Emergency Response Network : v.5:no.4(1996:Aug.)

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dc.contributor.otherInternational Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T16:39:34Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T16:39:34Z
dc.date.issued1996-08
dc.description.scopeandcontentsThe August 1996 issue of the Emergency Response Network by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) documents global incidents of LGBTQ+ discrimination and activism. It details police raids on LGBTQ+ spaces in Bulgaria, including the Flamingo Center and private clubs, resulting in mass arrests and public humiliation. In Zimbabwe, the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) secured a court victory permitting their participation in the Zimbabwe International Book Fair, despite government opposition and violence. Argentina's decree mandating HIV testing in the armed forces is critiqued for violating privacy and fostering stigma. In Turkey, the transsexual and transvestite community faces violent police attacks. Other topics include Poland's debates over a constitutional clause against sexual orientation discrimination and ongoing discrimination in Tokyo's youth hostel policies. The publication underscores the need for urgent global advocacy to challenge these violations.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/340945
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEmergency Response Network
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dc.subject.homoitLGBTQ+ advocacy
dc.subject.homoitQueer activism
dc.subject.homoitPolice harassment
dc.subject.homoitAnti-LGBTQ discrimination
dc.subject.homoitHIV/AIDS stigma
dc.subject.homoitGlobal queer rights
dc.subject.homoitTransgender violence
dc.subject.homoitLGBTQ+ equality
dc.subject.keywordsIGLHRC
dc.subject.keywordsEmergency Response Network
dc.subject.keywordsLGBTQ+ human rights
dc.subject.keywordsFlamingo Center
dc.subject.keywordsBulgaria
dc.subject.keywordsZimbabwe
dc.subject.keywordsGays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe
dc.subject.keywordsGALZ
dc.subject.keywordsArgentina
dc.subject.keywordsHIV testing
dc.subject.keywordsTurkey
dc.subject.keywordsTransgender rights
dc.subject.keywordsTransphobia
dc.subject.keywordsPoland
dc.subject.keywordsAnti-discrimination clause
dc.subject.keywordsTokyo
dc.subject.keywordsYouth hostel discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsLGBTQ+ activism
dc.titleEmergency Response Network : v.5:no.4(1996:Aug.)
dc.typePeriodical

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