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Nepali Lesbian Couple Punished
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
(IGLHRC) is working to protect two young lesbians threatened by
violence in rural Nepal.
On March 27, Maya T., 18, and Indira R., 17 were handed over to police of the Pathari Village Development Committee by their relatives as neighbors jeered the couple. According to IGLHRC, "At the station, the two reportedly told police, 'No one will separate us and no one will stop us from loving each other.'" They were held for two days and released without charges on the condition they not see each other again. Their families have kept them apart since. But IGLHRC says news of the relationship continues to rile neighbors and the women's "lives may be in danger." The group calls for immediate protest letters to Basudev Bhattarai, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Pathari Biratnagar Police Office, Biratnagar, Nepal; and to the Hon. Mr. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister, Government Offices, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Carbon-copy letters to these e-mail addresses: mofa@mos.com.np, moic@usa.net, molaw@wlink.com.np, moha@mos.com.np, nplun@undp.org, nepali@erols.com, rajendra@jhapa.info.com.np. Gay Wedding Riles El Salvador
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