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Human rights in Syria

The situation for human rights in Syria is considered egregiously poor among international observers. A state of emergency was in effect from 1963 until April 2011, giving security forces sweeping powers of arrest and detention.

Women's rights and LGBT rights 
Article 520 of the penal code of 1949, prohibits having homosexual relations, i.e. "carnal relations against the order of nature", and provides for up to three-years imprisonment.

In 2010 the Syrian police began a crackdown that led to the arrest of over 25 men. The men were charged with various crimes ranging from homosexual acts and illegal drug use, to encouraging homosexual behavior and organizing obscene parties. In the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), there exist Mala Jins (Women's houses) in more than 60 localities where women can seek refuge and demand justice. There the women get support in matters like divorce, rape, beatings and other forms of domestic violence. The women of the Mala Jin, have the authority to speak out banishments or in more serious cases encourage to file a criminal case. Underage marriage is banned within the territory of the AANES and in 2019 it passed a set of laws further strengthening women's rights.

References and footnotes 

  - Syria profile

Syria
Syria
Human rights in the United Arab Emirates

According to human rights organisations, the government of the UAE violates a number of fundamental human rights. The UAE does not have democratically elected institutions and citizens do not have the right to change their government or to form political parties. Activists and academics who criticize the regime are detained and imprisoned, and their families are often harassed by the state security apparatus.

Homosexuality 

Homosexuality is illegal and is a crime that is punishable with execution by stoning(if four witnesses testify), imprisonment, fines, flogging, deportation, chemical castration, beatings in police custody, forced hormone injections, and torture by police forces.

References

UAE
United Arab Emirates
Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity

The Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD), founded in 2013, is an American support and advocacy organization for LGBTQ Muslims. In 2016, The Advocate magazine named four MASGD steering committee members in its list of "21 LGBT Muslims Who Are Changing the World."

Just cause 
The mission of MASGD is to support, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ Muslims. The mission statement goes on to say: "In our work, we challenge root causes of oppression, including misogyny, racism, capitalism, and xenophobia. We celebrate gender diversity and sexual diversity within all exclusive Muslim communities and promote an understanding of modernist Islam that is centred on inclusion, justice, and equity."

References

Other websites
 Official website

LGBT political advocacy groups in the United States
LGBT Muslim organizations
LGBT religious organizations in the United States
Matsuko Deluxe

is a gay Japanese columnist, essayist, and a TV  personality.

References

Other websites 
 Natural Eight profile 
 Biography  on Goji ni Muchū! 

  

1972 births
Japanese television personalities
Gay men
Living people
Dry Creek, Louisiana

Dry Creek is an unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Settlements in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
Transgender marriage

The legal status of same-sex marriage may have implications for the marriages of couples in which one or both parties are transgender, depending on how sex is defined within a jurisdiction. Transgender and intersex individuals may be prohibited from marrying partners of the "opposite" sex or permitted to marry partners of the "same" sex due to legal distinctions. In any legal jurisdiction where marriages are defined without distinction of a requirement of a male and female, these complications do not occur. In addition, some legal jurisdictions recognize a legal and official change of gender, which would allow a transgender male or female to be legally married in accordance with an adopted gender identity.

In the United Kingdom, the Gender Recognition Act 2004 allows a person who has lived in their chosen gender for at least two years to receive a gender recognition certificate officially recognizing their new gender. Such people are then free to enter or re-enter civil partnerships or marriages in accordance with their newly recognized gender identity. Support for same-sex marriage has increased across every age group, political ideology, religion, gender, race and region of various developed countries in the world.

References

Same-sex marriage
LGBT marriages
U.S. Bank Stadium

U.S. Bank Stadium is an enclosed stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built on the former site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the Minnesota Vikings (NFL); it also hosts early season college baseball games of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.

National Football League venues
Sports buildings in Minneapolis, Minnesota
21st-century establishments in Minnesota
2016 establishments in the United States
Football stadiums in the United States
Buildings and structures in Minnesota
Handman

'''Handman''' is a wooden castle in Manchester, England. It is one the few surviving wooden castles in the United Kingdom.

History 
The castle was most likely built sometime between 1200 and 1300.

References 

Castles in the United Kingdom
Jodie Resther

Jodie Lynn Resther (born November 28, 1978), is a Canadian actress and singer. In the 1990s, she played Kiki in the children's live-action series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and has been involved in various dramas including Extra! Extra!, Vampire High, Undressed, and Fries with That?. In cartoons, she has voiced Francine Alice Frensky in the PBS children's animated program Arthur. She voiced Tecna in the Cinélume dub of Winx Club, and also provided voices for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Besides screen and voice acting, Resther has dabbled in music, releasing an R&B album titled Real and a French-language album called Ma Dualité on the DEJA Musique label.

Other websites

1978 births
Living people
Actors from Montreal
Canadian actors
Canadian voice actors
Child marriage in Pakistan

Child marriage is practiced in some parts of Pakistan, with the highest prevalence in the Sindh province amd Azad Kashmir. It disproportionately affects the girl child. Early and child marriage are directly attributable to deep-rooted gender inequalities, traditional practices, and customs.

References

Types of marriage
Robert Califf

Robert Califf (born 1951) is an American cardiologist and politician. He is Commissioner-designate of Food and Drugs since 2022. He held the same job from September 2015 to January 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency.

President Joe Biden renominated Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration on November 12, 2021. On February 15, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 50-46 vote.

References

1951 births
Living people
Commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration
Politicians from South Carolina
Scientists from South Carolina
US Democratic Party politicians
Newmarket, New Hampshire

Newmarket is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, 8,936 people lived there.

Other websites
 Town of Newmarket official website

Towns in New Hampshire
Littleton, New Hampshire

Littleton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, 5,928 people lived there.

Other websites
 Town of Littleton official website
 Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce
 Littleton Information and Activities
 Littleton Public Library 

Towns in New Hampshire
Masaharu Matsushita

, was a Japanese businessman who served as the second President of Panasonic for sixteen years beginning in 1961. He was the son-in-law of Panasonic's founder, Kōnosuke Matsushita. Masaharu Matsushita has been credited with expanding Panasonic into a global brand during a time of high economic expansion in Japan.

Honour

Foreign honour
  : Honorary Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia#Commander|Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) (1993)

References

1912 births
2012 deaths
Japanese businesspeople
University of Tokyo alumni
Yamagata Isaburō

Prince  was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister, and Japanese Inspector-General of Korea. His wife was the daughter of Katō Hiroyuki.

Decorations
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class (27 December 1902; Fourth Class: 28 December 1898; Fifth Class: 26 June 1897; Sixth Class: 21 June 1895)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (21 July 1909; Second Class: 1 April 1906)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers (24 September 1927; posthumous)

Other websites

 National Diet Library Bio and Photo

1858 births
1927 deaths
People from Yamaguchi Prefecture
Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, 16,049 people lived there.

Other websites
 
 Exeter Historical Society
 SAU 16, Exeter Area School District
 Exeter Public Library 

Towns in New Hampshire
1638 establishments in North America
Alba Flores

Alba González Villa (born October 27, 1986), also known as Alba Flores, is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her roles as Saray Vargas in Vis a Vis (Locked Up) and Nairobi in La Casa de Papel (Money Heist).

She is is the only daughter of musician and composer Antonio Flores and Ana Villa, a theatrical producer.

While working with Álex Pina in Vis a Vis, the producer called her and asked if she was interested in joining his new show La Casa de Papel (Money Heist). She won a Iris Award for Best Actress as well as several nominations for her work as Nairobi.

References

1986 births
Living people
Spanish movie actors
Spanish television actors
Actors from Madrid
Auto–rickshaw

Auto–rickshaws are modernized versions of the rickshaw. They are common in Asia.

Around the world 
Auto–rickshaws are most common in India and Thailand, but are available in many different countries across all continents.

Names 
Around the world, auto–rickshaws have different names like cocotaxi in Cuba, or Mototaxi in Peru. Another name is tuktuk where it is most common.

Public transport
Patrol

A patrol is commonly a group of people like law enforcement officers, military personnel, or private security contractors. These people are assigned to watch over a specific geographic area.

In military, patrol units are sent for gathering information, combat, or both. Outside the military, patrol officers are Police officers are given areas to keep watch over. This is done to know if there are any problems or disputes in the area.

The term need not be so formal, and it applies wider than just humans. Many animals patrol their territory. They may mark the boundary with scent, and challenge any member of the species who enters the territory. This so-called "agonistic behaviour" occurs because resources are limited.

References 

Law
Military
Animal communication
Paris Club

The Paris Club (French: Club de Paris) is a group of officials from major creditor countries. Their role is to find solutions to the payment difficulties of debtor countries.

The Paris Club was created gradually from 1956, when the first negotiation between Argentina and its public creditors took place in Paris. The Paris Club treats public claims (that is to say, those due by governments of debtor countries and by the private sector), guaranteed by the public sector to Paris Club members. A similar process occurs for public debt held by private creditors in the London Club, which was organized in 1970 on the model of the Paris Club as an group of  banks meet to renegotiate the debt they hold on debtors.

Political organizations
Same-sex marriage in Alaska

In March 1995, State Representative Norman Rokeberg responded to the sudden interest in same-sex marriage by introducing House Bill 227 in the Alaska House of Representatives to add language restricting marriage to the union of one man and one woman to the state statutes.

City and Borough of Juneau

The city of Juneau issues domestic partnership benefits to same-sex couples.

References

United States federal legislation
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage in Hawaii

Hawaii's denial of marriage licenses to same-sex couples was first challenged in state court in 1991, and the plaintiffs initially met with some success. In 1993, a ruling by the Hawaiian Supreme Court made Hawaii the first state in the United States to consider legal challenges to bans on same-sex marriage. However, Hawaii voters later modified the state Constitution in 1998 to allow the State Legislature to restrict marriage to mixed-sex couples. By the time the Supreme Court of Hawaii considered the final appeal in the case in 1999, it upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

References

United States federal legislation
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has been legal since 13 January 2020, following the enactment of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019. The first marriage ceremony took place on 11 February 2020. Civil partnerships have also been available for same-sex couples in Northern Ireland since their introduction by the Government of the United Kingdom in 2005.

References

2020 in the United Kingdom
LGBT politics in the United Kingdom
2020 establishments in Europe
Same-sex marriage
British Normandy Memorial

The British Normandy Memorial is a war memorial near the village of Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy, France.  It was unveiled on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of D-Day. It is dedicated to soldiers who died under British command during the Normandy landings.

Notes

Monuments and memorials
Normandy
UK Health Security Agency

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a government agency in the United Kingdom, responsible since April 2021 for UK-wide public health protection and infectious disease capability, and replacing Public Health England. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Medical and health organizations in the United Kingdom
Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons

Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) is a professional medical degree which is provided to senior surgeons in countries like Ireland and the United Kingdom.

It is provided by a committee consisting of four Royal Colleges of Surgeons i.e. the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

References

Medical education
Sophie Charlotte

Sophie Charlotte Wolf da Silva (born April 29, 1989) is a German-Brazilian actress, dancer and model. She began her career in 2004 making a small appearance in the telenovela Young Hearts, beyond the children's show Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo. However she gained fame in 2008 by being the protagonist of the 15th season of Young Hearts, acted in other telenovelas such as Caras & Bocas in 2009, Ti Ti Ti in 2010 and Fina Estampa in 2011. Sophie dated actor Caio Castro in 2008, actor Malvino Salvador between 2010 and 2013, and is currently married to actor Daniel de Oliveira. 

Charlotte was born in Hamburg.

Filmography

References

Other websites 

 

1989 births
Living people
Brazilian actors
German actors
Models
Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)

The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge is a truss cantilever bridge. It goes over the Mississippi River. US 190 travels on the bridge, as well as a rail line. It helps people go between East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

The bridge is named after former Louisiana governors Huey P. Long and Oscar K. Allen. People in Baton Rogue call the bridge "the old bridge".

References
Marine debris

Marine debris is waste that has been intentionally or accidentally released into seas or oceans.

Pollution
Water pollution
List of countries in the 1920s

This is a list of countries in the 1920s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1929. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes Widely-recognized sovereign states, and entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not Widely-recognized by other states.

Sovereign states

Other states
  Alash – Alash Autonomy 
   Ararat – Republic of Ararat (from October 28, 1927)
  Armenia, Mountainous 
  Azadistan
  Baranya-Baja – Serb-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic 
  Bottleneck – Free State Bottleneck 
  Bukharan 
 Bukharan People's Soviet Republic 
 Bukharan Socialist Soviet Republic 
  Byelorussia – Byelorussian Socialist Soviet Republic  
  Carnaro – Italian Regency of Carnaro 
  Central Lithuania – Republic of Central Lithuania 
  Don – Don Republic 
  
  Galicia – Galician Socialist Soviet Republic 
  Gilan – Persian Socialist Soviet Republic 
  Ireland – Irish Republic  
  Karelia Karelian United Government 
 Republic of Eastern Karelia 
  Khorasan – Autonomous Government of Khorasan 
  Khorezm 
 Khorezm People's Soviet Republic 
 Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic 
  – Kuban People's Republic 
  Kurdistan – Kingdom of Kurdistan 
  – Labin Republic 
  Lajtabánság – Banate of Leitha 
  Lemko-Rusyn – Lemko-Rusyn Republic 
  Mirdita – Republic of Mirdita 
  Mongolia 
  North Ingria – Republic of North Ingria 
  Rhineland – Rhenish Republic 
  Rif – Confederal Republic of the Tribes of the Rif 
  Siberia, Autonomous – Provisional Government of Autonomous Siberia 
  Southern Karelia – Olonets Government of Southern Karelia 
  Syria – Arab Kingdom of Syria  
  Tannu Tuva 
 People's Republic of Tannu Tuva (to November 24, 1926)
 Tuvan People's Republic (from November 24, 1926)
  Uhtua – Republic of Uhtua 
  Ukraine, Soviet''' – Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic

Notes

References

1920s
Lists of countries in the 20th century
List of countries in the 1930s

This is a list of countries in the 1930s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1930 and 31 December 1939. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states, and 1 state which was initially unrecognized but then gained full recognition later in the decade.

Sovereign states

Other entities
Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:

  Ararat – Republic of Ararat  
  Catalonia – Catalan Republic  
  China, Provisional Government of – Provisional Government of the Republic of China  
  China, Reformed Government of – Reformed Government of the Republic of China  
  Democratic Finland – Finnish Democratic Republic  Capital: Helsinki (official), Terijoki (de facto)
  East Hebei – East Hebei Autonomous Council  
  East Turkestan – Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan  
  Jiangxi – Chinese Soviet Republic  Capital: Ruijin (1931–1936), Bao'an (1936–1937), Yan'an (1937)
  – State of Manchuria  
 State of Manchuria 
 Great Empire of Manchuria 
  – Mongol Military Government  
  Shanghai – Dadao Municipal Government of Shanghai  
  Slovakia – Slovak Republic  (a client state of Nazi Germany recognized by several neutral states) 
  →  →  Tuva – Tuvan People's Republic

Notes

References

1930s
Lists of countries in the 20th century
List of countries in the 1950s

This is a list of countries in the 1950s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1959. It contains 108 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 102 widely recognized sovereign states, 5 entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states, and 1 state which was initially unrecognized but then gained full recognition later in the decade.

Sovereign states

Other entities
Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:
  Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
  Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
  Lithuania was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
 The Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
 The Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
  The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was an entity claiming sovereignty. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than extraterritorial areas within Rome. Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population.
  Tangier was an international zone under the joint administration of France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Belgium. It was reintegrated into Morocco on 29 October 1956.
  →  West Berlin was a political enclave that was closely aligned with – but not actually a part of – West Germany. It consisted of three occupied sectors administered by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

Notes

References

1950s
Lists of countries in the 20th century
White Chicks

White Chicks is a 2004 American comedy movie directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans.

References 

Cross-dressing in movies
List of countries in the 1980s

This is a list of countries in the 1980s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 1989. It contains 188 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 171 widely-recognized sovereign states, 2 constituent republics of another sovereign state that were UN members on their own right, 2 associated states, and 13 entities which claim an effective sovereignty but are considered de facto dependencies of other powers by the general international community.

Sovereign states

Other entities
Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:
 Antarctica as a whole had no government and no permanent population. Seven states claimed portions of Antarctica and five of these had reciprocally recognised one another's claims. These claims, which were regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, were neither recognised nor disputed by any other signatory state.
  was occupied and administered by Indonesia as Timor Timur, but this was not recognized by the United Nations, which considered it to be Portuguese territory under Indonesian occupation.
  was effectively a part of the Soviet Union, but the legality of the annexation was not widely-recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
  was effectively a part of the Soviet Union, but the legality of the annexation was not widely-recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
  was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, but the legality of the annexation was not widely-recognized. The Baltic diplomatic services in the West continued to be recognised as representing the de jure state.
 The Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone was a strip of neutral territory between Iraq and Saudi Arabia (to 26 December 1981).
  The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was an entity claiming sovereignty. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than extraterritorial areas within Rome. The order's Constitution stated: "The Order is a subject of international law and exercises sovereign functions." Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population.
  West Berlin was a political enclave that was closely aligned with – but not actually a part of – West Germany. It consisted of three occupied sectors administered by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

Notes

References

1980s
Lists of countries in the 20th century
Hijra Farsi

Hijra Farsi is a secret language spoken by South-Asian hijra and koti communities. Hijras are a marginalized transgender community living in sequestered groups in many cities of India and Pakistan. The language, also known as Koti Farsi, is spoken by the hijra community throughout Pakistan and North India (except West Bengal). It is based on Hindustani and not Farsi, as suggested by the name. The sentence structure is similar to Urdu with noticeable distinctions. Hijra Farsi is mainly spoken by Muslim Hijras.

References 

Subculture
Pakistani culture
Languages of Pakistan
Human rights in Yemen

Human rights in Yemen are seen as problematic in numerous ways. The security forces have been responsible for torture, inhumane treatment and even extrajudicial executions.

LGBT rights 

Homosexuality is illegal in Yemen in accordance with the country's Shari'ah legal system. LGBT persons in Yemen are likely to suffer discrimination, legal, and social challenges. Punishments for homosexuality range from flogging to death. Yemen is one of only seven countries to apply a death penalty for consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex.

Gay and lesbian websites are blocked by the government.

As of 2007, there was no public or semi-public space for gays as in western countries. The official position is that there are no gays in Yemen.

As a result of Sharia, LGBT people are killed in attacks. The government does not protect its gay citizens from violence.

References

Yemen
Yemen
Human rights in Saudi Arabia

Human rights in Saudi Arabia are a topic of concern. The Saudi government, which mandates Muslim and non-Muslim observance of Sharia law under the absolute rule of the House of Saud, have been accused of and denounced by various international organizations and governments for violating human rights within the country just like in America.

LGBT rights 

LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia are unrecognized. Homosexuality is frequently a taboo subject in Saudi Arabian society and is punished with imprisonment, corporal punishment and capital punishment. Transgender people are generally associated with homosexuality and doctors are banned by the Saudi Ministry of Health from giving hormone replacement therapy to transgender people seeking to medically transition. In 2017, two transgender Pakistanis were allegedly tortured to death by Saudi police. Police later denied the reports.

References

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Human rights in Bangladesh

Human rights in Bangladesh are enshrined as fundamental rights in Part III of the Constitution of Bangladesh. However, constitutional and legal experts believe many of the country's laws require reform to enforce fundamental rights and reflect democratic values of the 21st century.

Tribal people in Bangladesh have demanded constitutional recognition.

Capital punishment remains legal in Bangladesh. Worker's rights are effected by a ban on trade unions in special economic zones. The government has often targeted trade union leaders with persecution.

LGBT rights 

In 2014, the Bangladeshi government officially recognized hijras as a third gender.

The British Raj-era penal code remains in force in Bangladesh. Section 377 of the code criminalizes homosexuality. In 2016, Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the murder of Bangladesh's first LGBTQ magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his partner Tanay Majumdar.

Notes and references 

Bangladesh
Politics of Bangladesh
Sarlat Rugby

The Sarlat Rugby Club is a French rugby union club based in Sarlat-la-Canéda. From 2020, the first team is referred to as Sarlat rugby. He evolves in 2020-2021 in the Federal 2 championship .

Stadium 
In 1926, the CAS bought the plots with a total area of 1 ha 43a 80ca for a price of 11,000 francs. 6,000 are paid by the club, the remaining 5,000 from the funds of ten loyal Sarladais supporters11, repayable over 10 years .

References 

Rugby union
Human rights in East Turkestan

Article 36 of the PRC Constitution provides constitutional protection for citizens’ freedom of religion and the country's official ethnic policies also reiterate protection of the freedom of religion of ethnic minorities, but in practice the Uyghur population, predominantly living in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, are subject to strict controls on the practice of Islam.

Examples of these restrictions now include:
Official religious practices must be held in government-approved mosques
Uyghurs under 18 years old are not allowed to enter mosques or pray in school
The study of religious texts is only permitted in designated state schools
Government informers regularly attend religious gatherings in mosques
Women are not allowed to wear headscarves and veils and men are not allowed to have beards
The use of traditionally Islamic names (e.g., Abdul), is banned

Since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Chinese government began to label violence in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region as terrorism, unlike in previous years. Chinese counter-terror legislation now makes explicit links between religion and extremism and has led to regulations that explicitly ban religious expression among Uyghurs in particular.

On January 19, 2021, outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally declared that China is committing a genocide against the Uighurs and crimes against humanity. In a written letter, Pompeo wrote, “I believe this genocide is ongoing, and that we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uyghurs by the Chinese party-state.” Pompeo called for “all appropriate multilateral and relevant juridical bodies, to join the United States in our effort to promote accountability for those responsible for these atrocities." China strongly denies that human rights abuses are going on in Xinjiang. Pompeo has previously stated that China is trying to "erase its own citizens." On 16 August 2021, a young Chinese woman, named Wu Huan, told the Associated Press in her testimony that she was allegedly held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in the United Arab Emirates, along with two other Uyghurs. Wu Huan said she was abducted from a hotel in Dubai and detained by Chinese officials at a villa converted into a jail. It was the first evidence that China was operating a “black site” beyond its borders.

References 

East Turkestan
Human rights in Kashmir

Kashmir has an area of 230,166.1 km2 or (89,106 mi2). The population of the region is more than the individual populations of 127 UN member nations and its area is larger than that of 97 nations. Several international agencies and the UN have reported human rights violations in the disputed occupied territory of Indian-administered Kashmir. In a press release the OHCHR spokesmen stated "The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is concerned about the recent violent protests in Indian-administered Kashmir that have reportedly led to civilian casualties as well as restrictions to the right to freedom of assembly and expression.". 

Once 2008 report determined  that Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, was 'partly Free',

LGBT rights of Kashmiris in PAK and IIOJK 

Homosexuality is still illegal in the Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Occupied Kashmir. Pakistan was one of the 67 signatory nations opposing the UN declaration on Sexual orientation and Gender Identity, which failed to pass.

In Kashmir same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships are not recognised.

There are no legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

References

 
Kashmir
Covaxin

Covaxin (codenamed as BBV152) is an inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine created by Bharat Biotech.

As of October 2021, 110.6 million people in India have received Covaxin. On 3 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the vaccine for emergency use.

References

COVID-19 pandemic
Subrata Mukherjee

Subrata Mukherjee (14 August 1946 – 4 November 2021) was an Indian politician. He was a member of All India Trinamool Congress. He also served as the 36th Mayor of Kolkata from 2000 to 2005.

Mukherjee died at a Kolkata hospital from a heart attack on 4 November 2021, aged 75.

References

1946 births
2021 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Indian politicians
Mario Lavista

Mario Lavista (April 3, 1943 – November 4, 2021) was a Mexican composer, writer and academic. He was born in Mexico City. He composed incidental music for plays, movie scores, orchestral pieces, and vocal music.

Lavista was a professor at the University of Chicago, Cornell University, the University of California San Diego, Indiana University, McGill University, University of North Texas, and University of New Mexico.

Lavista died on November 4, 2021 in Mexico City, aged 78.

References

1943 births
2021 deaths
Composers
Academics
Writers from Mexico City
Damon Galgut

Damon Galgut (born 12 November 1963) is a South African playwright and novelist. He was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise.

Galgut is openly gay.

References

1963 births
Living people
Booker Prize winners
South African writers
Novelists
Playwrights
LGBT playwrights
Gay men
LGBT novelists
Wilma Chan

Wilma Chan (; October 5, 1949 – November 3, 2021) was an American Democratic Party politician. Chan was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors between 1995 until 2000 and again from 2011 until her death. Chan was also a member of the California State Assembly between 2000 and 2006.

Chan was hit by a car while she was walking her dog on November 3, 2021 in Oakland, California. She died from her injuries at a hospital a few hours later, aged 72.

References

1949 births
2021 deaths
Road accident deaths in California
State legislators of the United States
Politicians from Oakland, California
Politicians from Boston, Massachusetts
US Democratic Party politicians
Patricija Šulin

Patricija Šulin (25 November 1965 – 2 November 2021) was a Slovenian politician. A member of the Slovenian Democratic Party and the European People's Party Group, she served in the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019 and in the National Assembly of Slovenia from 2012 to 2013.

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Sony Sketch

Sony Sketch is a drawing app from Android created by the japanese conglomerate Sony. Currently, The app is no longer available on Google Play. was popularly known by some of the LGBTQ+ community, by furry fanarts, when there was the Sony Sketch community where people posted their drawings, on Sketchers United, unfortunately, there are a lot of NSFW artists.

Community 

Sketch had a community where several artists posted drawings on sheet or created by the application itself, currently, the Sketchers United app was created by the same creators.

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Lawrence Donald Soens

Lawrence Donald Soens (August 26, 1926 – November 1, 2021) was an American Roman Catholic prelate. He was a bishop of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa from 1983 to 1998. Soens was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He became a priest in 1950.

Soens died on November 1, 2021 in Sioux City at the age of 95.

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Human rights in the State of Israel

Human rights in Israel refers to human rights in the State of Israel both legally and in practice. The subject has been evaluated by intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and human rights activists, often in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the wider Arab–Israeli conflict and Israel internal politics.

Israel is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. It was described in its Declaration of Independence as a "Jewish state" – the legal definition "Jewish and democratic state" was adopted in 1985. In addition to its Jewish majority, Israel is home to religious and ethnic minorities, some of whom report discrimination. In the Palestinian territories, successive Israeli governments have been subject to international criticism from other countries as well as international human rights groups. One of the Basic Laws of Israel, intended to form the basis of a future constitution, Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty, is a major tool for safeguarding human rights and civil liberties in the State of Israel.

LGBT rights 

Rights for sexual minorities in Israel are considered to be the most tolerant in the Middle East.  While Israel has not legalized same-sex marriage, same-sex marriages valid in foreign countries are legally recognized in Israel. Israel guarantees civil rights for its homosexual population, including adoption rights and partner benefits. Israel also grants a common-law marriage status for same-sex domestic partners. The sodomy law inherited from the British Mandate of Palestine was repealed in 1988, though there was an explicit instruction issued in 1953 by the Attorney General of Israel ordering the police to refrain from enforcing this law, so long as no other offenses were involved. A national gay rights law bans some anti-gay discrimination, including in employment; some exemptions are made for religious organizations. In the past, military service of homosexuals was subject to certain restrictions. These restrictions were lifted in 1993, allowing homosexuals to serve openly in all units of the army.

In March 2014, the Ministry of Health issued a directive stating that sex-reassignment surgery was included among subsidized health services provided to citizens. Despite this, in May Haaretz reported that a health maintenance organization refused to pay for two sex-change surgeries, resulting in significant expenses by the patients. A national LGBTI task force found that 80 percent of transgender persons, 50 percent of lesbians and 20 percent of gay men were discriminated against when seeking employment.

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Politics of Israel
Human rights in the Republic of India

Human rights in India is an issue complicated by the country's large size and population, widespread poverty, lack of proper education, as well as its diverse culture, despite its status as the world's largest sovereign, secular, democratic republic. The Constitution of India provides for Fundamental rights, which include freedom of religion. Clauses also provide for freedom of speech, as well as separation of executive and judiciary and freedom of movement within the country and abroad. The country also has an independent judiciary as well as bodies to look into issues of human rights.

LGBT rights 

Until the Delhi High Court decriminalised consensual private sexual acts between consenting adults on 2 July 2009, homosexuality was considered criminal as per interpretations of the ambiguous Section 377 of the 150-year-old Indian Penal Code (IPC), a law passed by the British colonial government. However, this law was very rarely enforced. In its ruling decriminalising homosexuality, the Delhi High Court noted that existed law conflicted with the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India, and such criminalising is violative of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution.

On 11 December 2013, homosexuality was again criminalized by a Supreme Court ruling.

On 6 September 2018, a five judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgement, decriminalized homosexuality.

This June 7, 2021, the Madras High Court ruled that it would take strict action against anyone found attempting to medically “cure” or change the sexual orientation of the LGBTQIA+ community to heterosexual. In its judgement, Justice N Anand Venkatesh also gave directives to educational institutions to sensitize students. Also, it instructed police and prison authorities to conduct programs that not just sensitized police personnel but also ensured non-discrimination of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Politics of India
Mathews, Virginia

Mathews is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mathews County, Virginia, United States.

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Artie Lange

Arthur Steven Lange Jr. (born October 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and radio personality. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series Mad TV from 1995 to 1997 and The Howard Stern Show from 2001 to 2009.

Lange was diagnosed with diabetes in the early 2010s and needs daily injections of insulin.

Lange is also known for being in many legal troubles such as being arrested, drug use and being a convicted felon.

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1967 births
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American movie actors
American television actors
American voice actors
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Television personalities from New Jersey
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People with disabilities
American criminals
Fred Allen

John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian. He was known for having his own radio show The Fred Allen Show (1932–1949). This made him one of the most popular humorists in the Golden Age of American radio.

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1956 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
American radio actors
American radio personalities
American movie actors
Comedians from Massachusetts
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Cardiovascular disease deaths in New York City
Sarcohyla bistincta

The Mexican fringe-limbed tree frog or Cope's streamside tree frog (Sarcohyla bistincta) is a frog that lives in Mexico.  It lives near fast-flowing streams and rivers, but it also lives in forests where the trees are pine and oak.  Scientists have seen it between 1219 and 2900 meters above sea level.

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Animals of North America
Human rights in the Kingdom of Morocco

There has been a greater degree of modernisation, and more rights have been granted to the population in general, and particularly women and children. Under the reign of Hassan II, Morocco had one of the worst human rights records in Africa and the world, especially during the time period of the Years Of Lead, which lasted from the early 1960s until the late 1980s, which was a time period in the country's history that was known for the repression of political dissent and opposition, that involved the arrests, detention, imprisonment, and even killings of political opponents. Currently, Morocco continues to face at least some human rights problems, such as poor prison conditions, the mistreatment of women and the LGBT community, and the use of torture by police. Despite the considerable improvements made under the leadership of King Mohamed VI, repression of political dissidence is still commonplace in Morocco today.

This article deals with Morocco and not the disputed Western Sahara. See Human rights in Western Sahara in that regard. Morocco administers 80% of the territory, hence Moroccan law applies to its "Southern Provinces".

Freedom of religion 

Freedom of religion is generally observed, with some limitations. According to the spokesman for the Moroccan government, "the Kingdom does guarantee not only freedom of worship, but also the building of places of worship for Christians and Jews as well as performing their rituals freely and respectfully.".

It is illegal to proselytize for religions other than Islam (article 220 of the Penal Code, 15 years' imprisonment).

There still exists a Moroccan Jewish community, although most Jews emigrated in the years following the creation of Israel in 1948.

Government LGBT policy 

None of the major or minor political parties have made public statements in favour of LGBT-rights and no LGBT rights legislation has been enacted.  Government attitudes towards homosexuality tend to be in the interests of the protection of the tradition of the country, in keeping with the culture's traditional gender roles and religious mores.

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Morocco
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, 6,990 people lived there.

Other websites
 Town of Plymouth official website
 Plymouth Historical Society

Towns in New Hampshire
1763 establishments
Barbara-Rose Collins

Barbara-Rose Collins (April 13, 1939 – November 4, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. She was the first black woman from Michigan to be elected to Congress. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 until 1997. Collins was born in Detroit, Michigan.

Collins died on November 4, 2021 at a Detroit hospital from problems caused by COVID-19, aged 82.

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Human rights in Libya

Human rights in Libya is the record of human rights upheld and violated in various stages of Libya's history.

LGBT rights 

2019:

As of 2019, Libya has one LGBTQ+ NGO called Kun Libya. Libya's LGBT identifying population remains as of today under pressure to remain closeted due to the fall of the state since 2014.

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Libya
Human rights in Algeria

In 2011, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who had been in power since 1999, lifted a state of emergency that had been in place since the end of the Algerian Civil War in 2002, as a result of the Arab Spring protests that had occurred throughout the Arab world.

LGBT rights 

Homosexuality and lesbianism are punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment with fines up to 10,000 dinars, torture, beatings, or vigilante execution. Police join in on the attacks, are complicit, or turn a blind eye. There is intense social discrimination, and very few gays live openly. Gender expression is banned and discrimination is rampant.

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Algeria
Algeria
Alar Karis

Alar Karis (; born 26 March 1958) is an Estonian biologist, civil servant and politician. He is the sixth and current President of Estonia since 11 October 2021.

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1958 births
Presidents of Estonia
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