LGEP - The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project

Saturday May 25th
Login

Username: Password:

Forgot your password? Forgot your username? Create an account

Create an account

Skip to content

You are here: Home

Articles

Main Menu

Resources

Articles

South Africa’s vote at the UN undermines its own Constitution

Joint Working Group Media Release

23 November 2010

South Africa was one of the 79 countries at the United Nations General Assembly who voted in favour of an amendment which removes sexual orientation from an anti-execution resolution. The vast majority of countries who supported the amendment were African and also included Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia and Rwanda.

Memorandum Submitted to Vosloorus Police

PRESENTED TO THE STATION COMMANDER OF VOSLOORUS POLICE STATION
29th OCTOBER 2010
As members of the Vosloorus community and those involved in work against discrimination, we address you today with serious concerns. Within the last month 12 people were arrested and brought to this station. During their arrest, they were threatened and homophobic comments such as “there are no lesbians in Vosloorus” were made. We are here today to say that there are lesbians in Vosloorus. The abuse of power and the ignorance of the law has not only happened once at this police station. Last year, lesbians were beaten up by police officers and many of us live in fear. We do not believe that the police are there to protect and help us. It is the job of the police to uphold the Constitution. We are here to say that police should be protecting our rights and not discriminating against us.

Vosloorus Access to Justice March

Click here for Mail and Guardian coverage of the 'Access to Justice' march jointly organised by The Equality Project

March for Access to Justice

29th October *note date change*

Meet at 9am

March From Vosloorus Stadium to Vosloorus Police Station

The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project (LGEP), the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), The 1 in 9 Campaign and community members will march in Vosloorus and challenge the growing homophobia at the hands of the police, the attacks against freedom of association and the rights of the media to report on these experiences.

Khayelitsha Organisations to Stage Picket for Improved Access to Justice and Safety

10h45, 23 September 2010
The Social Justice Coalition (SJC), Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Equal Education (EE), Free Gender, AIDS Legal Network, Luleka Lisizwe and Triangle Project are community-based organisations located in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Our organisations seek to address wide-ranging problems faced by our members – from inadequate sanitation and education, to HIV/TB and homophobia.

More Articles...

«
Start
Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
End
»

Page 4 of 10

Name:	*
Username:	*
E-mail:	*
Password:	*
Verify Password:	*
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.