Alwan (organization)
Alwan (Arabic: ألوان) that means "colours in arabic as a reference for the colours of the rainbow flag, is a human rights nongovernmental organization located in Hamburg (Germany) that was founded to express all the pains and concerns of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer,...) community in the Middle East and North African region.[1]
History[edit]
Alwan was created in November 2014 in Iraq. It aims to document violations that happen in the MENA region, followed by writing reports, studies and make research on them systematically and objectively in order to guarantee the rights of victims.
Many international and local human rights organizations, governmental and non-governmental, as well as a wide range of international, local and Arab news agencies have recognised their reports as references.[1]
Reports[edit]
| Title | Date | Day | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report on the situation of the LGBT in MENA[2] | 04 Aug 2018 | Saturday | Hamburg, Germany |
| Report on the status of LGBT in Mauritania[3] | 06 Jul 2018 | Friday | نواكشوط, Mauritania |
| Report on the situation of the LGBT in Iraq[4] | 06 Jul 2018 | Friday | بغداد, Iraq |
Events[edit]
| Title | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Demonstration "United Against Racism"[5] | 29.09.2018 | Hamburg, Germany |
| We Will Not Forget You | 06.06.2018 - 04.08.2018 | Hamburg, Germany |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AlwanQueer".
- ↑ "Report on the situation of the LGBT in MENA" (PDF).
- ↑ "Report on the status of LGBT in Mauritania" (PDF).
- ↑ "Report on the situation of the LGBT in Iraq" (PDF).
- ↑ "'United against racism', Germans stage mass protest against far right". Reuters. 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
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