Human Rights Watch’s Annual Report: Silent on Plight of Iranian Gays
While we have evidence of an Iraqi gay helping defeat the anti-gay forces of Islamofascism, Michael Petrelis alerts us to the silence of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the persecution of gays in a nation ruled by an Islamofascist regime. According to Petrelis:
HRW, for unknown reasons, omits gays not just from their 2007 country roundup, but actually from the 2006, 2005, and 2004 versions.
Guess executing gays doesn’t count as a human rights’ violation. Seems HRW would rather criticize the US than cite actual human rights’ abuses by our nation’s adversaries. I wonder which gay organization will be the first to challenge HRW’s omission. Given its record, I don’t expect HRC to fault HRW for its omission. They’d rather feature photos celebrating celebrities attending their LA Gala than stand up for gay victims of non-Western governments.
What is it about these organizations that they don’t want to detail the plight of gay people in foreign lands? While they complain (and rightfully so) that most American states don’t recognize our unions, they seem oblivious to even worse problems our fellows face, real human rights’ violations. Gay people being imprisoned, tortured, executed merely for expressing their sexuality.
As we learn the truth about the plight of gays under Islamofascist regimes in the Middle East and at least one Communist regime in the Caribbean, maybe this reader will better understand who the “real foes” of gay people really are.
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What is it about these organizations that they don’t want to detail the plight of gay people in foreign lands.
They don’t give a damn because it doesn’t fit their hidden agendas.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — April 2, 2008 @ 10:11 pm - April 2, 2008
TGC, I agree/disagree. They don’t want to complicate their thinly veiled overt agenda. Hating the US trumps bigots murdering gays. Look at how many gays who comment on this site give Islam a pass in favor of lashing out at Christian fundamentalists.Â
Comment by heliotrope — April 3, 2008 @ 10:30 am - April 3, 2008
It would seem that none of the liberal readers can defend this.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — April 3, 2008 @ 4:36 pm - April 3, 2008
TGC, it’s sad that none of them even care to comment.
Comment by GayPatriotWest — April 3, 2008 @ 8:48 pm - April 3, 2008
Heads up, Kids! Where not news any more.
Comment by Shawmut — April 3, 2008 @ 10:24 pm - April 3, 2008
One more time: this story is covered reguarly in Gay City News. It is a problem getting this information out of Iran since the Iranian government denies everything, but Doug Ireland has been covering the story of an Iranian in Europe fighting deportation (from the UK). There is some good information about the situation in Iran in those articles if you are interested.
Comment by Houndentenor — April 6, 2008 @ 5:09 pm - April 6, 2008
Houdentenor, did you catch the title of the post?
Human Rights Watch’s Annual Report: Silent on Plight of Iranian Gays
Is Gay City News a publication of Human Rights Watch? I didn’t know!
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — April 6, 2008 @ 6:00 pm - April 6, 2008
Wait, I get it. You were not trying to address HRW’s marked silence; only making a general info point.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — April 6, 2008 @ 6:02 pm - April 6, 2008
Followup to Houndentenor’s comment, there are some gay journaliss and bloggers, a number of whom have left-of-center leanings (like Petrelis) who do cover this stuff.
Comment by GayPatriotWest — April 6, 2008 @ 6:19 pm - April 6, 2008