Category Archives: Trials / punishments

Zambia: No bail for couple on trial for gay sex

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

AllAfrica reports: Two men in Kapiri Mposhi arrested for allegedly being in a homosexual relationship have been denied bail by a Kapiri Mposhi magistrate’s court on the basis that they may commit the same crime if released. The two men, … Continue reading →

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Congo: LGBT activists arrested, beaten, released (update)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

This is an update of a preliminary report published May 14, 2013. Earlier this month, police in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrested two members of the non-governmental organization Rainbow Sunrise Mapambazuko, which works for sexual health and human rights … Continue reading →

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2 more Moroccans imprisoned for homosexual acts

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Agence France-Presse reports: Two young Moroccan men were jailed on Monday [May 20]  by a court in Temara for four months for being homosexuals, one of their lawyers told AFP. The two, aged 20 and 28, were arrested at the … Continue reading →

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Cameroon: Drop charges against 2 transgender youths

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

A press release signed by Alternatives-Cameroun, ADEFHO, CAMFAIDS, Human Rights Watch, and ILGA: Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth Prosecution Based Solely on Bias, Not Evidence (Yaoundé, May 17, 2013) – The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against … Continue reading →

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Jamaican TV stations due in court for nixing LGBT ad

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

This just in from human rights lawyer Maurice Tomlinson: On May 27-31, 2013, AIDS-Free World will take on Jamaican TV stations in court over their refusal to air a public service announcement advocating dignity and respect for LGBT people. When … Continue reading →

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Zambia: Trial delayed for activist Paul Kasonkomona

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

The trial of Zambian AIDS activist Paul Kasonkomona was postponed today after his lawyers argued that the case should be heard in the High Court.  They also said that the charges brought against him — “soliciting for immoral purposes” — … Continue reading →

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Clergy dispute death threats against Belize activist

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Clergy from two of Belize’s major denominations took different approaches to reports of violence and threats of violence received by Caleb Orozco, the LGBT rights activist who is challenging the nation’s sodomy law in court. The Anglican bishop reiterated his … Continue reading →

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21 in prison for being gay, 16 more awaiting trial

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

(This is the latest update of a page that is often revised — again and again — as new information is received.) Worldwide, at least 21 people are currently in prison for violating laws that punish those who are born … Continue reading →

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3 years in Morocco prison for LGBTs: 2 sentenced, 2 on trial

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Gay Maroc reports on the cases of four recent victims of Morocco’s anti-homosexuality laws — two men who face a court hearing on May 13 on charges of “undermining public morality” and two who were sentenced May 6 to three … Continue reading →

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Final arguments in Belize sodomy case

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

It’s Day 4 of the constitutional challenge against the Belize sodomy law, Section 53, brought by Caleb Orozco, leader of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (Unibam). Asa DeMatteo, a clinical psychologist living with his same-sex spouse in San Francisco, is … Continue reading →

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