Queeramnesty
| Established | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Website | queeramnesty |
Queeramnesty is an LGBTQ organization based in Switzerland which focuses on human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity within the Swiss chapter of Amnesty International.[1] Founded in 1997, it is constituted of a volunteer group with approximately 40 activists, dedicated to human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity, 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. [2] It won the 2022 Network Prize within Amnesty International that specifically addresses issues of sexual orientation and gender identity.[3]
Advocacy
[edit]Queeramnesty advocates that 'love is a human right' (German ' Liebe ist ein Menschenrecht ').[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Queeramnesty". EQUALDEX. Equaldex.
- ^ "QUEERAMNESTY". QUEERAMNESTY.
- ^ Bossart, Michel (2022). "The Winner Is: Queeramnesty". Network.
- ^ "Queeramnesty". L-tunes.
- ^ "Welcome to Queeramnesty Berlin". 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.
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