Yesterday was one of the most tense moments of the trial for the transvesticide of Diana Sacayán, the transvestite activist and human rights defender murdered in October 2015.
We discussed everything that happened at the seventh hearing of the trial for the transphobic murder of Diana Sacayán. We also covered the hearing that convicted Joe Lamonge, a trans man accused of attempted murder, and the ongoing demands for justice in the province of Entre Ríos, among other topics.
Transvestite and trans activists and militants, feminist groups and sexual dissidents demonstrated this Monday afternoon at the door of the Courts, in Paraná, to demand the acquittal of Joe Lemonge, the young trans man sentenced to five years and six months in prison after being considered "material author of attempted homicide".
In Uruguay, the trans population experiences multiple situations of vulnerability while the comprehensive law for trans people remains in the drawers of Parliament.
“It is a historic ruling. For the first time, these Nazi practices are condemned, actions based on ideology are proven, and the danger this group poses to society as a whole, beyond these victims who were seriously injured, is assessed.”
Today, the sentence was handed down in the trial of Joe Lemonge, a trans man. He was tried in La Paz (Entre Ríos) for attempted homicide while defending himself against his attackers, who had been harassing him.
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Under the slogan “Self-defense is not a crime,” activists marched to the Entre Ríos provincial government building and denounced the transphobia of the justice system in the case of the young man who defended himself against his attackers. Joe Lemonge was tried for attempted homicide. The verdict will be announced on May 4 in the city of La Paz.
The sixth hearing scheduled for today, Wednesday, May 2nd, in the trial for the transphobic murder of Diana was very brief, incorporating expert reports through readings. It was very brief because the witness did not appear. The activism that has accompanied each stage of the proceedings before the courts to raise awareness and demand justice in "the trial of all trans women" was present despite the rain.
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