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BURUNDIPersecution based upon Sexual Orientation

BURUNDIPersecution based upon Sexual Orientation By Hannah, Harrison, Nart, and Victoria

By Hannah, Harrison, Nart, and Victoria

Above: Johnson, a member of Burundi’s gay assosiation, was kicked out ofhis home and his father won’t even shake his hand when they see eachother

BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND• Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered(LGBT) people of Burundi are being abused by their families and friends

BACKGROUND• Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered(LGBT) people of Burundi are being abused by their families and friends• The government passed a law that made it illegal to be a LGBT

BACKGROUND• Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered(LGBT) people of Burundi are being abused by their families and friends• The government passed a law that made it illegal to be a LGBT• Burundi’s president and parliament passed legislation criminalizing the homosexual acts in November 2008

BACKGROUND• Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered(LGBT) people of Burundi are being abused by their families and friends• The government passed a law that made it illegal to be a LGBT• Burundi’s president and parliament passed legislation criminalizing the homosexual acts in November 2008• These people can go to jail for up to two years

BACKGROUND• Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered(LGBT) people of Burundi are being abused by their families and friends• The government passed a law that made it illegal to be a LGBT• Burundi’s president and parliament passed legislation criminalizing the homosexual acts in November 2008• These people can go to jail for up to two years• They may also have to pay a large ﬁne

BURUNDI• Burundi’s President is Pierre Nkurunziza• Maps of Burundi

LGBT VIDEO

LGBT VIDEO• http://www.hrw.org/en/features/forbidden-gays-and-lesbians- burundi

UDHR VIOLATIONS• Article 1. • All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.• Article 1 corresponds to the LGBT abuses in Burundi because the LGBT population is not free or equal in dignity or rights• There is no brotherhood • They are beaten, mistreated, ﬁred from work, and kicked out of their homes because of their sexual orientation

• Article 2. • Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.• Article 2 states that all people are entitled to the rights in the declaration and the LGBT population in Burundi is being denied these rights

• Article 3. • Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person• All people deserve to have security, but the LGBT population does not because of their sexuality• This goes against Article 3 because it isn’t everyone

• Article 5. • No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.• Gays and Lesbians in Burundi are being abused and kicked out of their homes• Being abused and mistreated by the community is inhuman, degrading, and cruel

• Article 16. • (1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. • (2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses. • (3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.• The laws in Burundi prevent LGBT from marrying each other, which is a direct violation of this article

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