(New York) – The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights program at Human Rights Watch today named its candidates to its annual “Hall of Shame” to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
(Yaoundé) – Les autorités camerounaises devraient abandonner les poursuites contre deux jeunes transgenres, plutôt que de renvoyer leur dossier devant la Cour Suprême, ont déclaré aujourd’hui cinq organisations de défense des droits humains. Jonas K. et Franky D.
(Yaoundé) – The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against two transgender youth rather than appealing their case to the Supreme Court, four human rights organizations said today. Jonas K. and Franky D.
M. Jean-Claude Robert FOE
Prosecutor General of the Central Appeals Court
Yaoundé
May 17, 2013
To the Prosecutor General of the Central Appeals Court:
We, the undersigned organizations, write to respectfully urge you to discontinue the prosecution of Jonas Singa Kumié and Franky Djome on charges of homosexual conduct.
(Johannesburg) – Civil society groups from more than 30 African countries called on African Union (AU) member countries to ensure that the AU promotes justice for grave international crimes, in a letter to the foreign ministers of African Union member states which was made public by the groups today.
(Bishkek) – Courtroom violence during a hearing in the case of an ethnic Uzbek on trial for alleged crimes during the June 2010 ethnic violence seriously undermines his right to fair trial.
(Berlin) – Recent amendments to Azerbaijani legislation violate the government’s international commitments and would limit free expression. President Ilham Aliyev should veto the amendments and ensure that no one is punished for exercising fundamental rights.
Every year on May 17, people all around the world celebrate the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, while reflecting how to achieve full equality and non-discrimination.
