Homosexuality is punishable by death in a total of seven countries as denounced on Monday the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals (FELGTB).
To mark the International Day Against Homophobia , transphobia and biphobia held on Tuesday, the FELGTB denounced the attacks on activists in Africa and the Middle East .
As stated, maintaining relationships with a same sex is punishable by death in A rabies Arabia, Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria, Iran, Mauritania and Sudan . Of the 53 states of Africa 37 criminalizing homosexuality, he said, stressing that some would go beyond punishing the "promotion of practice."
Such is the case of Uganda whose draft law "anti-gay" is currently on hold because of international pressure, and Malawi, where he has handled a hardening of the Penal Code for lesbians and bisexual women penalties of up to five years in prison .
addition, FELGTB reported any AIDS activist is accused of promoting homosexuality and may be punished in Africa. Therefore, the association XXX (FELGTB member) concentrations held in different cities to denounce the situation. Zerolo
requires the EU to the death penalty against homosexuals
The secretary of Social Movements and Relations with NGOs in the PSOE, Pedro Zerolo , claimed on Monday to the European Union and other international bodies to call on countries where it pursues and punishes homosexuality to repeal that law.
In Afghanistan there is the death penalty in law but no longer applies. In his note, Zerolo further stated that "the PP homophobia demonstrates every day that passes without removing his appeal against the gay marriage law. "
In this regard, he recalled the statements of Mariano Rajoy, who said that" repeal the rule allowing marriage between same sex whatever the Constitutional Court ruling.
"The PP is committed to maintaining inequality and eliminate rights won against a socialist government is firm on fighting discrimination of any kind," said Zerolo, who stressed the importance of Institutional Statement on the International Day Against Homophobia and transphobia was approved last Friday by the Council of Ministers.
Similarly, the Socialist leader was concerned about "increasing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Europe" with the advent of conservative governments. "Examples cited to Italy, where violence against the population has increased considerably with the passivity of the authorities and Hungary, "where the right-wing government has expressly prohibited marriage between persons of the same sex," he said.
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