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Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Emergency Response
Region(s): Asia, Americas, Southwest Asia and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
… effort to build their own support systems. Brújula Intersexual, an organization based in Mexico, was able to distribute its funds to many different families across the region. These are … the defense of the human rights of intersex people. Thank you very much!” — Estado de México, Mexico “Your act full of love for others, in a world where intersex people are invisible to … out to those who we need it and make us feel that in the world we are not alone.” — Veracruz, Mexico With two years into the pandemic, it is clear that the crisis, and its lasting …
Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Conversion Practices
… United Nations Independent Expert for SOGIE Focuses on So-Called Conversion Therapy Submitted by hazelcomms on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 20:37 Conversion Practices Asia Sri Lanka On February 28th, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the UN Independent … expert meeting on sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, also referred to as “conversion therapy.” The term, “conversion therapy,” though a widely used term, is a misnomer, as …
Content Type(s): Publication
Topic(s): Torture, Violence and Abuse
Region(s): Asia, Philippines, Sri Lanka
… (WMC) in Sri Lanka to address barriers to domestic violence protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) persons. Family violence is the primary source of violence for … violence, where perpetrators tend to be same-sex partners, dating partners, and heterosexual male partners of bisexual women or lesbians coerced into heterosexual marriage. To avoid exposing … police or legal services. This is the case in the Philippines, where being lesbian or gay is not a crime, and in Sri Lanka, where homosexuality and lesbianism are criminalized, adding …
Content Type(s): Publication
Topic(s): Torture, Violence and Abuse
Region(s): Asia, Philippines, Sri Lanka
Summary for Enhancing Domestic Violence Protections For LGBT People in the Philippines and Sri Lanka