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Uganda: Arrests of Men on Sodomy Charges- by: IGLHRC, 10/17/06: http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/resourcecenter/318.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Over the last few weeks, there have been at least five arrests made in Uganda pursuant to the country's law that criminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults. It is unclear where the men remain in detention and under what conditions. While it is unclear whether these arrests are related to the recent "outings" of gay men and lesbians in the Ugandan tabloid, The Red Pepper, they demonstrate the level of homophobia, much of state-sponsored, that still exists in Uganda.
(PDF - 99 Kb) Document Date: 17 Oct 2006 (Downloads: 98)
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UGANDA: State homophobia putting gays at HIV risk - activists- by: PlusNews, 08/24/07:http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=73931 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
NAIROBI, 24 August 2007 (PlusNews) - The Ugandan government's hostility towards the gay community leaves them out of health programmes, putting them at greater risk of HIV, the New York-based lobby group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned this week.
(PDF - 128 Kb) Document Date: 24 Aug 2007 (Downloads: 151)
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Uganda: Threats of Arrests and State-Sponsored Violence Against Gay Men, Lesbian, Transgenders- by: IGLHRC, 08/11/07:http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/resourcecenter/468.html (Afghanistan)
IGLHRC is concerned for the safety of leaders and supporters of the LGBT community in the East African nation of Uganda, after senior officials went on the public and private radio stations to call for the arrest of leaders of the country?s LGBT. Deputy Attorney General Fred Ruhinde and Minister of Ethics and Integrity Nsaba Butoro, have has called for the arrest and deportation of gays and lesbians and asked private citizens to report ?known homosexuals? to the police.
(PDF - 292 Kb) Document Date: 11 Aug 2007 (Downloads: 105)
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Uganda: Threats of Arrests and State-Sponsored Violence Against Gay Men, Lesbian, Transgenders- by: IGLHRC, 08/11/07:http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/resourcecenter/468.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
IGLHRC is concerned for the safety of leaders and supporters of the LGBT community in the East African nation of Uganda, after senior officials went on the public and private radio stations to call for the arrest of leaders of the country?s LGBT. Deputy Attorney General Fred Ruhinde and Minister of Ethics and Integrity Nsaba Butoro, have has called for the arrest and deportation of gays and lesbians and asked private citizens to report ?known homosexuals? to the police.
(PDF - 292 Kb) Document Date: 11 Aug 2007 (Downloads: 108)
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Ugandan 'gay' name list condemned- by, BBC News, 09/08/06: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5326930.stm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
A Ugandan newspaper's decision to publish the names of alleged homosexual men is a "chilling development", New York-based Human Rights Watch says.
(PDF - 70 Kb) Document Date: 8 Sep 2006 (Downloads: 90)
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Pro-Gay Article Sparks Smear Campaign in Yemen - by by Rachelle Kliger, www.themedialine.org, on 04/25/10 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"The Paris-based author, Hamid Aqabi, wrote that homosexuality was
?part and parcel of our society.? He called on the parliament to
extend more rights to gay people and went as far as to suggest that
the Yemeni government should consider allowing gay marriages, just
like in the West." <br><br> ?In Yemen there is no gay community, because according to Islamic
Sharia it?s prohibited,? Mohammed Al-Qadhi, a Sanaa-based journalist
and analyst told The Media Line. ?Yemen isn?t the United States. It?s
a very conservative society and no one will admit that they?re gay.?
(PDF - 92 Kb) Document Date: 25 Apr 2010 (Downloads: 155)
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Lamentan crímenes de odio por homofobia en México / There are complaints about hate crimes due to homophobia in Mexico- by www.cronica.com.mx, 05/18/10: http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=506990 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Durante su participación en la "Jornada artística contra la homofobia" en la Cámara de Diputados, retomó los informes de Letra S y de la Comisión Ciudadana Contra Crímenes de Odio por Homofobia que reportan que de 1995 a 2009 ocurrieron 640 crímenes." <br><br> "Morales García indicó que la homofobia, la lesbofobia y la transfobia son formas específicas de odio y exclusión, y el Estado tiene la obligación legal de promover una cultura de la no discriminación y garantizar espacios de seguridad para todas las personas que integran las comunidades LGBTTTI."<br><br>
"During their participation in the 'Artistic conference against homophobia' in the Chamber of Deputies,the reports of Letra S and the Citizens' Committee Against Hate Crimes of Homphobia which reports that between 1995-2009, there were 640 crimes."<br><br>
"Morales Garcia pointed out
that homophobia, lesbophobia and transphobia are specific forms of hate and exclusion, and the Government has a legal obligation of promoting a culture without discrimination and guaranteeing safe places for all people who live in the LGBTTI communities."
(PDF - 69 Kb) Document Date: 18 May 2010 (Downloads: 94)
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Mexico: Crímenes de Odio por Homofobia, la Conspiración del Silencio/ Hate crimes due to homophobia, the silence conspiracy- 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)
"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." <br><br> "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."
(PDF - 1,892 Kb) Document Date: 17 May 2010 (Downloads: 90)
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Mexico: Homofobia: Asesinatos por odio Entre 1995 y 2008 hubo 628 crímenes de odio contra gays. Los jueces son laxos con los asesinos, denuncia una Organización No Gubernamental Natalia Gómez Quintero/UNIV / Homophobia: Hate crimes between 1995 and 2008, there were 628 hate crimes against gays. Judges are lenient with criminals, as denounced by an NGO- by Natalia Gómez Quintero/UNIV, www.noroeste.com.mx, on 05/18/10: http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?id=583722&id_seccion=185 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"MÉXICO (UNIV)._ La sentencia de Ricardo Camacho Gómez habría alcanzado hasta 60 años, pero el juez consideró que el suyo, había sido un homicidio simple, sin alevosía y ventaja. La condena hecha en 2002, por el asesinato que perpetró contra Fabián Espinosa Yáñez, quien era homosexual, quedó en un castigo de 17 años y medio en prisión. Al final sólo purgó poco más de siete años.
Fue el 8 de diciembre de 2001 cuando Fabián, de 18 años, fue encontrado muerto en un hotel de la colonia Roma. El reporte judicial indicaba que había evidencias de sadismo y que la causa del deceso había sido por asfixia. Hoy los familiares y amigos de Fabián temen por sus vidas, pues el asesino confeso, de lo que se consideró un crimen por homofobia, está libre antes de lo previsto y gracias a argucias legales. " <br><br> "México es el segundo País con mayor índice de crímenes por homofobia en América Latina, sólo superado por Brasil. Algunas estimaciones indican que en el País puede haber un subregistro en que por cada crimen denunciado se cometen otros dos, por lo que la cifra de crímenes de odio por homofobia se elevaría a mil 884", dice el informe."<br><br>
MEXICO:(UNIV>._The sentence of Ricardo Camacho Gómez should have been up to 60 years, but the judge considered that his case had been a homicide without malice or profit. The sentence given in 2002, for the murder which he carried out against Fabián Espinosz Yáñez, who was homosexual, was a punishment of 17 1/2 years in prison. In the end, he only served a little more than 7 years. It was December 8, 2001 when Fabián, 18 years old, was found murdered in a hotel in the Colonia Roma (a district of Mexico City). The judicial report indicated that there was evidence of sadism and that the cause of death had been asphyxiation . Today the family and friends of Fabián fear for their lives, since the murderer confessed, of what was considered a crime due to homophobia, and he is free before expected thanks to legal sophisms."<br><br>
"Mexico stands in second place in Latin America with the greatest number of homophobic crimes, surpassed by only Brazil. Some estimates indicate that in Mexico there might be an underreporting in that for each reported crime, there are two more committed, meaning that the number of hate crimes due to homophobia would rise to 1,884," says the report.
(PDF - 112 Kb) Document Date: 18 May 2010 (Downloads: 133)
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Mexico: Informe de crímenes de odio por homofobia 1995-2008 Resultados Preliminares / Report, Hate crimes due to homophobia 1995-2008- By Alejandro Brito y Leonardo Bastida, Letra S, Sida, Cultura y Vida Cotidiana A.C., 05/30/10 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(PDF - 12,321 Kb) Document Date: 30 May 2010 (Downloads: 69)
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Mexico: Se incrementan en México, los crímenes de odio: CONAPRED - Hate crimes increase in Mexico: CONAPRED- by shinji, http://ciudadania-express.com, on 05/17/10: http://ciudadania-express.com/2010/05/17/se-incrementa-en-mexico-los-crimenes-de-odio-conapred/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Asimismo, en cuanto al tipo de agresión sufrida por la víctima, el estudio destaca en como más frecuente el uso de armas blancas (222 casos), seguido de golpes (116), asfixia (101), arma de fuego (64), atropello (9), tortura (8), envenenamiento (3), lapidación (3) y mutilación (1). Destaca el hecho de que la mayor parte de los ataques fueron en domicilios (283) o en la calle (105). Curiosamente, se registran 3 agresiones ocurridas en iglesias." <br><br> "El informe se centra en detallar el conteo de víctimas en el Distrito Federal y el Estado de México. En un despliegue de datos por entidad federativa, destaca la Ciudad de México con 143 víctimas, Michoacán con 77, Estado de México con 64 y Nuevo León con 54. Por otro lado cabe destacar que Aguascalientes comparte un saldo de cero víctimas con Baja California Sur, Campeche, San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala y Zacatecas."<br><br>
"Likewise, as far as the type of aggression suffered by the victim, the study highlights the more frequent use of weapons with sharp blades (222 cases), followed by beatings (116), asphyxiation (101), firearms (64), running over with a vehicle (9), torture (8), poisoning (3), stoning (3) and mutilation (1). It highlights the fact that the majority of the attacks were in homes (283) or on the street (105). Curiously, 3 of the registered attacks occurred in churches."<br><br>
"The report concentrates on detailling the count of victims in the DF of Mexico (Mexico City). In a display of data by federal entity, it highlights Mexico City with 143 victims, Michoacán with 77, the state of Mexico with 64 and Nuevo León with 54. On the other hand it is important to point out that Aguascalientes shares a figure of zero victims along with Baja California Sur, Campeche, San Luís Potosí, Tlaxcala and Zacatecas."
(PDF - 247 Kb) Document Date: 17 May 2010 (Downloads: 133)
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Oman: US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2006 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor March 6, 2007: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78860.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"The Penal Code criminalizes homosexuality. Individuals can be prosecuted
based on complaint, and sentenced to a jail term of six months to three years. "
(PDF - 31 Kb) Document Date: 6 Mar 2007 (Downloads: 87)
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Oman: US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2007 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor - 03/11/08: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100603.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination <br><br>
"Despite various campaigns sponsored by the government to encourage acceptance of
persons with HIV/AIDS, societal attitudes remained fearful toward persons with the
disease. According to recent reported cases of HIV/AIDS. "
(PDF - 64 Kb) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008 (Downloads: 135)
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Zimbabwe High School Girls Arrested Over Homosexuality - Radio VOP on 08/03/10: http://news.radiovop.com/index.php/national-news/4295.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Police arrested 15 girls from Evelyn High, a girls only public school here for engaging in homosexual activities.<br><br>"They are expected to appear in court anytime this week as investigation are still underway," said one police officer who was part of the team that arrested the girls.<br><br>
The girls are also alleged to have been teaching other school girls homosexuality.
(PDF - 32 Kb) Document Date: 3 Aug 2010 (Downloads: 133)
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Guatemala, país de Sicarios/ Guatemala, a country of hit men- by research team, www.elperiodico.com, on 01/17/10: http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20100117/domingo/133129 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
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Side note of the article: see "Ejecuciones extrajudiciales" <br> <br>
"Ataques contra homosexuales: Entre 1996 y 2008, se han registrado al menos 58 asesinatos de homosexuales, lesbianas y transexuales. Aunque las cifras reales son mucho mayores por la falta de denuncias."<br><br>
"Attacks against homosexuals: Between 1996 and 2008, at least 58 murders of homosexuals, lesbians and transsexuals have been recorded. However, the real figures are much greater but lack accusations."
(PDF - 72 Kb) Document Date: 17 Jan 2010 (Downloads: 117)
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Lithuania: Legal Study on Homophobia and Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation - Lithuania - by Edita Ziobiene on 02/28/08: http://www.pedz.uni-mannheim.de/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigrant Equality, New York, NY
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The definition of discrimination has not been adequately transposed in the Law on Equal Treatment, which has resulted in narrowing of the scope of equal treatment - persons are not protected from assumed or associated discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation.
(PDF - 279 Kb) Document Date: 28 Feb 2008 (Downloads: 99)
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Lithuania: Lithuanian Lesbian Asylum Nixed - by Arthur S. Leonard on www.gaycitynews.com on 04/18/07: http://www.gaycitynews.com/articles/2007/04/18/gay_city_news_archives/in%20the%20courts/18229938.txt (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigrant Equality, New York, NY
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A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Atlanta, rejected an appeal by a lesbian asylum applicant from Lithuania on April 12, even as it found that the immigration judge (IJ) who originally heard her case "misunderstood the nature of sexual orientation."
(PDF - 192 Kb) Document Date: 18 Apr 2007 (Downloads: 98)
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Malawi: AIDS and Custom Leave African Families Nothing - by Sharon LaFraniere on www.nytimes.com on 02/18/05: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/18/international/africa/18property.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=aids%20and%20custom%20leave%20african&st=cse&scp=1 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
This document was provided by Immigrant Equality, New York, NY
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There are two reasons why 11-year-old Chikumbutso Zuze never sees his three sisters, why he seldom has a full belly, why he sleeps packed sardinelike with six cousins on the dirt floor of his aunt's thatched mud hut.
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One is AIDS, which claimed his father in 2000 and his mother in 2001. The other is his father's nephew, a tall, light-complexioned man whom Chikumbutso knows only as Mr. Sululu.
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It was Mr. Sululu who came to his village five years ago, after his father died, and commandeered all of the family's belongings - mattresses, chairs and, most important, the family's green Toyota pickup, an almost unimaginable luxury in this, one of the poorest nations on earth. And it was Mr. Sululu who rejected the pleas of the boy's mother, herself dying of AIDS, to leave the truck so that her children would have an inheritance to sustain them after her death.
(PDF - 66 Kb) Document Date: 18 Feb 2005 (Downloads: 97)
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"Crímenes de odio" enlutan El Salvador / "Hate crimes" make El Salvador mourn - by Víctor Hugo Dueñas, Diario El Mundo on 08/02/10: http://www.elmundo.com.sv/nacionales-/1556-crimenes-de-odio-enlutan-el-salvador.html?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page= (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Por su apariencia, los trans son blanco de burlas, agresiones verbales, discriminación, ataques con cuchillos o armas de fuego y asesinatos de odio." <br><br> El estudio "Hechos de agresión contra la comunidad LGBT 2009", financiado por el Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres y desarrollado por la Asociación Alianza por la Diversidad, contabilizó 23 crímenes el año pasado.
En la mayoría hubo torturas o sufrimiento prolongado contra las víctimas, antes de morir.
En lo que va del año van dos casos y aunque la cifra parece ser mínima, los representantes de la comunidad trans exigen que cese la violencia.<br><br>
"Due to their appearance, transgenders are targets for mockery, verbal aggression, discrimination, attacks with knives or firearms and hate murders."<br><br>
The study "Acts of Aggression against the LGBT community 2009," financed by the Central American Fund for Women and carried out by the association Diversity Alliance noted 23 crimes this past year. In the majority of them there was torture or prolonged suffering against the victims, before dying. So far this year there are two cases and even though the number seems minimal, representatives of the trans community demand that the violence ceases.
(PDF - 99 Kb) Document Date: 2 Aug 2010 (Downloads: 94)
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African myths about homosexuality A political spat about gay rights in Zimbabwe is symptomatic of the homophobia prevalent in many African communities - by Blessing-Miles Tendi guardian.co.uk,Tuesday 23 March 2010; http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/23/homophobia-africa-gay-rights/print (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"The standard explanation offered by Africans opposed to gay rights is that homosexuality is alien to their culture and was introduced to Africa by European colonialists. A good deal of African-American homophobia relies on the same justification. But late 19th-century records on Africa and African oral history show that homosexual practices existed in pre-colonial Africa. One case in point are the Azande people in the north-east of modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where it was acceptable for kings, princes and soldiers to take young male lovers." <br><br> "Along with the moralisms of Traditional African religions, Christianity and Islam ? which were brought to Africa by European missionaries and Arab traders respectively ? facilitated homophobia because they regard homosexuality as sin. Today religion shapes many African and African-American social and political designs. Churches in Africa are major players in the production of homophobia. In black America, churches are the most dominant homophobic institutions. Not all African and African-American churches, however, are intolerant to homosexuals."
(PDF - 71 Kb) Document Date: 23 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 130)
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