NEW LIBRARY ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST LGBT GOES ONLINE

Details: Created: 20 December 2006

A new online library that aims to provide support to worldwide claims for political asylum made by people who fear persecution based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV/AIDS status is now available at <http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/section.php?id=20>. An initiative of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), in partnership with asylumlaw.org, IGLHRC's Asylum Documentation Program (ADP) has made its vast store of documentation available free and online to meet the urgent needs of thousands of asylum seekers and their lawyers.

The online library documents human rights abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and people living with HIV/AIDS in countries around the world. The information now available online will enable asylum seekers or their legal advocates to quickly provide immigration authorities with proof of human rights abuses in their country of origin.

For more information, go to <http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/>.

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