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ANAL GLUE TORTURE FOR GAY IRAQIS
International, London Gay News by HOMOVISION on April 27, 2009 at 10:15 amTweet
There have been reports from Iraq by Al-Arabiya media of anal glue torture on Iraqi gays. Human rights activist Yanar Mohammad said that the torture involved a use of glue on the anus to seal it. The men are then given a drink to cause diarrhoea, which then kills them. He added that this form or tortuer was being distributed on mobile phones within Iraq.
Leading gay rights organisation – the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission – added that these reports are consistent with human rights violations being reported in the country.
IGLHRC has also received reports of the arrest, torture, and murder of several members of the group Iraqi LGBT amid a nationwide government crackdown on gay-friendly businesses across Iraq. Several other reports indicate dozens of extra-judicial murders of LGBT people across Iraq during the past few months.
The IGLHRC sent a letter to the Iraqi Minister of Human Rights asking that she take measures to protect LGBTers within the country. However, just hours before IGLHRC sent its letter, an Iraqi group identified as “Fazilat” (Virtue) posted flyers threatening homosexuals with death on walls in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad.
The flyers, distributed on April 17, list the names of some of the would-be targets and states that “we will soon punish all you perverts.” Residents of Sadr City say the people who were outed in these fliers have gone into hiding.
Previous acts of anti-LGBT violence in Iraq include the April 2, 2009 murder of two men in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad. An unidentified local official described these men as “sexual perverts (Monharef Jensiyan) who were killed by members of their tribe to restore their family honor.”
Prior to death, the men’s relatives had disowned them and they were also thrown out of their tribes. So far no one has claimed their bodies and the government has not launched an investigation into the case. These murders took place one week after Iraqi authorities unearthed the bodies of 4 men killed by gunshots in Sadr City on March 25.
The words “pervert” and “son of a bitch” (jaravah: a derogatory term to describe homosexuals) were written on the chests of the victims. As part of this new wave of violence, a coffee house in Sadr City that was frequented by gay men has also been burnt down.
Tags: homophobia, Iraq, Islam
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I feel powerless to help these people. There’s so much hatred in the world still.
Do NOT ever feel powerless! The most important thing is information and awareness. Though there is much hate in the world, there is even more love. Now that you know this, spread the word, write your local representative, inform people of what’s going on, etc. It’s torture which goes against humanity. Dogs get treated better than this! The reason it’s happening is because not many people know what’s going on, they prefer to know what Britney or Kylie will be photographed this evening.
absolutely vile. word on this needs to get out. why has the press been so silent on the anti-gay pogroms being unleashed by fundamentalist shiite thugs?
Thank you for publishing this. It’s so important that people get to hear about this…Please keep it up.
Good for them! I would do the same if i were there and there were gays around me!