December 2009

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Rwandan Parliament to Vote on Criminalising Homosexuality

By Louis FourieWed, 2009/12/16 - 11:30

URGENT CALL TO ACTION

CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF ARTICLE 217 OF THE DRAFT REVISION OF THE RWANDA PENAL CODE ACT WHICH CRIMINALIZES HOMOSEXUALITY

Horizon Community Association (HOCA), an LGBTI organization in Rwanda, in collaboration with the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) calls on all human rights defenders, organizations, governments, civil society, globally, to immediately take action against a proposed article in the draft Penal Code Act in Rwanda which would criminalize homosexuality.

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International Human Rights Day Protest

By Louis FourieThu, 2009/12/10 - 13:00

Photo by Roberto MilanPhoto by Roberto Milan

CAPE TOWN – Along with other student, special interest, and human rights organisations, RainbowUCT is leading the formation of a new coalition against hate crimes of all kinds, and recently protested a recent Swiss legislation that discriminates against Swiss Muslims.

The protest was held on 10 December 2009 at the Consulate General of Switzerland on Long Street, and coincided with the observation of International Human Rights Day.

As part of the protest, we hand delivered a letter to the Office of the Ambassador which strongly condemned a recent Swiss legislation that prohibits any new construction of minarets atop Islamic mosques in Switzerland.

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Health4Men announces three HIV-related initiatives

By Louis FourieMon, 2009/12/07 - 12:00

Health4Men is a non-profit organisation rendering free sexual health services to men, with an emphasis on targeting men at higher risk of HIV infection. Such men include gay-identifying men and other men who have sex with other men, male commercial sex workers and male intravenous drug users. A project of Anova Health Institute and sponsored by American donors USAID / PEPFAR, Health4Men works in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health.
Services are provided through the Health4Men office in Greenpoint, and the project’s clinic based in Woodstock, the Ivan Toms Centre for Men’s Health.

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