Nepal gay group Blue Diamond Society faces ban
Human Rights Watch is very concerned about the Nepalese Supreme Court’s proposed ban on activities, including advocacy, by or on behalf of gay, lesbian and transgender people. In the wake of repeated recent allegations of police misconduct, the threatened ban would endorse a flagrant violation of fundamental human rights. On July 12, 2004, Nepal’s Supreme Court issued a writ demanding that the Ministry of Home Affairs show cause within fifteen days why "open homosexual activities" should not be banned. A private attorney requested the ban on Blue Diamond Society activities, a non-governmental organization working in the areas of sexual health and human rights. The petition accused the group of trying to "make homosexual activities legal." The petition demanded the organization be barred on the grounds that homosexual conduct is prohibited in Nepal by law.
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