WORLD & NATION
April 4, 2014
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Ankara, Turkey Widely scrutinized by corruption probes in recent years,Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyip Erdogan’s government
declared a victory after the March 30 local elections. In a speech to supporters at his Justice and Development Party’s headquarters,
Erdogan referred to the favorable results as “a victory for democracy in Turkey,” according to CNN Turk Much of the Turkish population,
however, questions how Erdogan will treat millions of Turks who voted against his party. They have also voiced concerns about Erdogan’s
freedom of speech oppressions, including a recent Twitter crackdown.
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Washington,
D.C., U.S.A.
For the first time
since January 2007,
the«U.S. military saw
a zero-fatality month
in Afghanistan — not
a single U.S. military
death, according
to ABC News.The
Pentagon told Associated
Press reporters that‘‘there
are about 33,000 U.S.
troops in Afghanistan, down
from a 20II peak of about
100,000.” The Pentagon
also attributes the decline
in number of casualties to
a shift in the focus of U.S.
troops to “training” and
“advising Afghan forces.”
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Conakry, Guinea
It’s not just another Ebola outbreak. According to CNN, Doctors Without Borders
called the geographic spread of recent cases “unprecedented.” A disease that renders
the immune system ineffective, Ebola has victimized 122 people in its latest outbreak.
The World Health Organization reports that 78 of the 122 have died and that additional
diagnoses have been made in neighboring countries, namely Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Baekryeong
Island, South
Korea
After the North
Korean government
announced the
possibility of
carrying out a “new
kind of nuclear test”
on March 30, artillery
fired 500 rounds of
shells on March 31,
over 100 of which
landed in South
Korea’s territorial
waters,The Guardian
reports. Having
warned the North
about territorial
violations, South
Korea responded
by firing 300 shells
into North Korean
vyjLters.While no
•shells were targeted
at land or at specific
military personnel,
South Korean
Islanders were
forced to flee to
shelters due to the
crossfire.
Ugandan health and human rights: Q&A with experts
BY VALERIA SOSA
Staff Writer
In view of the recent passage of
the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality
Act, The Guilfordian reached out
to three experts in LGBT issues.
Paul Semugoma is a physician
from Uganda, currently
practicing in South Africa. He also
advocates for HIV prevention,
LGBT health and other human
rights issues.
Thomas Rogers is the program
assistant and case manager at
Freedom House in Detroit, Mich.
Freedom House is a temporary
home for refugees from around
the world se^ng legal shelter
from persecution in the U.S.
Rev. Canon Albert Ogle is
president of the Saint Paul
Foundation for International
Reconciliation and an
Episcopalian priest who has
served in parishes and non
profits throughout California.
Q: How deeply ingrained
is violence against the LGBT
community in Ugandan culture?
TR: Perhaps what is most
alarming is that LGBT Ugandans
often say they fear the public
more than the government. Due
to the Anti-Homosexuality Act
and the heightened discussion
of whether or not LGBT persons
have human rights, citizens have
enforced vigilante justice. Seldom
does law enforcement step in to
protect the current victims from
violence and abuse.
PS: Funny enough, it was not
always so. I lived for 10 years in
the same village with a partner.
People knew that we were gay,
but there was little disturbance.
Now, people are arrested for
living as "man and wife," and
there are reports of lynching and
public shaming. So, it is worse
now than it was before.
CAO: Within the context of a
culture that is very violent and
prejudiced, the LGBT community
is victimized and is a big target
for mob violence. There is this
culture of spying, fear and
intimidation created by the act.
Q: How are LGBT people
portrayed in the media?
TR: LGBT persons are
portrayed as abnormal and
criminal. They are seen as
deviants who consciously choose
to be LGBT and "recruit" children
into homosexuality. They are also
said to sexually exploit minors
and persons with a disability.
-CAO: The media in Uganda
is mixed; tyou have on one side
the Red Pepper, which is an
incredibly anti-gay newspaper
... and then the other side of
the media is saying that this act
creates a second-class citizenry
and is not sustainable.
Q: What are the health
implications of the anti-gay act?
PS: From a strict reading of the
Act, all health and human rights
programs are illegal because
they "promote homosexuality."
Imagine handing out condoms
and condom compatible lubes for
gay sex.
TR: It severely threatens
all progress made in the fight
against HIV /AIDS in Uganda,
a country that has been praised
for being among the first to
recognize and actively take part
to combat, treat and reduce
the number of new HIV/AIDS
infections. We all know that
HIV / AIDS doesn't have a gender
preference; it's a disease that is
a real threat to men and women
of any sexuality. To put it simply,
the act institutionalizes hatred
and discrimination against an
entire group of people.
CAO: We know from research
in Southern Africa that, of the
aid money sent from the U.S., a
very small amount goes to the
LGBT community. Instead, most
of the money goes to religious
organizations that support the
act — not AIDS prevention.
In August 2013, about 100 members of the LGBT community participated in Uganda’s second Gay Pride March.The community is persecuted by the government.