Re: Groups Of at Least 40 Gays And Lesbians Murdered In Iraq by a group of the Shiite militia.

their country ... their problem

what do you expect from the animals in the middle east?

On Mar 8, 10:25 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Group Of at Least 40 Gays And Lesbians Murdered In Iraq
>
> Group Of 40 Gays And Lesbians Murdered In Iraq
> Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 06 March 2012
> Tags: iraq, middle east, murder, groups, mass, lgbt, gays, lesbians,
> iglhrc, international, shiite
>
> A troubling report today from the International Gay & Lesbian Human
> Rights Commission informs the global LGBT community that mass groups
> of homosexuals are being murdered in Iraq. Details follow.
>
> From the IGLHRC:
>
> The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission has today
> received reports from Iraq of a wave of targeted killings of
> individuals who are perceived to be gay or lesbian. According to Iraqi
> human rights activists, in early February 2012, an unidentified group
> posted death threats against "the adulterous individuals" in the
> predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad and Basra. The threats
> gave the individuals, whose names and ages were listed, four days to
> stop their behavior or else face the wrath of God, and were to be
> carried out by the Mujahedin. According to sources inside Iraq, as the
> result of this new surge of anti-gay violence close to 40 people have
> been kidnapped, brutally tortured and murdered. The Iraqi authorities
> have neither responded to this targeted violence nor have they
> publicly denounced it. It is widely believed that these atrocities are
> being committed by a group of the Shiite militia.
>
> "Today the Government of Iraq represents a fully sovereign and
> democratic country," said IGLHRC Executive Director Cary Alan Johnson.
> "As such, it must protect all of its citizens including lesbian, gay,
> bisexual and transgender people from hate-filled violence and death at
> the hands of armed militias. Vigilantes who perpetuate the targeted
> killing of those perceived to be gay or lesbian must not be tolerated
> in a new Iraq. We have seen these atrocities before. In 2009
> vigilantes murdered hundreds of Iraqi individuals for their perceived
> sexual orientation. There are no excuses for such heinous human rights
> violations. We demand that the Iraqi Government put a stop to the
> wanton persecution and killing of gay people, and that the
> perpetrators punished."
>
> More:http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/group-of-40-gays-and-lesbians-...
>
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> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy

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