Headline Title:
Ukraine: First-ever Kyiv pride cancelled in face of ultra-right threat
The Ukrainian authorities should take action to protect the rights of LGBT people and ensure they are able to exercise their human rights without fear of attacks, Amnesty International said today a
Police in Kyiv failed to stop ultra-right hooligans from putting LGBT activists at risk and marring the city's first-ever Pride parade.
Media Node:
Police at Kyiv Pride
Kyiv Pride injuries
Story Location:
أوكرانيا
50° 27' 21.348" N, 30° 30' 44.8776" E
“It has been clear from the start that the Kyiv police department did not want this march to go ahead. Their reluctance to commit to the event and to put adequate security measures in place to protect demonstrators left organizers fearing for their safety.”
Source:
Max Tucker, Ukraine campaigner at Amnesty International
التاريخ:
Sun, 20/05/2012
المسار:
‘Virulent’ homophobic attacks put South Caucasus activists at risk
الوصف:
News story, 18 May 2012
المسار:
Ukraine: Authorities must start to implement police criminality law ahead of Euro 2012
الوصف:
News story, 14 May 2012
المسار:
Ukraine: Euro 2012 Jeopardised by Criminal Police Force
الوصف:
Media briefing, 30 April 2012
Headline Title:
‘Virulent’ homophobic attacks put South Caucasus activists at risk
Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan must do more to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, Amnesty International said after a spate of attacks on activists.
A spate of attacks on LGBTI activists points to endemic discrimination that needs to be dealt with in South Caucasus countries.
Media Node:
Tbilisi LGBT protest
Twitter Tag:
LGBTI
Story Location:
أرمينيا
40° 10' 45.6744" N, 44° 30' 54.8208" E
“The virulent nature of these recent attacks shows the need for a public dialogue to tackle homophobia throughout the South Caucasus to protect LGBTI people from discrimination. ”
Source:
John Dalhuisen, Europe and Central Asia Programme Director at Amnesty International
التاريخ:
Fri, 18/05/2012
المسار:
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
الوصف:
Thematic page
Headline Title:
África: No más discriminación contra el colectivo LGBTI
Debe ponerse fin a la discriminación y la persecución que sufre el colectivo LGBTI en Sudáfrica y Camerún, ha declarado Amnistía Internacional mientras activistas de todo el mundo celebran el Dí
La discriminación y la persecución a causa de la orientación sexual de las personas está aumentando en todo el África subsahariana.
Media Node:
EPOC activists_es
Story Location:
المملكة المتحدة
31° 42' 38.5992" S, 25° 18' 45" E
See map: Google Maps
“Es profundamente preocupante que en 2012 la gente aún sea perseguida a causa de su orientación sexual, real o percibida, o por su identidad de género.”
Source:
Erwin van der Borght, director del Programa para África de Amnistía Internacional
المسار:
Camerún debe revisar la legislación que penaliza las relaciones homosexuales
الوصف:
Comunicado de prensa, 5 de marzo de 2012
Headline Title:
Afrique : il faut respecter les droits des LGBTI
Les discriminations et les persécutions visant les personnes lesbiennes, gays, bisexuelles, transgenres et intersexuées (LGBTI) en Afrique du Sud et au Cameroun doivent cesser, a déclaré Amnesty In
Les discriminations et persécutions visant certaines personnes en raison de leur orientation sexuelle se multiplient en Afrique subsaharienne.
Media Node:
EPOC activists_fr
Story Location:
المملكة المتحدة
31° 42' 38.5992" S, 25° 18' 45" E
See map: Google Maps
“Il est profondément choquant qu'en 2012, des personnes continuent à être persécutées en raison de leur orientation sexuelle ou identité de genre réelles ou perçues.”
Source:
Erwin van der Borght, directeur du programme Afrique d'Amnesty International
المسار:
Le Cameroun doit abroger les lois qui érigent en infraction les relations homosexuelles
الوصف:
Nouvelle, 5 mars 2012
Headline Title:
Africa: End discrimination against LGBTI on international day against homophobia
Discrimination and persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in South Africa and Cameroon must be halted, Amnesty International said as activists around the wor
Discrimination and persecution against individuals because of their sexual orientation is increasing across sub-Saharan Africa.
Media Node:
EPOC activists
Story Location:
United Kingdom
31° 42' 38.5992" S, 25° 18' 45" E
See map: Google Maps
“It's deeply disturbing that in 2012, people are still being persecuted because of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.”
Source:
Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International's Africa director
المسار:
Cameroon urged to overhaul laws criminalizing gay relationships
الوصف:
News, 5 March 2012
Headline Title:
North Carolina: Same-sex marriage ban ‘setback’ for human rights
North Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage is a setback for human rights, Amnesty International said after voters in the south-eastern state approved a state constitutional amendment prohibiting sam
North Carolina has voted in favour of a ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions, contravening rights protected under international law.
Media Node:
north carolina
Story Location:
المملكة المتحدة
35° 19' 58.4508" N, 78° 18' 37.9692" W
See map: Google Maps
Headline Title:
Russia urged to reconsider anti-gay laws as activist fined
A prominent Russian LGBTI rights activist has become the first person to be fined for spreading “gay propaganda” under a new St Petersburg law after he picketed the city hall with a poster that sai
Under repressive new laws in St Petersburg, a prominent LGBTI rights activist has been fined for spreading "gay propaganda".
Media Node:
Russia Aleksayev gay rights
Twitter Tag:
russia
Story Location:
المملكة المتحدة
59° 38' 33.2808" N, 30° 3' 30.9384" E
See map: Google Maps
“These new laws threaten freedom of expression and fuel discrimination against the city’s LGBTI community”
Source:
John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International's Europe and Central Asia Programme Director
The government of Iraq should immediately investigate and bring to justice those responsible for a targeted campaign of intimidation and violence against Iraqi youth seen as belonging to the non-conformist “emo” subculture, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission said today.
The government of Iraq should immediately investigate and bring to justice those responsible for a targeted campaign of intimidation and violence against Iraqi youth seen as belonging to the non-co
Headline Title:
Cameroun : il faut abroger les lois pénalisant les homosexuels
Le gouvernement camerounais doit abroger les textes de loi qui érigent en infraction les activités sexuelles pratiquées entre adultes consentants de même sexe, a déclaré Amnesty International, qui
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede et 12 autres personnes au Cameroun ont été arrêtés depuis mars 2011 parce qu'ils étaient soupçonnés d'homosexualité.
Media Node:
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, pictured with his lawyer Alice Nkom_fr
Twitter Tag:
cameroon
Story Location:
Yaoundé
الكاميرون
3° 52' 0.0012" N, 11° 31' 0.0012" E
“Les lois qui érigent en infraction les rapports sexuels entre personnes de même sexe sont contraires à nombre de traités régionaux et internationaux relatifs aux droits humains.”
Source:
Erwin van der Borght, directeur du programme Afrique d'Amnesty International
التاريخ:
Mon, 05/03/2012
Headline Title:
Cameroon: stop criminalizing gay relationships
Laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relationships must be repealed by the Cameroonian government, Amnesty International said as it called for the release of those currently in prison for homosex
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede and 12 other people in Cameroon have been arrested since March 2011 for allegedly practising homosexuality.
Media Node:
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, pictured with his lawyer Alice Nkom
Twitter Tag:
cameroon
Story Location:
Yaoundé
الكاميرون
3° 52' 0.0012" N, 11° 31' 0.0012" E
“Laws criminalizing same-sex sexual conduct violate a raft of regional and international human rights laws”
Source:
Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International's Africa Director
التاريخ:
Mon, 05/03/2012
