2011 was a historic year for LGBT Human Rights: President Obama issued a memorandum outlining policy to promote human rights of LGBT people around the world, Secretary Clinton declared "gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights" to an audience at the United Nations and the United Nations released it's first ever report on LGBT human rights.
Join us in a call to the US Ambassadors to Guyana, Malaysia, and Uganda to promote and support LGBT human rights! Together we can achieve Human Rights for Everyone, Everywhere!
Durante las dos últimas semanas, tres travestis fueron asesinadas en diferentes incidentes en Honduras. En dos de ellos, las víctimas fueron incendiadas tanto antes como después de su muerte. Durante el último año y medio hubo mas de 31 asesinatos de personas lesbianas, gays, transgénero e intersex (LGTBI) en Honduras. Acompañe a la Comisión Internacional de Derechos Humanos para Gays y Lesbianas (IGLHRC) y a la organización hondureña Red Cattrachas en reclamar inmediatas investigaciones y demandando al estado acciones para prevenir futuros asesinatos basados en orientación sexual e identidad de género.
Over the past two weeks, three travestis have been murdered in separate incidents in Honduras. In two of the incidents, the victims were set on fire either before or after their deaths. This means that in the past year and a half, there has been a total of now 31 the murders of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in Honduras. Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and the Honduran LGBTI organization Red Cattrachas in calling for immediate investigations and demanding state action to prevent future killings on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
La Comisión Internacional de Derechos Humanos para Gays y Lesbianas (IGLHRC) se une a Boletín Diversidad y a VIHDARTE en un llamado urgente a las autoridades peruanas demandando una condena a los crímenes de odio por homofobia, una investigación exhaustiva y justa por el crimen del periodista y activista de los Derechos Humanos, Alberto Osorio, y para que sus perpetradores sean enviados a la justicia. Al menos 16 otras personas gays y trans fueron asesinadas en similares circunstancias en Perú desde 2009 y por eso requerimos que las autoridades peruanas actúen con decisión para prevenir estos crímenes y proteger a las comunidad LGTB peruana.
El pasado 7 de abril, Norma Machado, mujer lesbiana de 20 años de edad, fue secuestrada de su casa en Asunción, Paraguay por cinco familiares y un amigo de la familia. Ella fue arrastrada a golpes hasta un vehículo, donde le taparon la boca, le apretaron el cuello y la golpearon causándole múltiples golpes y hematomas en todo su cuerpo. De acuerdo con varios reportes de la prensa, uno de los secuestradores fue su tío, Viviano Machado, ex-comandante de la Policia Nacional.
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As part of Pride celebrations in 2012, Turkish protestors demanded their rights: “We are here, get used it!,” “Sexual Orientation in the Constitution,” and “Sexual Identity in the Constitution.”
In October 2012, together with two Turkish LGBT organizations, we prepared and submitted a shadow report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee and supported a Turkish trans activist to testify to the expert body in Geneva.
We at IGLHRC work with advocates for LGBT rights in towns and cities internationally and on the world stage of the United Nations to advance human rights for everyone, everywhere. Help us continue.
La Comisión Internacional de Derechos Humanos para Gays y Lesbianas (IGLHRC por sus siglas en inglés) necesita su apoyo. Hace tres años solicitamos el estatus consultivo para poder llevar a la ONU las voces y problemas que enfrentan personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y trans. Finalmente tuvimos la oportunidad de obtener este estatus en la sesión del ECOSOC el pasado mes de Julio.
Pero hay gobiernos que están haciendo todo lo que pueden para impedirlo. Necesitamos tantos Estados Miembro como sea posible para apoyarnos. Usted puede ayudarnos solicitando a su gobierno que vote en nuestro favor y demostrando que su organización nos apoya sumando su nombre a esta carta a los Estados Miembro.
Como lo explica la petición de abajo, el sub-comité que recomienda al Consejo Económico y Social de las Naciones Unidas (ECOSOC) en mayo pasado impidió nuevamente que nuestra solicitud sea considerada para el ECOSOC. Con el apoyo de algunos Estados Miembro esta medida para detenernos está llamando la atención del ECOSOC y esperamos que podamos avanzar y ser aceptados.
Por favor, agregue el nombre de su organización (abajo) hoy y envíela a sus listas.
Gracias por ayudar a asegurar que las voces de la sociedad civil no sean silenciadas por la discriminación.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission needs your support. Three years ago we applied to the UN for consultative status so that we can bring the voices and issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to the UN. We finally have a chance on during this session of ECOSOC in July to get this status.
But there are governments who are doing all they can to prevent this. We need as many Member States as possible to support us. You can help by asking your government to vote in our favour and by showing your organizations support through adding your name to this letter to be sent to all Member States.
As the letter below explains, the sub-committee that makes recommendations to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this last May again prevented our application from being considered on its merits by the full ECOSOC. With the support of some Member States this measure to block us is being brought to the attention of ECOSOC and we are hoping that we will be able to move forward and be approved.
Please add your organization name (below) today and send it on to your lists.
Thank you for helping to ensure that the voices of civil society are not silenced by discrimination.
This letter is also available in French and Spanish.
El pasado 7 de abril, Norma Machado, mujer lesbiana de 20 años de edad, fue secuestrada de su casa en Asunción, Paraguay por cinco familiares y un amigo de la familia. Ella fue arrastrada a golpes hasta un vehículo, donde le taparon la boca, le apretaron el cuello y la golpearon causándole múltiples golpes y hematomas en todo su cuerpo. De acuerdo con varios reportes de la prensa, uno de los secuestradores fue su tío, Viviano Machado, ex-comandante de la Policia Nacional.
On April 7 2010, a 20-year old lesbian, Norma Machado, was abducted from her home in Asunción, Paraguay by five family members and a family friend. She was dragged into a car where she was suffocated, strangled and subjected to multiple blows, resulting in severe bruising to her body. According to multiple news reports, one of her abductors was her uncle, Viviano Machado, former commander of National Police.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in urging your representatives in the U.S. Congress to support the House resolution condeming the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill and affirming the intrinsic dignity of all Ugandans regardless of sexual orientation.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in urging your representatives in the U.S. Congress to support the House resolution condeming the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill and affirming the intrinsic dignity of all Ugandans regardless of sexual orientation.
Thank you for your actions and support in this case. On 29 May 2010 Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika ordered the unconditional pardon and release of Steven Monjeza Tionge Chimbalanga. The two had been convicted on May 18, 2010 for "unnatural offenses" and "indecent practices between males" under Sections 153 and 156 of the Malawi Penal Code. They were serving 14 years imprisonment with hard labour in terms of the sentence delivered on May 20, 2010. IGLHRC continues to work with local partners to ensure the safety of the two and to ensure the protection, promotion and fulfillment of human rights for all Malawians regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Acompañe a la Comisión Internacional de Derechos Humanos para Gays y Lesbianas (IGLHRC) y a United Belice Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) solicitando al Ministro de Educación de Belice y a otras autoridades para que realicen acciones legales para asegurar que a José García no se le prohíba asistir a la escuela debido a su orientación sexual, identidad de género o expresión de género y lo proteja de persecución y discriminación.
Acompañe a la Comisión Internacional de Derechos Humanos para Gays y Lesbianas (IGLHRC) y a United Belice Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) solicitando al Ministro de Educación de Belice y a otras autoridades para que realicen acciones legales para asegurar que a José García no se le prohíba asistir a la escuela debido a su orientación sexual, identidad de género o expresión de género y lo proteja de persecución y discriminación.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) in calling on the Ministry of Education of Belize and other authorities to take legal action to ensure that Jose Garcia is not prevented from attending school because of his sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression and to protect him from harassment and discrimination.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), Iranian Queers Organization (IRQO) and COC Netherlands in calling on Iranian authorities to stop the numerous executions of minors and adults accused of sodomy. Also join us in calling on Western countries with significant diplomatic and economic ties to Iran, including Germany, France, Canada, as well as the European Union, to pursue diplomatic efforts to cease these executions.
Use our electronic system below to send a letter in English to the foreign officials and another letter in Persian to Iranian officials.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), Iranian Queers Organization (IRQO) and COC Netherlands in calling on Iranian authorities to stop the numerous executions of minors and adults accused of sodomy. Also join us in calling on Western countries with significant diplomatic and economic ties to Iran, including Germany, France, Canada, as well as the European Union, to pursue diplomatic efforts to cease these executions.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and Ang LADLAD, an LGBT political party in the Philippines, in demanding that the Philippines Commission on Elections (Comelec) allow the immediate accreditation of Ang LADLAD so that its members can run for a seat in the Lower House of the Philippines Congress in the May 2010 national elections.
Acompañe a la Comisión Internacional de Derechos Humanos para Gays y Lesbianas (IGLHRC) y a OTRANS – Reinas de la Noche en un llamado al presidente de Guatemala Sr. Alvaro Colom y otras autoridades para que ejecuten acciones legales por los asesinatos de personas trans que ocurren sistemáticamente en ese país y que tomen las medidas necesarias para evitar que estos crímenes continúen ocurriendo.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and OTRANS Reinas de la Noche in calling on Guatemalan President, Mr. Alvaro Colom, and other authorities to condemn and seek justice in the murders of Kenia Mayli, Jessica Andreina and Sabrian Garcia Cajas, as well as to take measures to prevent the murders of trans people in Guatemala in the future.
In recent months, the harassment of transgender and transsexual persons in Turkey has intensified as police abuse the country's Law of Misdemeanors to legitimize daily fines, extortion, eviction, detention, and police brutality. The law gives security forces tremendous leeway to punish any noise, disobedience, and disturbance, with virtually no oversight in how the law is applied or recourse to those who are penalized.
Acompaña a la Comisión Internacional de Derechos Humanos para Gays y Lesbianas (IGLHRC) y a Venezuela Diversa A.C. a demandar las autoridades de Caracas y Venezuela una investigación completa y justa por las detenciones arbitrarias de 19 personas LGTB y defensores de los Derechos Humanos el 9 de octubre de 2009 y llamar a la adopción de medidas para prevenir detenciones arbitrarias basadas en orientación sexual e identidad de genero en el futuro.
On Friday October 9, 2009 Caracas police detained 19 gay and lesbian people, 11 of which were minors. This incident is one of many arbitrary arrests carried out against the LGBTI community under the 'Operation Safe Caracas' campaign, meant to crack down on crime. The police harass and abuse people whose sexual orientation and/or gender identity differs from social norms.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and Venezuela Diversa C.A. in demanding from Caracas and Venezuelan authorities a full and fair investigation into the arbitrary detentions and in calling for the adoption of measures to prevent arbitrary detentions based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the future.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)'s mission is advancing human rights for everyone, everywhere to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Help us to collect as much information as possible about human rights violations affecting the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people, and all people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. We can use this information to document the state of human rights violations on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression worldwide, to alert governments and local and international advocacy organizations to human rights violations within a country so they can be addressed, to report violations to regional and international human rights systems such as the UN, or to develop an international response to human rights violations.
If you think a law, policy, practice, or incident violates your or someone else's rights, use the form below to tell us. Please provide as many details and facts as possible, including the date or approximate date of a violation, if applicable, and a means of communication through to follow up. Please also include any efforts you have made or know of to address these violations and the results.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and the Beijing Aizhixing Institute—an organization that provides HIV prevention, care and support for marginalized populations in China—in calling on the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau to respect the human rights of all park visitors, including gay men and human rights defenders providing HIV education, by allowing access to the park free from discrimination and harassment from the police and others, and by providing training to law enforcement authorities to ensure that people are not targeted on the basis of sexual orientation.
To learn more, please view the full text of our Action Alert.
The Ugandan Parliament is now considering a homophobic law that would reaffirm penalties for homosexuality and criminalize the "promotion of homosexuality." The Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Ugandans, their defenders and anyone else who fails to report them to the authorities whether they are inside or outside of Uganda. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and Sexual Minorities of Uganda (SMUG) are calling for the swift dismissal of the bill and human rights protections for all Ugandans, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
To learn more, please view the full text of our Action Alert.
Ian Breppe was physically and verbally attacked on July 19, 2008 and April 10, 2009 because of his gender identity. When he reported the incidents to the authorities both times he was mocked or ignored. These threats and violence against Ian are indicators of systemic violence against trans people in La Matanza and in various towns in the Province of Buenos Aires.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) joins Movimiento Antidiscriminatorio de Liberación (MAL) and other organizations in requesting that you contact the Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights, the Attorney General of La Matanza, the Director of Human Rights of La Matanza and other authorities, demanding a full and fair investigation into these attacks and calling for the adoption of measures to prevent similar crimes in the future.
To learn more please see the full text of our alert.
On June 19, 2009, four men from the city of Darou Mousty, in the department of Kébémer in the Louga region, were arrested and subsequently detained at a police station in the city. These four men were arrested for alleged sexual acts “against nature.” There are also reports that the police forced these men to reveal the names of people who are supposedly “homosexual.” The week of August 10, 2009, two of the men were convicted of “unnatural” offenses, despite the only evidence against them being denunciations from townspeople. One man received a sentence of 2 years in prison and the other 5 years. A third man, who is seventeen years old, will stand trial August 24, 2009 in a court for minors. The status of the fourth is unknown.
Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) in calling on the Senegalese government to release the men convicted, to not convict the 17-year-old awaiting trial, and to end the pattern of systemic persecution against perceived sexual minorities by repealing Article 319.
To learn more please see the full text of our alert.
On June 5, 2009, two transgender women, Clara Andrade Galdames and Grace Morales León, were attacked in the corner of Freire and Chacabuco streets in Valparaíso City by six men. The attackers kicked, punched, and beat them with wood and iron sticks, leaving Clara and Grace with multiple hematomas and cuts on their heads, legs and other parts of their bodies. These kinds of attacks are frequent in Valparaíso, a city known for being highly dangerous to people of minority sexual orientations and gender identities.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) joins Sindicato de Transgeneras Afrodita and ACCIONGAY MHOL in requesting that you contact the Governor of Valparaíso as well as other Chilean authorities demanding a full and fair investigation into these attacks and calling for the adoption of measures to prevent similar crimes in the future.
To learn more please see the full text of our alert.
On May 23, 2009, President Jammeh urged party members of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), who represent the majority in the country’s National Assembly, not to rent or allow homosexuals to stay in their compounds. The statement was made at a monument commemorating the 1994 coup that brought Jammeh, a former lieutenant in the Gambian army, into power.
Last year, President Jammeh publicly denounced homosexuality and gave LGBT people in Gambia an ultimatum to leave the country by stating that he would “cut of the head” of anyone believed to be homosexual discovered in Gambia. He also warned Gambian hotel owners not to rent rooms to homosexuals.
To learn more, please see the full text of our alert.
