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Caucasus: 2008 Blog Review

Posted by Onnik Krikorian on 25/12/2008

Last year ended with a state of emergency declared in the Republic of Georgia, but few could imagine that the events of 2008 would eclipse those of 2007. Three presidential elections, a war, and yet another state of emergency defined the South Caucasus this year, and bloggers were there to document ...

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Egypt: Inanities on Homosexuality

Posted by Marwa Rakha on 11/12/2008

Sarah Carr, blogger and journalist addresses how a published feature titled Honey, Im homosexual and online comments perpetuate myths about homosexuality and, in doing so, contributes to the culture of intolerance in Egyptian society.

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UN: General Assembly to Address Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 11/12/2008

As the world celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the UN General Assembly will hear a statement in mid-December endorsed by more than 50 countries across the globe calling for an end to rights abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity. ...

LGBT Rights Press release

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Burundi: Assembly Abolishes Death Penalty, Criminalizes Torture

Posted by Alexander Horne on 03/12/2008

(Bujumbura, December 3, 2008) - The Burundian National Assembly adopted important human rights advances in a penal code voted in on November 22, 2008, including abolishing the death penalty and making torture, genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity punishable under Burundian law, Human R ...

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Madagascar: Fighting complacency on World AIDS Day

Posted by Lova Rakotomalala on 01/12/2008

On world AIDS day, Malagasy bloggers reminded their readers that despite the progress made in the field of AIDS therapy and HIV prevention, one cannot afford to be complacent about preventing the disease. During his weekly address to the nation, the president of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana reminded ...

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