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The Magnus Hirschfeld Centre for Human Rights |
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Crosswicks House, Post Office Box 1974
Bloomfield, New Jersey USA 07003
Tele/Facsimile: (862) 823-1767 EMail: HumanRights@post.com |
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HIRSCHFELD CENTRE CASES & REPORTS - CONTINUED |
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK): Government fires man even though well and able to work because he has AIDS; U.K. and local authorities 'put on notice.' |
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ISRAEL: President Ezer Weitzman slanders homosexual people in front of Israeli high school class - apology demanded |
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ISRAEL: President Ezer Weitzman meets with Israeli Gay, Lesbian groups - apologizes for inappropriate remarks; Resignation still demanded |
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ISRAEL: Ezer Weitzman's public homophobia: hundreds demonstrate outside preisidential residence, demand Weitzman's ouster |
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BULGARIA: Testimony of Mr. Angel Bliznatchki in connection with human rights abuses and the Gay and Lesbian community in Bulgaria |
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UNITED STATES: "The Yeast Connection: Gratuitous Homophobia in a National Medical Bestseller" |
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THAILAND: Call for action against Thailand's Minister of Education for ban on homosexual students at teacher training colleges (January 25, 1997) |
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USA / JORDAN: Jordanian family residing in USA assault and kidnap adult daughter; try to involuntarily repatriate her to Jordan where she would be killed for disgracing family (October 20, 1999) |
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THE UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Center for Human Rights, High Commissioner for Human Rights, gathering data on persecution based on sexual orientation - June 4, 2001 |
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SWAZILAND: Formation of Gay/Lesbian association in mountain kingdom in southern Africa creates public, governmental opposition |
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GERMANY: Gay tourist beaten by police in Munich, Bavaria - (February 20, 1997) |
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SAUDI ARABIA: Amnesty International's serious oversight of 'homophobic' character of brutal punishments, human rights abuses |
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MALAYSIA: Penang State to introduce stiffer penalties of corporal punishment for Gay and Lesbian residents |
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MEXICO: Ban on miniskirts by Guadalajara city government reflect a rift in Mexican sexual mores |
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GERMANY: Response dated March 18, 1997 by State of Sachsen-Anhalt Minister of Justice to Hirscfheld Centre in connection with alleged police abuse of homosexual persons in August 1996 |
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Anglican Bishops apologize to Gay & Lesbian community - March 18, 1997 |
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UNITED STATES: Edison, New Jersey (USA) High School alleged to violate equal rights of homosexual students (February 28, 1999) |
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ZIMBABWE: Former President of Zimbabwe flees country in wake of "sodomy" conviction (December 3, 1998) |
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UNITED STATES: Partnership for a Drug-Free America withdraws offensive anti-gay "public service" announcement (July 30, 1996) |
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ZIMBABWE: Appeal to protest the planned venue of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) plenary in Zimbabwe (March 6, 1996) |
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The Magnus Hirschfeld Centre for Human Rights |
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ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBER
WORLD COMMISSION for PEACE & HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILS |
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