TAG: criminalization
Behind bars: life stories of people affected by the criminalisation of HIV
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has just published Behind bars: life stories of people affected by the criminalisation of HIV, an international collection of interviews which exposes the effect criminal laws on HIV transmission are having on people’s working and private lives. Read more and watch a short video highlighting the dimensions and impact of laws that criminalize HIV transmission.
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Gay Teen Suicide in USA
USA: The recent spate of gay teen suicides has captured the attention of the US nation to confront the issue of anti-gay bullying and the vulnerability of gay adolescents. Barack Obama has released a video to draw attention to the pressures facing gay teenagers. Read more.
Read moreThe Uganda case
2.1 The Uganda case > The article Draconian laws against homosexuality in Africa, by Cesnabmihilo Aken’ova > A complete coverage available at SPW’s website
Read moreDraconian laws against homosexuality in Africa
In the article “Draconian laws against homosexuality in Africa”, Cesnabmihilo Aken’ova discusses on the state homophobia that has swept over the African continent. She analyses the draconian laws against homosexuality proposed by some leaders and positions that have placed the human rights of same sex loving people and people who are perceived to be gay under attack.
Read moreThe Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill violates human rights
Uganda: The draft “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” introduced on October 14, 2009 in Uganda’s parliament would violate human rights and should be withdrawn immediately, a group of local and international human rights organizations.
Read moreSTATEMENT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) ON THE DELHI HIGH COURT’S DECISION ON SECTION 377 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE
STATEMENT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) ON THE DELHI HIGH COURT’S DECISION ON SECTION 377 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE July 2, 2009 Today, India has taken one more step toward strengthening its HIV response, and one step closer to achieving all human rights for all with the Delhi High Court’s decision to […]
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Delhi High Court has struck down the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
India: The New Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexual intercourse between consenting adults, by striking down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
Read moreSection 377 repealed of the Indian Penal Code
Section 377 repealed of the Indian Penal Code Preliminary views, we need to read the judgment carefully: Question 1) Is this judgment only applicable in Delhi? Response) This is the first time a court as senior as this, with such respected judges, has given a decision on homosexuality. Because of that it sends a powerful […]
Read moreUpdate on ongoing resistance to the Indian anti-sodomy law
By Radhika Ramassuban* India continues to have on its statute books a 150-year-old anti-sodomy law enacted in the mid-nineteenth century by the British colonizers in keeping with a similar law in England at the time. More than half a century ago, the British law was repealed. But in India, Section 377 of the Indian Penal […]
Read moreO caso contra Shahzina Tariq e Shamial Raj por terem casado sendo pessoas do “mesmo sexo” *
Artigo de Nighat Said Khan, feminista do Paquistão, traduzido para português por Sonia Corrêa e Jones Freitas Histórico e detalhes Em setembro de 2006, Shahzina Tariq e Shamial Raj se casaram numa cidade de médio porte, Faisalabad, na província de Punjab. Ambos se conheciam, pois são primos. Como estavam mutuamente comprometidos e determinados a passar […]
Read moreWorking paper n. 9 & Indian LGBTQI community issued an open letter to the editors of Bangalore Mirror
SPW presents its Working paper n. 9, in which Justin Perez (Univesity of California, Irvine) procedes to a critical understanding of lesbian and gay tourism, as well as comments on the increasingly significant role that calculative technologies play in how rights can be claimed and legitimized. Read it here. Members of the Indian LGBTQI community issued […]
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