Tag: hate crime
Six LGBTs Murdered In Uganda In A Week
Unconfirmed reports are being made that at least six LGBT people have been stoned to death in Uganda, after the Country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) was annulled.
Homophobic gang attacks drive couple from home
A lawyer has been forced to leave his home after a homophobic hate campaign saw him and his partner attacked by children as young as 12.
After the Brutal Murder of Mia Henderson, HRC Calls for Stronger Laws and Increased Protection of Transgender Women
In response to the discovery of 26-year-old Mia Henderson’s body in West Baltimore, the sixth transgender woman of color murdered this year – the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called for more concerted efforts to protect transgender women from unprecedented levels of violence and harassment
Appeal over ‘homophobic attack’ on teenager in Glasgow
Police area treating an assault on a 16-year-old woman in Glasgow city centre as a “homophobic crime”.
NZ : Public lecture explores the community impacts of hate crime
The community impact of hate crime is the topic of a public lecture at the University of Auckland next month.
Homophobic aggression is the main hate crime in Spain
In 2013, 452 official complaints were made over sexual orientation.
Homophobic aggression is above racist comments and attacks on the disabled.