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Azerbaijan Unequivocal Respond Towards LGBT People




By: Anastasia Sylvia

Baku – In October 4th, 2017, approximately 80 LGBT people, particularly gay and transgender were arrested in Baku city. The raid was held in the prostitution area in Baku to continue the prostitution clearance. Nonetheless, these people were not only arrested by the Azerbaijan authority, but they were abused during the detention. Some of them also experienced sexual harassment.

In September, there was detention regarding this prostitution clearance that arrested approximately 50 LGBT people, 32 of them were diagnosed suffering from sexually transmitted disease. Unfortunately, some of them are not prostitute, they are citizen. This condition triggered some statements that turned into a boomerang for the government.

This unequivocal action taken by the government led onto human rights issues after The Nefes LGBT Azerbaijan Alliance open their voice based on the one of the group member confession what they had done to the LGBT people during the detention. Guy named Hasan from the Nefes said that the polices were beating him, accused him as a prostitute and forced him to give several information. Meanwhile Samed Rahmili as lawyer also confirmed several information regarding the violence deed that has been done by the authority during the detention.

Since the majority considered homosexuality is decriminalized according to the Muslim rules. Azerbaijani confirmed that this assertive act was taken to respond the voice of Azerbaijan citizen. Some of these gay and transgender people are diagnosed suffering from sexually transmitted diseases consider as a crucial issue. But the government denied regarding the statement that they are violated nor cracking down LGBT people rights. They persist that was not violated.


 Source: 
AP News: https://www.apnews.com/0306902618fd4e87a00726aba0354f30/Azerbaijan-denies-cracking-down-on-LGBT-peopleNew York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/world/europe/azerbaijan-gay.html

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