LGBTI

January 3, 2022

Au Sénégal, des députés veulent durcir les sanctions contre l’homosexualité

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Africa LGBTI Justice Senegal

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November 29, 2021

Burkina Faso: Humiliation of LGBTQI+ Prisoners

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LGBTQI+ prisoners are sometimes deprived of food and water while incarcerated. Read more

November 25, 2021

Ecuador: La realidad de las mujeres transgénero en las cárceles

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South America LGBTI Violence Ecuador

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October 26, 2021

Ghana : un projet de loi menace de prison les homosexuels

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Africa LGBTI Justice Ghana

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October 25, 2021

Rejection of LGBTQI+ people in Burkina Faso

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Karel tells us about detention conditions in Ouagadougou’s central police station and the treatment of incarcerated LGBTQI+ individuals. Read more

October 14, 2021

Estados Unidos: Nueva York trasladará mujeres y transexuales de la peligrosa cárcel de Rikers

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North America Women LGBTI United States

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May 27, 2021

Cameroun : deux personnes transgenres condamnées à de la prison ferme

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Africa LGBTI Justice Cameroon

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March 17, 2021

Polonia: la absolución de las mujeres del halo arcoíris pone en evidencia tácticas de intimidación contra activistas

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February 24, 2021

India: misgendering, sexual violence, what it is to be a transgender in a prison

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Violence, misgendering, medical negligence and routine denial of legal aid — are what mark the experience of transgender inmates in prisons across India. In her reports for The Wire, Sukanya Shantha tracks how vulnerable one such group — the transgender community — is in India’s prisons. Sukanya fi1

Source — The Wire

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February 12, 2021

Chile: interno de cárcel de La Serena se suicida tras acosos de gendarmes por su orientación sexual

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South America LGBTI Access to legal rights Torture Violence Chile

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February 12, 2021

Chile: siguen los abusos en gendarmería, ahora torturan a interna trans en cárcel de Arica

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South America LGBTI Access to legal rights Torture Violence Chile

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February 12, 2021

Salvador: inside a prison cell for gay former gang members

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In April 2019, Carlos Martinez was visiting a prison for gang members in El Salvador, having gained rare access to help with a photography project. A reporter for national newspaper El Faro, Martinez, 41, was used to dealing with the gangs that have over decades made his country one of the most vio1

Source — Time

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February 3, 2021

Chile: cárcel y mujeres, la urgencia de pensar un sistema penitenciario con enfoque de género

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February 3, 2021

Chile: “que puedan manifestar el género asumido” y reclusión segmentada, el nuevo protocolo de gendarmería para internos trans

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South America LGBTI Access to legal rights Justice Chile

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December 22, 2020

United States: trans inmate wins federal case to get gender affirming surgery

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North America Women LGBTI Access to legal rights Justice United States

Nicole Rose Campbell was diagnosed with gender dysphoria prior to going to Racine Correctional Institute, a medium-security men’s state prison in Wisconsin. She was “permitted to receive hormone treatments, counseling, and even allowed to wear some women’s clothing” since starting her sentence, but1

Source — LGBTQ Nation

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September 15, 2020

Nicaragua: mujeres trans hablan desde las prisiones durante la COVID-19

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Central America and the Caribbean Women LGBTI Access to legal rights Justice Health Material conditions Nicaragua

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July 6, 2020

Colombia: 285 casos de discriminación a población LGBTI en prisión en 2019

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South America LGBTI Violence Colombia

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June 17, 2020

UK: trans and in prison during a pandemic, a rare glimpse behind bars

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Coronavirus Europe LGBTI United Kingdom

Overcrowded, confined spaces are a nightmare for the spread of coronavirus. This makes prisons a potential hotspot for the disease. Despite this, most researchers who study prisons have been locked out of them at this crucial time. In the UK, the prison and probation service has halted primary rese1

Source — The Conversation

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June 12, 2020

Latin America: una masacre anunciada

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May 20, 2020

Argentina: ¿para qué está la cárcel?

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Coronavirus Women South America LGBTI Material conditions Overcrowding Argentina

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May 5, 2020

Turkey: a life in isolation

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Europe Middle East LGBTI Access to legal rights Material conditions Facilities Turkey

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) prisoners represent a minority. Their protection is not ensured at all levels and their specific needs are neglected. Hilal Basak Demirbas works at the Society in the Penal System association. She regularly exchanges letters with LGBTI prison1 Read more

December 18, 2019

Russia: transgender woman in Russia faces hard time in men's prison

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Asia Europe LGBTI Russia

Michelle had no idea that the erotic anime images she posted on social media years ago could land her in an all-male prison and endanger her life.

Source — Radio Free Europe

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December 11, 2019

USA: transgender inmate ruling could change prison policy

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North America LGBTI United States

Nevada must comply with a recent federal appeals court ruling requiring that inmates receive state-funded gender confirmation surgery.

Source — The Seattle Times

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December 10, 2019

USA: trans felons want lifetime ban on name change removed

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North America LGBTI United States

A group of transgender plaintiffs sued the state of Illinois for the right to change their legal name despite past felony convictions.

Source — Advocate

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