By denying these groups a voice in the U.N.'s human rights processes, the government has effectively denied a place for LGBT people globally.

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These (homophobic) leaders give cover to violence already happening and give official support to the violence. They create an atmosphere of impunity.

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We urge President Olusegun Obasanjo to protect the rights and well-being of all Nigerians, and disavow this dangerous bill.

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The U.S. government is doing nothing to ensure that any attention is being paid to the spread of the epidemic among men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women, particularly in Africa. This negligence could sabotage the entire HIV prevention effort overseas.

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[Consultative] status is the required means to have a voice in the human rights processes of the U.N., so the government's vote effectively has denied a place for LGBT people globally.

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In the context of war, especially a chaotic war, there is the inevitable targeting of marginal groups. There is a free-roaming sense of violence and a mob mentality.

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