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Middle East and North Africa IGLHRC’s work in the Middle East and North Africa currently focuses on Iran and Iraq, two countries where sexual minorities confront enormous dangers. According to the Iranian penal code, homosexual conduct is a crime punishable by death. Although the Iraqi penal code does not prohibit sexual activity between consenting same-sex adults, the chaos caused by ongoing war enables death squads to persecute gay men and lesbians. Our staff partners with activists to fight for an end to human rights violations based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression in the region. Most of our work on Iran and Iraq has involved emergency responses to arrests and executions, such as when we joined other human rights activists in demanding a halt to the execution of Makvan Mouloodzadeh, an Iranian who was convicted of sodomy allegedly committed at age 13 and sentenced to death by the Iranian judicial system in 2007. We have also contributed to the rentals of safe houses for gay Iraqis who have been persistently persecuted by militias, and have worked with international refugee groups to help Iranian refugees in Turkey. RELATED DOCUMENTS Turkey: IGLHRC Submits Shadow Report to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
PBS Frontline: Protecting Rights of Gay Citizens in Iran
UN to Iran: There Are No Excuses for Denying LGBT People Their Human Rights
Advancing LGBT Human Rights in Iran: A Historic Moment
UN Report Spotlights LGBT Rights Abuses in Iran
Iran Submits to UN Human Rights Committee Review for First Time in 18 Years
Report from IGLHRC and IRQO to be Released at UN Human Rights Committee Review
Human Rights Violations on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Homosexuality in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iranian LGBT Asylum-Seekers Marched Against Homophobia
Call for Papers: The Lesbian Subjectivity in the Arab World
اليوم العالمى لمناهضة رهاب المثلية الجنيسة
Joint Statement by Arab LGBT Groups
Anti-Homophobia Voiced in 14 Cities in March-April
Hossein Alizadeh in DNA Magazine: "Winds of Change"
IGLHRC's 2010 Annual Report
Will the "New Middle East" Be a Welcoming Place for Gays and Lesbians?
Gay Rights: Has the Movement's Success Sparked a Backlash?
Coming Out in the Developing World: Insurgent Queer Identities in the Middle East
CNN Türk: Translara yönelik baskılara uluslararası tepki
Al Jazeera Arabic ignores gay news
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