Aug

7

Sex Workers Group Wins HIV and Rights Award

Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Human Rights |

(Mexico City, Mexico) –- The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW) is the recipient of the 2008 international Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Human Rights Watch announced yesterday. Read more

Aug

1

HIV/AIDS Activists Face Torture Threat in Uganda!

Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Human Rights |

Human Rights Watch - LGBT(Geneva) — The abduction and torture of a Ugandan HIV/AIDS activist who faces trial for holding a peaceful protest reveals the danger to those who challenge the government’s policies, Human Rights Watch, and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders said this week. Read more

Jul

23

Newfield Central School Dist. Urged to Retract Its Stance on NY Human Rights Law

Filed Under Education, Gay Students, Human Rights, LGBT Youth, Legal |

Safe School News(Newfield, NY) — In an effort to persuade the Newfield Central School District (NCSD) to abandon its stance that the New York Human Rights Law (NYHRL) does not apply to public schools, Lambda Legal sent school board members a letter this week, outlining the legal flaws in their position and warning of future consequences for students who may face antigay discrimination. Read more

Jul

22

Release Detained HIV/AIDS Experts in Iran!

Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Human Rights, Middle East |

AIDS/HIV News(New York, NY) -– Iranian authorities should immediately release or charge two physicians who are internationally recognized for their work on HIV/AIDS, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. The men, Arash and Kamyar Alaei, who are brothers, were detained without charge by Iranian security forces in late June, and their whereabouts remain unknown. Read more

Jun

25

Florida Hospital Sued for Mistreatment of Deceased Lesbian’s Family

Filed Under Court Cases, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, Legal, Lesbian matters |

(Miami, Florida) — Today Lambda Legal announced a lawsuit against Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for the negligent and outrageous treatment towards the family of Lisa Pond, a lesbian whose partner of 18 years and their three children were not allowed to see her as she slipped into a coma and died. Read more

Jun

9

Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Condemed by OAS

Filed Under Human Rights, Sexual Bigotry |

(New York, NY) – The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity, taking a crucial step to end the silence around violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Americas, Human Rights Watch said Friday. Human Rights Watch called on OAS member governments to ensure that the resolution is implemented in their countries, and to continue their support for sexual rights internationally. Read more

May

29

Egyptian Court Upholds HIV Sentences, Reinforces Intolerance

Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Court Cases, Human Rights, Legal, Middle East |

Egyptian Court Case News(Cairo, Egypt) – A Cairo appeals court’s decision to uphold the sentences imposed on five men jailed in a crackdown on people living with HIV/AIDS underscores the Egyptian government’s dangerous indifference to public health and justice, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more

May

23

Homophobic Violence Points to Rights Crisis in Turkey

Filed Under Homophobia, Human Rights, Middle East |

Human Rights Watch - LGBT(Istanbul, Turkey) – Turkey should urgently change law and policy to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from extensive harassment and brutality on the streets, in homes, and in state-run institutions, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released this week. Read more

Apr

18

Police Raid LGBT ‘Safe Space’ in Kyrgyzstan!

Filed Under Human Rights, Police Beat, Sexual Bigotry |

The police officer who led the raid speaks to Labrys' lawyers. ( (c) 2008 Ireen Dubel / Hivos - Courtesy of Human Rights Watch)(New York / Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) – Bishkek police carried out a warrantless raid on the community center of an organization working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in violation of the right to freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Read more

Apr

17

Police Raid Turkish Human Rights Organization!

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Human Rights, Middle East, Police Beat |

Human Rights Watch - LGBT(Istanbul, Turkey) – A police raid on a Turkish human rights organization is the latest incident in an escalating pattern of harassment of gay rights groups, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Read more

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