In Lima, a protest was held to prevent the repeal of the article that criminalizes hate crimes. The United Nations representative for South America urged Congress to reconsider the decision. He emphasized that the State "must protect and respect the rights of everyone without discrimination, especially those who require greater protection, such as LGBTI people."
A vote of ten to six in Congress recommended eliminating Decree 1323, which established criminal penalties for hate crimes and discrimination against LGBTI people. Those who voted for this measure, which the Ombudsman's Office considers a step backward in the effort to prevent and combat homophobic and transphobic violence in society, are among those who voted against it.
A groundbreaking resolution in the national and regional academic sphere—promoted by the Lohana Berkins Chair—guarantees 1% of non-teaching positions at the National University of Mar del Plata for transgender, transsexual, and gender-diverse individuals. Thirty applicants have already registered. “Unlike what is happening in the province, where the law remains unregulated more than a year after its approval, here the process was expedited,” said a representative.
More than a year and a half after its enactment, the Diana Sacayán Transgender Employment Quota Law remains unregulated. Officials from the Human Rights Secretariat of the Province of Buenos Aires informed the group of organizations that the implementing decree has entered its "final stage," prior to Governor María Eugenia Vidal's signature.
Family and friends of Eva Analía de Jesús, accused of homicide for defending herself against a gang rape, gathered outside the Malvinas Argentinas prosecutor's office. They are demanding her release. Lawyer and president of the Red de Contención (Support Network), Raquel Hermida Leyenda, has taken on her defense. By Paula Bistagnino. Photos: Courtesy of Mesa de Justicia por…
The new legislation is historic and was announced through the official legislative gazette. "It is the first law that recognizes sexual orientation and gender identity, protecting our physical integrity." Photos: Courtesy of Esteban Marchand and Presentes archive. From today onward, discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity is considered…
Within the framework of the #RecognizeIsRepair Campaign, and with the purpose of demanding the immediate parliamentary consideration of bill 2526 “Reparation Regime for Victims of Institutional Violence Based on Gender Identity,” various sexual diversity organizations and self-organized individuals gathered in front of the Argentine National Congress to take a collective photo, to put their bodies on the line…
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