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[English below]
Shams - LGBT Tunisia | COC - Netherlands' government
Thanks to share
this PR widely - Merci de partager ce CP largement
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Le Cabinet CALEM ainsi que le réseau informel de
la Confédération CALEM (contacts
ici),
soutiennent pleinement la première association
Nord Africaine à avoir obtenu son agrément, en
Tunisie.
Aujourd'hui cette association, ainsi que ces représentants, se trouve sous le coup de menaces réelles, dangereuses.
Aujourd'hui cette association, ainsi que ces représentants, se trouve sous le coup de menaces réelles, dangereuses.
Merci à l'Ambassade des Payx-Bas et à la plus grande fondation LGBT en Europe, COC, pour sa réunion du
26 juin (par-pa@minbuza.nl).
Les représentants de CALEM y seront, en soutien
à tous ces remarquables représentants LGBTQI, que
nous vous conseillons aussi de contacter.
PS - Le communiqué de presse de
l'association SHAMS (Tunisie) se trouve en pièce jointe de
ce communiqué.
Veuillez contacter directement COC
Netherlands si vous voulez assister à leur
réunion parisienne concernant les combats LGBT en Europe.
The CALEM Cabinet and the informal network of the CALEM Confederation (contact here)
fully support the first North African association which was able to obtaine its official approval, in Tunisia.
Today this association and its representatives, is facing real, dangerous threats because they defend human rights.
Thanks to the Netherlands Embassy, in cooperation with the largest LGBT European foundation, COC, for its meeting on the 26th (par-pa@minbuza.nl).
Representatives of CALEM will be there in support of these outstanding LGBTQI representatives; we also recommend you contact them to offer your support.
PS - Thanks to contact COC Netherlands directly if you want to attend their Paris meeting about LGBT struggles in Europe.
SHAMS (Tunisia) press release is translated in English above:
"To whom it may concern
To all written and
audiovisual media
To those who hurted us by
their words and continue to do so
To those who sustained us
and those who did not
To all sister
organizations who helped us during these difficult moments
We address this press
release to you:
We, the SHAMS organization, as any other organization who
flourished after the dignity revolution, wish to work as a full member
of the Tunisian civil society.
We do not want at all to fuel any kind of violence, nor
stress the already existing fractures within our society. That is the
reason why we address you this press release that, it is our hope, will
put an end to all ambiguities concerning our vision and our goals.
First of all, our organization made the vow to fight back
discriminations made to sexual minorities in Tunisia, by bringing to
these latest a support from a psychological and legal perspective.
Second of all, the organization SHAMS would like to
participate actively to the national program against HIV / AIDS (PNLS)
in collaboration with the health ministry, the social affairs ministry,
and the other civil society organizations which work within this field.
Today, this priority fight is far from being easy according to the
difficulties in terms of contacting directly these marginalized
minorities.
Third of all, the organization SHAMS include within its
goals to fight against youth suicide. This societal phenomenon is
getting worse everyday, and concern specialy these sexual minorities we
defend.
Finally, to strengthen
ties between Tunisian citizens by promoting tolerance values is the
very basis of our organization.
Our constitution
garantees individual liberties and equality between each and every
citizen, thus that is on the same impetus that we claim the right of
any individual for protection and well-being.
President
of the Organization
Yadh
Krandel
The
executive Bureau"
* Le cabinet
CALEM est régulièrement consulté par
des gouvernements et
des fondations, en Europe ou dans le monde entier, principalement
à propos du
statut des réfugiés et de la formation des imams
(chefs musulmans). Ce service
est toujours réalisé par notre équipe
professionnelle sans honoraires. CALEM a reçu
le prix de SOS homophobie en 2010, a été soutenue
par le Conseil européen en
2012, était conseiller à la cour de justice
britannique pour le statut des
réfugiés, était conseiller pour le
gouvernement français concernant la loi sur
le mariage pour tous, et
conseiller pour la constitution de l’ILGA Africa.