, and addresses of church members.<br><br>
As of year's end, the trial of 18 men, originally charged in September 2008 with sodomy and subsequently charged with vagrancy, had been postponed multiple times. Five defendants were able to pay bail, set at 20,000 naira ($133), and were released; the remaining 13 defendants remained in jail.
(PDF - 228 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 17)
|
| 120. |
Nigeria: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 03/11/10: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/af/135970.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Societal Abuses, Discrimination, and Acts of Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender
Identity <br><br>
Homosexual activity is illegal under federal law, and homosexual practices are punishable by
prison sentences of up to 14 years. In the 12 northern states that have adopted Shari'a law, adults
convicted of engaging in homosexual activity may be subject to execution by stoning, although
no such sentences have been imposed. <br><br>
Because of widespread taboos against homosexual activity, very few persons openly
demonstrated such conduct. The NGOs Global Rights and The Independent Project provided
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups with legal advice and training in
advocacy, media responsibility, and HIV/AIDS awareness. <br><br>
No action was taken against persons who in 2008 stoned and beat members of the House of
Rainbow Metropolitan Community Church, an LGBT-friendly church in Lagos. The attacks
occurred after four newspapers published photographs, names, and addresses of church
members. <br><br>
As of year's end, the trial of 18 men, originally charged in September 2008 with sodomy and
subsequently charged with vagrancy, had been postponed multiple times. Five defendants were
able to pay bail, set at 20,000 naira ($133), and were released; the remaining 13 defendants
remained in jail.
(PDF - 228 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 11)
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
