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Brutal attack on trans man: he was beaten and a swastika was carved into his body.
Matías Mello reported that two men beat him and then drew a swastika on him in the early morning of March 13 in Santiago.
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Mobilization in Santiago over the lesbian attack on Carolina Torres
Carolina is currently suffering from internal bleeding and a skull fracture as a result of the severe blows she received from a group of men.
Hate crimes in El Salvador: two trans women murdered in one week
The murder of two transgender women in El Salvador has raised alarms within the LGBT community, which is demanding clear answers from authorities and that the crimes be solved. These two cases bring the total number of LGBT people murdered in the country to three so far in 2019.
Pepper spray and beating of LGBT youths at a bowling alley in El Bolsón
A group of young gay men and lesbians were insulted, beaten and finally expelled with pepper spray at the Absentha bowling alley in El Bolsón.
2018: The trans population, the main victims of violence in Peru
In 2018, violence in Peru disproportionately affected transgender people. There was no significant progress for the rights of LGBTIQ+ people.
2018: Violence increased in Paraguay under an anti-LGBTI rights government
By Juliana Quintana. 2018 is another year that ends without the Paraguayan Congress addressing an anti-discrimination law. In the first year of Mario Abdo Benítez's government, no progress has been made in terms of legal regulations for the promotion and protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, transgender, and other LGBTQ+ people.
2018: an attack or murder every 3 days against LGBT people in Argentina
In 2018, there were at least 94 hate crimes in Argentina where the victims' sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression were the motives for discrimination and violence. That's one murder or attack every 77 hours.
Two years after the hate crime, Nicole Saavedra is remembered and the prosecutor is relieved of his duties.
Two years after her murder, the crime of Nicole Saavedra Bahamondes, the young lesbian woman killed in June 2016, remains unsolved. Last week, the National Prosecutor's Office informed the family that the investigation will now be led by a woman. This gives them more confidence, her family told Presentes during a ceremony held at the exact spot where her body was found two years ago.
#CHILE The hate crime against Nicole Saavedra remains unpunished: appeal to the National Prosecutor's Office
The case of Nicole Saavedra Bahamondes, a young lesbian murdered almost two years ago, is stalled. Her family met with the National Prosecutor in a meeting attended by lesbian and feminist organizations.
#Argentina: LGBT Observatory reported a hate crime every three days
The National Observatory of LGBT Hate Crimes, which depends on the Argentine LGBT Federation, registered some 103 hate crimes in 2017 based on sexual orientation, expression and gender identity.