AS the world celebrates the International Day against Homophobia today, the European Union (EU) has come hard on about 80 countries across the globe, which still cri-minalise same-sex relations between consenting adults. Observing that seven of such countries even foresaw death penalty for the act, EU described the situation as incompatible with international human rights law. To this end, the union called on all states to end acts of violence, criminal sanctions and human rights violations against individuals because of their segxwal orientation or gender identity. The EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, who made the disclosure in an e-mail from the delegation of the EU to Nigeria, observed that around the world, gender identity and segxwal orientation had continued to be used wrongly as the pretext for serious human rights violations. She noted that lesbian, gay, bisegxwal, transgender and intersex persons had continued to be subjected to persecution, discrimination and gross ill-treatment, which often involved extreme forms of violence. Transgender and intersex persons, she noted, were a particularly vulnerable group among the people. Miss Ashton paid tribute to David Kato and John Edison Ramirez who were prominent activists of the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisegxwal, transgender and intersex persons, but were murdered last year, while she commended the selection of the Ugandan activist, Kasha Jacqueline Nabage-sera, as Laureate for the renowned Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. She recalled that EU, as part of its commitment to promoting and protecting human rights, in June 2010, adopted a "Toolkit to Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisegxwal and Transgender
Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:27
Posted: at 18-05-2011 09:07 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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