In the context of March 7, Lesbian Awareness Day, Amnesty International warns about the brutality of violence against lesbians and LGBTI+ people, in a context marked by public statements from government figures that pathologize and stigmatize them based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression; and in which 140 hate crimes against the community were recorded in 2024 alone.
Amnesty International recently submitted submissions to the judicial case involving the attack on two lesbian couples in Barracas in May 2024. The brief underscores the State’s obligation to conduct a thorough, diligent, and impartial investigation to guarantee access to justice. Such an investigation must consider the context of structural discrimination in which the crime occurred and the existence of all elements that could indicate that the incident was linked to the victims’ gender and sexual orientation. In this sense, it is vitally important to consider the hypotheses of femicide and hate crimes from the first steps of the investigation, as indicated by international standards in cases of violence against women and LGBTI+ people.
Three of the female victims died after being burned alive while resting at a boarding house. The case is being heard before the 14th National Criminal and Correctional Court.
Continue reading at: https://amnistia.org.ar/noticias/la-comunidad-lgbti-bajo-ataque-la-violencia-contra-lesbianas-se-recrudece-a-10-meses-del-crimen-de-barracas (Source)
Listening to Lesbians 