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UN: Open AIDS Meeting to All
General Assembly Should Reverse Ban on Human Rights and Sexual Health Groups The United Nations General Assembly should reverse its decision to exclude three human rights and sexual health nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from its June 10 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, a coalition of human rights groups and international AIDS organizations said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 05-Jun-2008 07:00

Jamaica: Shield Gays from Mob Attacks
Widespread Homophobic Violence Shows Failure of Police Protection A homophobic mob attack in Jamaica that left one man severely injured and another missing and feared dead shows yet again that authorities must take urgent action against violence and hatred, Human Rights Watch said today. This incident is the latest in a string of homophobic mob violence over the last year, including an attack on mourners in a church.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 01-Feb-2008 06:00