July 06 - N°121
Seen and Heard in Geneva - UNGASS
Interview on Moscow Pride
- May 27th, 2007: You Can Already Save the Date and Come to Moscow for our Next Pride!
ILGA interviews Nikolai Alekseev of Gayrussia.ru for his opinions and reflections on Moscow Pride after the march made headlines around the world. - Moscow 2010: Host of the XXV Conference
The Swiss Organizers of the Conference and Project GayRussia introduced a proposal to appoint the hosting city four years ahead, and Moscow was appointed as the host city for 2010.
Moscow Pride Report
Moscow Pride March of May 27, 2006: Detailed Account of the EventsMaxim Anmeghichean, a Programme Director at ILGA-Europe, provides an account of the violence at Moscow's Pride March in 2006.
Photographs from Warsaw
Images from Pride in Warsaw, 2006
Below, you'll find photographs from Warsaw Pride in 2006. ILGA thanks Yga Kostrzewa, President of Lambda Warsaw Association, for background information on the photographs. To see a larger version of each picture, simply click the image.
Below, you'll find photographs from Warsaw Pride in 2006. ILGA thanks Yga Kostrzewa, President of Lambda Warsaw Association, for background information on the photographs. To see a larger version of each picture, simply click the image.
Handbook on Monitoring Prides
Handbook on Observations of Pride MarchesThis publication, written by Dr. Christine Loudes for ILGA-Europe, has been designed for people and organisations who are thinking of monitoring human rights abuses occurring during Pride marches. The human rights monitoring technique described here is the observation of marches by independent observers.
Trans Secretariat
Questions for the Trans SecretariatOne of the biggest - and most awaited - changes in ILGA’s constitution at the Geneva World Conference was the decision to establish a Trans Secretariat. Instituto Runa, represented by Belissa Andia Perez, was elected and applauded by all members.
The Asian Transgendered Experience
Said and Heard at ILGA's Pre-Conference on Trans IssuesTranscript of the Asian Transgendered Experience, a presentation by Sam Winter, an Associate Professor and Head of Division, Division of Learning, Development and Diversity at the University of Hong Kong.
Africa
- LGBT Issues Enter the African Human Rights Discourse for the First Time
The claims of lesbian and gay people to nondiscrimination and equal protection were mentioned for the first time on Thursday, 11 May 2006 at the 39th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights sitting in Banjul in The Gambia. Wendy Landau of Behind the Mask reports on the work of the Legal Defence and Assistance Project, Alternatives Cameroon, the International Gay and Lesbian, Human Rights Commission, the All Africa Rights Initiative, and the Coalition of African Lesbians. - Interview with Juliet Victor Mukasa
The 39th Ordinary Session of the African Committee on Human and People’s Rights
marked the first time that LGBT issues were brought before this assembly. Ines Gontek of ILGA interviews Juliet Victor Mukasa, an ILGA board member for Africa. - Nigeria: Embracing the Extremes of State Homophobia
Last year, the issue of same-sex marriage became especially controversial in Africa, with groundbreaking decisions in two countries on the continent. ILGA's Ryan Richard Thoreson reports on developments in Uganda and Nigeria. - Cameroon: Writing a History of Homophobia
Over the last year, Cameroon has attracted international attention for the frequency and intensity of homophobic attacks in the country and the complicity of public officials. Of the incidents, the most prominent has been the trial of the “Yaoundé Nine,” who were kept in police custody for over a year on sodomy charges. Ryan Richard Thoreson provides a timeline of the year's developments.
Strong African Delegation at ILGA's 23rd World Conference
- African LGBT Strongly Represented in Geneva
More than 15 African representatives participated in the 23rd ILGA World Conference in Geneva. African people made their communities highly visible and called for greater internal but also external advocacy towards the empowerment of the LGBT/gender movement on the African continent. Ines Gontek of ILGA reports from the conference on the contributions of the Inner Circle, the Rainbow Project, Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), and Engender. - End Homophobia in Africa
“We are African lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and trans people, we are
human rights defenders and we are delegates to the XXIII world conference
of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)...” A statement from African Gay Christians, All Africa Rights Initiative, Alliance Rights, Arc-en-ciel Plus, Association pour la Défense de l'Homosexualité (ADEFHO), Changing Attitude, Gays & Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), Inner Circle, Rainbow Project, and Support Project In Nigeria (SPIN). - Bridging the French and English Speaking Gap in Africa
Despite our efforts to ensure a fair balance between French speaking and English-speaking African activists at the conference, ILGA faced many troubles dealing with visa issues and could not get as many activists as wanted from Togo or the Ivory Coast to name but a few countries. Ines Gontek of ILGA asked Serigne Mbodji of Senegal how he feels the gap could be filled.
UNGASS
UNGASS 2006: Any Progress for LGBTs?In the beginning of June, the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS recognized that "vulnerable groups" are especially at risk for HIV/AIDS. The term "vulnerable groups" was a compromise between those who wanted to name high-risk groups and those who opposed that recognition for religious or political reasons. ILGA has asked three activists - Toni Reis, Gloria Careaga-Perez, and François Haaker-Chijner - about their experience at UNGASS.
UNAIDS Declaration from Susan Timberlake
Men Having Sex With Men and Human Rights: the UNAIDS PerspectiveA statement by Susan Timberlake, a Senior Law and Human Rights Adviser to the UNAIDS Secretariat in Geneva, presented at the ILGA Pre-Conference on MSM and Gay Men's Health on March 29, 2006.
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