{"id":5753,"date":"2022-02-23T15:27:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/?p=5753"},"modified":"2022-02-23T15:27:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:27:24","slug":"outright-releases-reports-on-iraq-and-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/2022\/02\/23\/outright-releases-reports-on-iraq-and-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"OutRight Releases Reports on Iraq and Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

In January 2022, Channel partner OutRight Action International, along with Human Rights Watch, published a report on increased threats to LGBT people in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. In February 2022, OutRight partnered with the group IraQueer to release a similar report on the lives of queer women in Iraq.Since the Taliban took full control over Afghanistan in August 2021, LGBT Afghans and those who do not conform to the country\u2019s rigid gender norms have faced increased <\/span>threats<\/a><\/span> to their safety and lives. In January 2022, Channel partner <\/span>OutRight Action International<\/span><\/a> along with <\/span>Human Rights Watch<\/span><\/a> published a <\/span>report<\/span><\/a> on this situation: \u201cEven If You Go to the Skies, We\u2019ll Find You\u2019: LGBT People in Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Out of the 60 LGBT Afghans interviewed, many reported being attacked, sexually assaulted, or threatened by Taliban members because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. Others reported abuse from people close to them who believed they had to act against LGBT people to ensure their own safety from the Taliban. Several were in hiding, having fled to nearby countries from attacks by Taliban members or supporters.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Advocate<\/span><\/a> published an <\/span>op-ed on the report<\/span><\/a> by OutRight\u2019s Senior Director of Law, Policy, and Research, Neela Ghoshal, and OutRight\u2019s Senior Fellow of Emergency Research, Lester Feder.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In February 2022, OutRight partnered with the group <\/span>IraQueer<\/span><\/a> to release a <\/span>report<\/span><\/a> on the lived realities of queer women in Iraq, another country with widespread violence and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. One of the aims of this report was to partially fill the gap in documentation on the lives of LBQ women in Iraq. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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