The International Lesbian and Gay Association founded in 1978 has been actively fighting globally against discrimination of gays. Now it has more than 600 member organizations. Recently it has celebrated the World Day against the Death Penalty-- October 10. This day was also marked as the first European Day against Death Penalty proclaimed by the Council of Europe on September 27, 2007. 7 countries in the world punish consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex by death: Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Nigeria. What do most of these countries have in common-- the unreformed sharia law. Talk about the need for reforming the Islamic law! (See my upcoming paper on Islamic Law)...
(Listen and watch the video clip of Liberta by Al Bano and Romina Power here)
2 comments:
I totally support your cause for human rights and LGBT rights.In Islamic countries is not easy to be gay lesbian or bisexual but I hope and I do believe that things are about to change in the Middle East and Africa as well.
Greetings from Romania
I totally support your cause for Human Rights and Lgbt Rights.Being gay bisexual or lesbian is difficult in Islamic countries and Africa as well but i think that things are about to change
Greetings from Romania
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