The IACHR expressed its concern about the violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people reported so far in 2019 in various Latin American countries.
The 10 good news stories of 2018 for LGBTI people in Latin America
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has just launched a public consultation inviting all organizations in the Americas to submit information to the IACHR on transgender people and their access to economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR). The deadline for submitting the requested information is July 23, 2018, and it should be sent to: cidh_lgtbi@oas.org. The questionnaire with each…
Agencia Presentes will offer an online workshop for journalists working in Latin American media. It will consist of two virtual sessions during the third and fourth weeks of July. Registration is by selection process.
Brazil leads the ranking of countries with the highest rate of murders of LGBT people in the Americas, according to a report by the NGO Grupo Gay de Bahia. From the beginning of the year until September 22, 227 murders of LGBT people were recorded: 125 of them were transphobic murders. This figure represents 1.05 victims per day. In 2016, there were 343 homicides, of which 43 percent were transphobic murders.
The State-Sponsored Homophobia Report, published by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), highlights both progress and setbacks globally and regionally. Institutional violence and religious fundamentalism are emerging as challenges worldwide. In countries that have made progress, such as Argentina, repression has intensified. Meanwhile, 72 countries continue to criminalize sexual orientation.
The Third Meeting of LGBTI Political Leaders for Latin America and the Caribbean brought together more than 320 leaders from 35 countries in the Dominican Republic. “Today, the number of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people is growing rapidly. These leaders are on the front lines in the fight for equality.”
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a statement highlighting recent measures by Peru and Paraguay to guarantee the rights of the LGBTI population, but expressed concern about the conservative waves in civil society.
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