Queeramnesty
| Established | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Website | queeramnesty |
Queeramnesty was initiated by Amnesty International for the concerns of dehumanization and infrahumanisation on the LGBT people in the 2000s.[1] The establishment of an actual LGBTQ organization took place in Switzerland within the Swiss chapter of Amnesty International in 1997, focusing on human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity.[2] It is constituted of a dedicated volunteer group with approximately 40 activists, supported by over 650 members and donors. It also raises public awareness of the situation of LGBTQ asylum seekers, and assists them with asylum counseling centers, offering support with administrative procedures, providing ideas for leisure activities, and etc., including connecting them with other oganizations.[3] It won the 2022 Network Prize within Amnesty International that specifically addresses issues of sexual orientation and gender identity.[4]
Advocacy
Queeramnesty advocates that 'love is a human right' (German ' Liebe ist ein Menschenrecht ').[5] The kind of love is not narrowly defined, in which Queeramnesty Berlin also actively engages in the areas of geopolitical tensions that lead to the intensification of population marginalization, especially for the gender and sexual diverse groups.[6] The Amnesty LGBTI Geneva, founded in 1998 that is committed in French-speaking Switzerland, is more inclined to the "Urgent Actions" concept, which is similar to that of the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries.[7][8]
Country focus
In accordaance with the general human rights works in Amnesty International, Queeramnesty also maintains a country list for specific focuses on the interplay between human rights standards and the LGBTQIA+ rights in the specific regions and regimes. Historical justice has been taken into consideration in the country focus with the amnesty concept of duality.
China
The general human rights violations from dictatorship and suppression on democracy is contextualized along with the persecution of ethnic minorities. Examples of persecution that are specific to the LGBTQI+ community are observed with the death penalty, torture, "re-education through work" camps (nonexclusive, such as the military-controlled Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps), restrictions on freedom of expression, censorship of the media and the Internet.[9]
Asylum focus
Differentiated from the Pride movements that are identity-bsed, the specific focus in asylum advice and cheperon in asylum process further corroborates with the urgent action-based concept of the organization.[10] The focus is specific to the difficulties faced by gay asylums getting approved by the Swiss authorities, and the difficult journey faced by the way to arrive in a safe third country.[11][12]
Pride and crimes
Regular participations in the Pride for confidence building is also a way to show the diversity of humanness and solidarity with the persecuted.[13] Genocide against the LGBT people are actively reported by QueerAmnessty.[14]
References
- ↑ Human Rights and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (PDF). Amnesty International. 2004. Search this book on
- ↑ "Queeramnesty". EQUALDEX.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "QUEERAMNESTY". QUEERAMNESTY.
- ↑ Bossart, Michel (2022). "The Winner Is: Queeramnesty". Network.
- ↑ "Queeramnesty". L-tunes. 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "Welcome to Queeramnesty Berlin". Queeramnesty Berlin.
- ↑ "QUEERAMNESTY & LGBTI AMNESTY GENEVA". Amnesty International. Amnesty International. Swiss section.
- ↑ Dubel, Ireen; Hielkema, André (2010). Urgency Required: Gay and Lesbian Rights are Human Rights. The Hague, Netherlands: Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries. p. 292. ISBN 978-90-70435-05-9. Search this book on
- ↑ "CHINA". Queeramnesty. 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "INFORMATION FOR LGBT ASYLUM SEEKERS". Queeramnesty.
- ↑ DeVore, Veronica. "Gays face tough road to asylum". Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Swiss Info.
- ↑ Boukhayatia, Rihab; Szakal, Vanessa (2023). "The struggle is twofold for LGBT migrants in Tunisia". Nawaat.
- ↑ Gerber, Beat (2025). "Prides in der Schweiz: Solidarität mit LGBTQIA+ in Ungarn". Amnesty International Swiss Section.
- ↑ Smith, Reiss (2020). "End SARS: Queer Nigerians are being abused, humiliated and killed by a corrupt police unit – and it's nothing new". Pink News.
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