Response to the UN’s Decision to Remove Sexual Orientation from the Resolution on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions

Association of British Muslims calls on the UN General Assembly to reverse its vote on the exclusion of sexual orientation from the Resolution on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions On 16th November 2010, the United Nations’ General Assembly’s Third Committee voted to amend a previous resolution of the General Assembly that had outlawed extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. This resolution is reviewed every two years, and in 2008 it had been amended to mention specifically those killings that take place because of the sexual orientation of the victims. The 16th November vote removed that special mention. The Association of...

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Report on The Maldives Islands: 9 Session of the Universal Periodic Review – November 2010

 Via Google Docs This report is submitted by: The Maldives Women Coalition - MWC 1 and The Sexual Rights Initiative 2 . This report deals with sexual rights in Maldives and makes references specifically to the situation of young men and women and cultural norms/beliefs about gender/sexuality that lead to human rights violations, including discrimination, domestic and sexual violence, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT). A. Background 1. The Maldives islands have been populated as early as historical records are available. Estimates based on archaeology and linguistics concludes that the islands were populated around 2,500 years ago if not earlier. Islam was introduced to the Maldives in the 12th century, and in 1155 the whole nation was converted after the decree of...

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Sexual orientation removed from UN resolution condemning unjustified executions

by International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission The amendment narrowly passed 79-70 reversing the 2008 declaration that included an explicit reference to killings committed because of the victims' sexual orientation. IGLHRC reports.The IGLHRC issued a statement on Nov 17, 2010: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and ARC International are deeply disappointed with yesterday’s vote in the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly to remove a reference to sexual orientation from a resolution on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The resolution urges States to protect the...

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Man sentenced for indecently exposing himself to a minor

By Ahmed Nazeer | November 2nd, 2010 | via Minivan News The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a man to three years in prison after the court found him guilty of the indecent exposure of his body to a minor in Villingili. The court identified the offender as Mohamed Saeed, 39. The Criminal court said the brother of the male victim received information of the incident and reported to police that Saeed was attempting to have sex with the boy inside a guest house named ‘Beach View’ in Villingili. “When police went to the guest house after receiving the information from the victim’s brother, police attended the scene and...

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