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Coalition of women and human rights activists makes some progress in the fight for the recognition of LGBT rights in Malaysia- by protectionline.org on 09/21/10: http://protectionline.org/Coalition-of-women-and-human.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Such negative and abusive depictions against the LGBT community exist in a context in which same-sex activity is prohibited and the human rights of LGBT people do not receive protection. In Malaysia, homosexual acts are criminalized and punishments include fines, long prison sentences and even corporal punishment. The legal sanctions LGBT people in Malaysia face because of their sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) have prevented the formulation and visibility of LGBT groups that work directly on LGBT rights. Furthermore, a 1994 decree by the government bans LGBT people from appearing in the state-controlled media. In this context, discriminatory media articles on the LGBT community are particularly problematic and the LGBT groups that do exist in Malaysia are unable to respond and directly confront such discrimination."
(PDF - 83 Kb) Document Date: 21 Sep 2010 (Downloads: 144)
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In Brazil, murders of LGBT soar by 60% in two years - Source: Sapa-AFP , on LGBT Asylum News, 10/19/10: http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-brazil-murders-of-lgbt-soar-by-60-in.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Between 1980 and 2009, the association counted 3 196 murders of homosexuals in Brazil, or an
average of 110 per year." <br><br> "Unfortunately, homophobia is one of the aspects of Brazilian society that pushes homosexuals
into hiding," the group's head, Marcelo Cerqueira, told O Globo. <br><br>
"Gays, lesbians and transvestites are murdered in cruel ways, generally with faces dis?gured, and
they end up being considered the guilty parties," Marcelo said.
(PDF - 389 Kb) Document Date: 19 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 111)
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More arrests of gay men in Cameroon- Source: AFP , on LGBT Asaylum News, on 10/20/10: http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-arrests-of-gay-men-in-cameroon.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"A raid at their home enabled us to seize a large amount of contraceptives and lubricants for homosexual use. (They) acknowledge being homosexuals," the chief of the brigade reportedly said after interviewing the men, the rights group said. <br><br>
"For further certainty, we called on the chief doctor of the national gendarmerie to examine the genitals and anuses of the (suspects) to find out if these parties engaged in anal penetratration," the gendarmerie chief added.
(PDF - 376 Kb) Document Date: 20 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 135)
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NIJC: THE ONE-YEAR ASYLUM DEADLINE AND THE BIA: NO PROTECTION, NO PROCESS - a collaboration among the National Immigrant Justice Center?s National Asylum Partnership on Sexual Minorities, Human Rights First, and Penn State Law?s Center for Immigrants? Rights- 10/21/10 ; http://www.immigrantjustice.org/policy-resources/oneyeardeadlinereport/oneyeardeadline.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The one-year deadline threatens the U.S. government?s funda-
mental moral and legal commitment to protect refugees. Legal
experts conclude that the filing deadline results in the arbitrary
denial of protection to refugees.3 No study has examined how
the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) applies the deadline
until now. This report provides an understanding of the deadline?s impact on refugees whose asylum cases are decided by the BIA. <br><br>
This study evaluated the BIA?s application and interpretation of the filing deadline by analyzing
more than 3,472 BIA asylum cases decided during January of each year from 2005 to 2008. The
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) provided these decisions in response to a Free-
dom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC).
(PDF - 5,283 Kb) Document Date: 21 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 131)
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Russia: European Court Rules Gay Pride Ban Unlawful Russia Should Allow March and Guarantee Freedom of Assembly - by HRW on 10/21/10: http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/10/21/russia-european-court-rules-gay-pride-ban-unlawful (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"(Moscow, October 21, 2010) - In a stinging ruling issued against Russia, the European Court of Human Rights rebuked the Moscow authorities for repeatedly denying activists the right to hold gay pride marches, Human Rights Watch said today. The court, ruling on October 21, 2010, said the ban violated the right to freedom of assembly. It also ruled that the Moscow authorities had unlawfully discriminated against activist Nikolay Aleksandrovich Alekseyev and the organizers of gay pride events on the basis of sexual orientation, and had denied them a remedy having violated their rights. " <br><br>
"The European court saw Moscow's decision to ban gay pride events as homophobia dressed up in dubious claims about public order," said Boris Dittrich, acting director of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender program at Human Rights Watch. "The court has told the Russian authorities they can no longer ban peaceful gatherings based on the participants" sexual orientation. So now it's time for the Moscow authorities to allow gay pride marches " and to protect participants from violence."
(PDF - 77 Kb) Document Date: 21 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 140)
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Belarus gay activist arrested - Rex Wockner International News # 860 - 10/18/10 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Belarusian gay leader Sergey Praded was arrested Oct. 11 in Minsk while
attempting to stage a picket for International Coming Out Day." <br><br> Praded and activist Sergey Androsenko have a case pending with the United
Nations Human Rights Committee stemming from their arrests last June
outside the Iranian Embassy in Minsk, where they sought to draw attention
to the plight of LGBT Iranians.
(PDF - 23 Kb) Document Date: 18 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 150)
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Call on Peruvian Authorities for Justice in Murder of HIV/AIDS and Gay Activist - by IGLHRC on10/07/10: http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/globalactionalerts/1213.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
On the morning of 20 September 2010, the body of Alberto Osorio, 44, journalist and activist for the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, was found by his mother, Esther Castillo. Mrs. Castillo found her son?s body in his apartment in the district of San Martin de Porres in northern Lima. He had been tied to his bed with a cable and bruises on his body indicated that he was beaten before being strangled. <br><br>
In addition to Alberto Osorio, at least eight other gay or transgender people were murdered in 2010 in similar circumstances, according to Boletín Diversidad, a Peruvian organization that monitors homophobic violence. According to their human rights report, at least another seven gay or trans people were murdered in 2009. These crimes repeat the pattern used in the murder of Alberto Osorio: the perpetrator seduces the victim, enters their home and then beats, kills and robs them.
(PDF - 221 Kb) Document Date: 7 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 134)
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Colombia tiene altos índices de homofobia según estudio de la Universidad Nacional / Colombia has high rates for homophobia according to a study by the National University- by www.caracol.com.co on 10/17/10: http://www.caracol.com.co/nota.aspx?id=1372545 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Expertos de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia revelaron que en el país son altos los niveles de homofobia, y que continua la agresión, la discriminación y la exclusión de la comunidad gay, de lesbianas, de transgeneristas, de homosexuales y bisexuales, conocida como LGTB <br><br>
El estudio indica que el 83% de los integrantes de este sector de la comunidad ha recibido agresiones verbales y físicas, un 21% provenientes de uniformados de la policía y otros organismos de seguridad del Estado, que van desde agresiones físicas a insultos y palabras desobligantes, lo que se da en operativos de control en ciudades capitales y municipios.<br><br>
El experto en derechos de la comunidad homosexual y del Polo Rosa, Robinson Sánchez Tamayo, explicó que hay además otra situación muy preocupante que refleja la investigación y es el aumento de la discriminación y de la agresión en el aula de clase, en los centros educativos estatales y privados, discriminación que se da desde la educación básica hasta la universidad.<br><br>
Experts from the National University of Colombia revealed that the levels of homophobia are high in their country, and that aggression, discrimination and exclusion of the gay community (lesbians, transgenders, homosexuals and bisexuals known as LGBT) continues.<br><br>
The study indicates that 83% of members of this sector of the community have received verbal and physical attacks, 21% resulting from uniformed police and other security organizations of the Government, which range from physical aggression to insults and offensive words, happening in controlled operations in capital cities and towns.<br><br>
The expert in rights for the homosexual community and of Polo Rosa (a political group in Colombia), Robinson Sánchez Tamayo, explained that there is still another very worrisome situation which the investigation points out and that is the increase of discrimination and aggression in the classroom, in state and private educational centers, discrimination which goes from basic education up to the university.
(PDF - 51 Kb) Document Date: 17 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 146)
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Gay Women Face Double the Pressure in India By NILANJANA S. ROY, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/world/asia/20iht-letter.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Just two days after participating in the July march with her partner, she found herself in her hometown of Moradabad, a conservative community in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, being taken by her family to "see boys" as they lined up candidates for an arranged marriage. <br>,br> "My family won?t talk to me, and my uncles will either force me into a marriage or kill me," she said, in a matter-of-fact tone.<br><br> "But, says Lesley Esteves, a writer and journalist in Delhi, Indian lesbians face very different challenges than gay men do. As women they have considerably less control over their lives than their male counterparts." <br><br>
"The problems lesbians face are also the problems women in general face in India," Ms. Esteves said. "Economic disempowerment and economic inequality are at the root of it."<br><br>
She sees no possibility of reconciliation. "To my uncles and my father, "lesbian" is a dirty word," she said. "Unless I get married, there's no way back for me."
(PDF - 91 Kb) Document Date: 19 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 126)
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Mexico: Van 40 homosexuales asesinados en Michoacán durante 2009 - To date 40 homosexuals have been murdered in MIchoacan during 2009- by quadratin.com.mx on 08/21/09: http://quadratin.com.mx/www1/noticia.php?id=54030&seccion=6 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"MORELIA, Mich., 21 de agosto de 2009.- En Michoacán, ha sido asesinados alrededor de 40 homosexuales en lo que va del 2009, informó
Gerardo Herrera Pérez, presidente del grupo de Facto de Diversidad Sexual.
Sobre este tema, comentó que la mayoría de las muertes han ocurrido en la zona de Tierra Caliente, donde la gente aún siente un mayor
odio por personas que tienen otras preferencias sexuales. <br><br>
Indicó que la homosexualidad es una realidad que se presenta en todas partes, sin embargo, la falta de respeto hace que seamos
agredidos y otros asesinados." <br><br>
In Michoacán, there have been about 40 murders of homosexuals to date in 2009, informed Gerardo Herrera Pérez, president of the group "de Facto Diversidad Sexual." Regarding this topic, he commented that the majority of murders have occurred in the zone of Tierra Caliente, where the people still feel a great hate for those who have other sexual preferences.<br><br>
He indicated that homosexuality is a reality which presents itself everywehre, nevertheless, the lack of respect leaves some of us open to attack and others to murder."
(PDF - 83 Kb) Document Date: 21 Aug 2009 (Downloads: 126)
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'Hang them': Uganda paper publishes photos of gays By GODFREY OLUKYA and JASON STRAZIUSO The Associated Press Tuesday, October 19, 2010;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101903438_pf.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"KAMPALA, Uganda -- The front-page newspaper story featured a list of Uganda's 100 "top" homosexuals, with a bright yellow banner across it that read: "Hang Them." Alongside their photos were the men's names and addresses." <br><br> "In the days since it was published, at least four gay Ugandans on the list have been attacked and many others are in hiding, according to rights activist Julian Onziema. One person named in the story had stones thrown at his house by neighbors." <br><br> "More than 20 homosexuals have been attacked over the last year in Uganda, and an additional 17 have been arrested and are in prison, said Frank Mugisha, the chairman of Sexual Minorities Uganda. Those numbers are up from the same period two years ago, when about 10 homosexuals were attacked, he said. "
(PDF - 195 Kb) Document Date: 19 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 121)
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El número de asesinatos de gays aumentó 62% en Brasil / The number of gay murders increased by 62% in Brazil- by globovision.com, 10/17/10: http://globovision.com/news.php?nid=165612 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Según el diario "O Globo" de Brasil el número de asesinatos de gays ha aumentado 62% en ese país. Aseguran que a pesar de que el tema del matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo y la homofobia han sido debatidos por los candidatos a la presidencia ,Dilma Rousseff y José Serra, éstos no se han dado cuenta de un dato alarmante: el número de homosexuales asesinados por homofobia crece cada año. " <br><br> "En el año 2009, 198 homosexuales fueron asesinados en Brasil, 11 más que en 2008 y 76 más que en 2007, un aumento de 62%. Los datos pertenecen al Grupo Gay de Bahía, fundado en 1980 y el único en el país que reúne estas estadísticas. Según este organismo de 1980 a 2.009 fueron registrados 3.196 homicidios, 100 por año. "<br><br>
"According to the daily newspaper 'The World' of Brazil the number of murders of gay people has increased by 62% in that country. They assure that even though the topic of marriage between people of the same sex and homophobia have been debated by the presidential candidates, Dilma Rousseff and José Serra, they have not become aware of an alarming piece of information: the number of homosexual murders due to homophobia increases each year."<br><br>
"In the year 2009, 198 homosexuals were murdered in Brazil, 11 more than in 2008 and 76 more than in 2007, an increase of 62%. The data comes from the Gay Group of Bahia, founded in 1980 and the only one in the country which gathers these statistics. According to this group, from 1980 to 2009, 3,196 homicides were recorded, 100 each year."
(PDF - 495 Kb) Document Date: 17 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 126)
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Peru: Un nuevo crimen de odio estremece Lima / A new hate crime shakes Lima- by boletindiversidad.blogspot.com on 10/14/10: http://boletindiversidad.blogspot.com/2010/10/un-nuevo-crimen-de-odio-estremece-lima.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"El pasado 13 de octubre fue encontrado en estado de descomposición el cadáver de Sergio Samuel Bonilla Sosa, un enfermero gay de 35 años, el occiso fue primero torturado, maniatado y asfixiado en su domicilio ubicado en la calle Contisuyo 635, en el distrito de San Juan de Lurigancho, al este de Lima." <br><br>"Es importante anotar que este tipo de crímenes son cada día más frecuentes en Lima, en muchos casos no se da con el paradero del perpetrador o cuando se da con el paradero del mismo, este recibe penas benignas, pues el Perú carece de una ley que sancione los crímenes de odio por homofobia."<br><br>
"Last October 13 the body of Sergio Samuel Bonilla Sosa was found in a state of decomposition; the murder victim was a gay nurse, 35 years old and was first tortured, hands shackled and suffocated in his home located at 635 Constisuyo Street, in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho, in the eastern part of Lima."<br><br>
"It is important to note that this type of crime is more common daily in Lima, in many cases the whereabouts of the perpetrator are unknown or when they are found, they receive mild sentences, since Peru lacks any laws which sanction hate crimes due to homophobia."
(PDF - 183 Kb) Document Date: 14 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 93)
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Award for Lebanese gay group overshadowed by gay bashing incident - by Tony Grew, www.pinknews.co.uk, on 01/26/09: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10876.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Two gay men were having sex in the lobby of an uninhabited building in Ashrafieh, a suburb of Beirut, when they were discovered by Lebanese Army soldiers, dragged out into the street and severly beated. <br><br>
Article 534 of the Lebanese Penal Code prohibits sexual relations that are 'contradicting the laws of nature,' which is punishable by up to a year in prison."
(PDF - 127 Kb) Document Date: 26 Jan 2009 (Downloads: 95)
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Gay Palestinian seeks residency in Israel on humanitarian grounds - by Dana Weiler-Polak, www.haaretz.com, on 09/29/10: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/gay-palestinian-seeks-residency-in-israel-on-humanitarian-grounds-1.316274 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"For the last eight years, Koka has lived with a partner, an Israeli citizen. In 2002, the two even signed a partnership agreement and registered themselves as married with the municipality - though legally, the state does not recognize gay marriage. In June 2009, Koka finally asked the Interior Ministry to grant him legal residency on humanitarian grounds. Fifteen months later, he has yet to receive a response. Meanwhile, since he is here illegally, he is subject to frequent arrests; his lawyer is constantly fighting for his release. He has been arrested nine times over the last 12 years, Koka said. <br><br>
When Koka realized he was gay, his troubles began: Many Palestinians, influenced by Islam's strict prohibition against homosexuality, take a dim view of homosexuals. Koka said he received various threats, which eventually prompted him to infiltrate into Israel at age 14."
(PDF - 79 Kb) Document Date: 29 Sep 2010 (Downloads: 94)
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Iraq: The Pink Army - by Meris Lutz, www.huffingtonpost.com, on 05/03/09: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meris-lutz/the-pink-army_b_195282.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"According to Hassan and M.M., another gay Iraqi who fled to Jordan and eventually made his way to Lebanon, Moqtada al-Sadr was given the green light from the government to attack homosexuals after video footage of a private party attended by gays, lesbians and transsexuals began circulating Iraq. Neither had attended the party or seen the footage, but several others confirmed they had heard the rumor. The BBC recently posted a number of videos depicting homosexuals and cross dressers being harassed by security forces. <br><br>
Although it is nearly impossible to determine an exact number of attacks that are motivated by sexual orientation, a doctor in Baghdad told Long it was in the hundreds. Morgues and hospitals are receiving more bodies of men who have been castrated, had their anuses glued shut or the word 'pervert' carved into their skin, indicating they were not the victims of 'ordinary' sectarian killing."
(PDF - 90 Kb) Document Date: 3 May 2009 (Downloads: 121)
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The invisible gays community in South Sudan - by Majur Deng Nhial, www.borglobe.com, on 09/30/10: http://www.borglobe.com/25.html?m7:post=the-invisible-gays-community-in-south-sudan (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Editorial - For the first five years when Sudanese flocked to developed nations, what they told their counterparts in the West either at dinner tables or in class-room presentations was that 'We don?t have gays in Africa and particularly in Sudan.' Ouch! It was simply said so because something was covert and abyss according to the Sudanese community standards altogether with its norms. <br><br>
'It [homosexuality] is not in our character [...] it is not there and if anybody wants to import it to Sudan [...] it will always be condemned by everybody.' The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir told the Radio Netherland last month. Well, they are there, but bounded traditionally to accept their opposites, scaring of being labeled as pariahs. It is not their desires to choose what they want to be. Not even nature. Could it be genetic mutation according to scientific theories? Should people keep discriminating them in the due communities while they are part of them? Should civilization and democracy stir up the hidden issues? Your view as a concerned citizen?."
(PDF - 239 Kb) Document Date: 30 Sep 2010 (Downloads: 111)
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One Year since the introduction of the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill - By Frank Mugisha and Pepe Julian Onziema, Sexual Minorities Uganda, 10/14/10: http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2010/10/one-year-since-introduction-of-ugandan.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This Bill is an expression of prejudice, intolerance, discrimination and violence. The bill abuses the dignity, privacy and equality of people with a different sexual orientation and identity other than heterosexual. If passed into law, it will further legitimize public and private violence, harassment and torture.<br><br>It has promoted hate-speech in churches, schools and the media. It has led to defamation, blackmail, evictions, intimidation, arbitrary arrests and unlawful detention, physical assault, emotional and mental assault of LGBT activists, our families and allies.<br><br>The bill has further led to increased violence incited by local media, particularly The Red Pepper tabloid and recently launched Rolling Stone newspaper. The headline of the Rolling Stone viciously screamed '100 pictures of Ugandan's top homos leak- Hang them' in their Vol. 1 No. 05 October 02-09, 2010. They published pictures, names, residences and other details of LGBT activists and allies.
(PDF - 126 Kb) Document Date: 14 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 130)
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Arbitrary Arrests of Gay Men in China Violate Human Rights, Undermine Effective HIV Prevention and Treatment - by www.msmgf.org on 09/30/10: http://www.msmgf.org/index.cfm/id/11/aid/1760/langID/1/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
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September 30, 2010 (Oakland, California) - The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) stands with the China HIV/AIDS CBO Network in strongly condemning the arbitrary arrest and mistreatment of more than 80 gay men at a popular Beijing park on Sunday night. According to local activists, 20 police vehicles descended on the park and rounded up dozens of men, forcing them to be photographed, fingerprinted, and undergo blood testing at the local police station. Such discriminatory actions are not only grievous violations of human rights, they also work to seriously undermine efforts to effectively prevent and treat HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM). <br><br>
Singling out sexual minorities for arrest and documentation sabotages efforts to control HIV by perpetuating an environment of fear and mistrust that inhibits open discussion and service-seeking behavior. In such hostile conditions, revealing one?s sexual behavior and risk factors becomes a liability, driving many MSM outside the healthcare system. Experiences of discrimination have also been linked to increases in high risk sexual behavior among MSM.
(PDF - 167 Kb) Document Date: 30 Sep 2010 (Downloads: 90)
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Brazil: Gay beauty contest winner murdered - By Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk ? September 19, 2007: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-5494.html/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
LGBT activists in Brazil have spoken about the high levels of homophobia in their society in the wake of the brutal sexual assault and murder of a gay teenager.<br><br>
Osvan Inacio dos Santos, 19, was attacked in a street near a bar where he had just won the local "Miss Gay" competition.<br><br>
The attack and murder, in the town of Batingas in northeast Brazil, is just one high-profile example of the problems the LGBT community face in the country, which is often viewed as liberal in matters of sexuality.<br><br>
Mr dos Santos' naked body was found on Sunday morning and forensic examination found his skull had been fractured and indicated sexual assault.
(PDF - 46 Kb) Document Date: 19 Sep 2007 (Downloads: 130)
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