"Benedicte Desrus" (by Benedicte Desrus)

Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:13:49 +0000

Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill
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UGANDA: Portrait of a closeted homosexual in Uganda. David Bahati's Anti-Homosexuality Bill was tabled in Ugandan Parliament on October 2009, and is currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament. The bill proposes the death penalty for homosexuals, imprisonment for heterosexuals who don't turn gays over to the police and the abolition of all organizations that support gay rights. Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda and punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:08:45 +0000

UGANDA: Portrait of a closeted homosexual in Uganda. David Bahati's Anti-Homosexuality Bill was tabled in Ugandan Parliament on October 2009, and is currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament. The bill proposes the death penalty for homosexuals, imprisonment for heterosexuals who don't turn gays over to the police and the abolition of all organizations that support gay rights. Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda and punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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UGANDA: A homosexual witch doctor performs a ceremony with friends to prevent the passing of an anti-homosexuality bill in the Uganda parliament. David Bahati's Anti-Homosexuality Bill was tabled in Ugandan Parliament on October 2009, and is currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament. The bill proposes the death penalty for homosexuals, imprisonment for heterosexuals who don't turn gays over to the police and the abolition of all organizations that support gay rights. Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda and punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:08:53 +0000

UGANDA: A homosexual witch doctor performs a ceremony with friends to prevent the passing of an anti-homosexuality bill in the Uganda parliament. David Bahati's Anti-Homosexuality Bill was tabled in Ugandan Parliament on October 2009, and is currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament. The bill proposes the death penalty for homosexuals, imprisonment for heterosexuals who don't turn gays over to the police and the abolition of all organizations that support gay rights. Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda and punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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arthoum, Sudan -Flag waving NCP supporters gathered at the party's Khartoum headquarters. Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir won another term in office Monday, according to election officials, with a comfortable majority (68 percent of the vote ) in elections marred by boycotts and fraud allegations, becoming the first leader to be elected while facing an international arrest warrant for alleged crimes he orchestrated in the western region of Darfur. The elections take place as Sudan heads toward a referendum in eight months that could lead South Sudan to split off and become Africa's newest nation. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:13:02 +0000

arthoum, Sudan -Flag waving NCP supporters gathered at the party's Khartoum headquarters. Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir won another term in office Monday, according to election officials, with a comfortable majority (68 percent of the vote ) in elections marred by boycotts and fraud allegations, becoming the first leader to be elected while facing an international arrest warrant for alleged crimes he orchestrated in the western region of Darfur. The elections take place as Sudan heads toward a referendum in eight months that could lead South Sudan to split off and become Africa's newest nation. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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Mundari tribe, South Sudan

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:14:34 +0000

Mundari tribe, South Sudan
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5 July 2009 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - A supporter of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, from the Garifuna Indian community, smokes a traditional cigar and stand off with honduran police during a march towards the international airport in Tegucigalpa to greet the return of Zelaya. Zelaya turned back from an attempted return home on Sunday after soldiers clashed with his supporters as he tried to land, fueling tensions over the coup that toppled him. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:12:37 +0000

5 July 2009 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - A supporter of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, from the Garifuna Indian community, smokes a traditional cigar and stand off with honduran police during a march towards the international airport in Tegucigalpa to greet the return of Zelaya. Zelaya turned back from an attempted return home on Sunday after soldiers clashed with his supporters as he tried to land, fueling tensions over the coup that toppled him. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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5 july 2009 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya lie as soldiers fire tear gas and live bullets at a protest at the international airport in Tegucigalpa. At least one person was killed and ten were badly wounded in Honduras on Sunday when protesters demanding the return of Zelaya clashed with troops at the main airport in the capital. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:12:37 +0000

5 july 2009 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya lie as soldiers fire tear gas and live bullets at a protest at the international airport in Tegucigalpa. At least one person was killed and ten were badly wounded in Honduras on Sunday when protesters demanding the return of Zelaya clashed with troops at the main airport in the capital. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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5 July 2009 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - People attend to Isy Obed Murillo Mencias, a 19 years oldÕs supporter of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya. Isy was killed with a headshot during the confrontation beetween soldiers and protesters. Soldiers fired tear gas and live bullets during the protest at the international airport in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:12:53 +0000

5 July 2009 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - People attend to Isy Obed Murillo Mencias, a 19 years oldÕs supporter of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya. Isy was killed with a headshot during the confrontation beetween soldiers and protesters. Soldiers fired tear gas and live bullets during the protest at the international airport in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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5 July 2009 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Supporters of ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya cheer as his airplane flies overhead at the international airport in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya turned back from an attempted return home on Sunday after soldiers clashed with his supporters as he tried to land, fueling tensions over the coup that toppled him. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:12:53 +0000

5 July 2009 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Supporters of ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya cheer as his airplane flies overhead at the international airport in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya turned back from an attempted return home on Sunday after soldiers clashed with his supporters as he tried to land, fueling tensions over the coup that toppled him. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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Canela, a resident at Casa Xochiquetzal, tries to take a visiting dog on a walk. Casa Xochiquetzal givse elderly sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America.

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:16:12 +0000

Canela, a resident at Casa Xochiquetzal, tries to take a visiting dog on a walk. Casa Xochiquetzal givse elderly sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America.
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19 february 2009 Ð Mexico City, Mexico Ð Lourdes after applying makeup in her room. Casa Xochiquetzal, a government run retirement community, in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, give older and independent sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:08:19 +0000

19 february 2009 Ð Mexico City, Mexico Ð Lourdes after applying makeup in her room. Casa Xochiquetzal, a government run retirement community, in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, give older and independent sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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Mexican devotees of Saint Death in the popular Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City.

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:16:52 +0000

Mexican devotees of Saint Death in the popular Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City.
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Mexican devotees of Saint Death in the popular Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City.

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:17:20 +0000

Mexican devotees of Saint Death in the popular Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City.
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24 june 2008 Ð Mexico City, Mexico Ð Canela lies in her bed at the house. Casa Xochiquetzal, a government run retirement community, in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, give older and independent sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:07:54 +0000

24 june 2008 Ð Mexico City, Mexico Ð Canela lies in her bed at the house. Casa Xochiquetzal, a government run retirement community, in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, give older and independent sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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Mexico: Jimena walks out of her room in the house. Casa Xochiquetzal, a government run retirement community, in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, give older and independent sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:07:44 +0000

Mexico: Jimena walks out of her room in the house. Casa Xochiquetzal, a government run retirement community, in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, give older and independent sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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Illegal immigration into US

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:12:37 +0000

Illegal immigration into US
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MEXICO: Raquel López Moreno, a sex worker living at casa Xochiquetzal puts make up on before going out to work on the streets of La Merced. Casa Xochiquetzal, a government run retirement community, in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, give older and independent sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:08:26 +0000

MEXICO: Raquel López Moreno, a sex worker living at casa Xochiquetzal puts make up on before going out to work on the streets of La Merced. Casa Xochiquetzal, a government run retirement community, in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, give older and independent sex workers a community, health services, food and shelter, a space to learn about their human rights and courses to help them rediscover their self-confidence and deal with traumatic aspects of their lives. The shelter gives the women a dignified way out of their profession. It is the only such shelter existing in Latin America. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus
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Illegal immigratrion into US

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:12:37 +0000

Illegal immigratrion into US
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July 1, 2008 - Tepito, Mexico City, Mexico - Saint Death believers pray during the celebration of Saint Death in the popular Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City. Saint Death is a deity or saint-like figure worshiped or venerated in Mexico. She is known as Santa Muerte, Holy Death or Saint Death. Mexican culture since pre-Hispanic times has always maintained a certain reverence towards death, which can be seen in the widespread Mexican celebration of the syncretic Day of the Dead. Catholic elements of that celebration include the use of skeletons to remind people of their mortality. The figure of the Saint often holds a scythe, which represents justice, and a globe, which represents dominion over the whole world. The clothing is most often a white robe, but images of the figure vary widely from person to person and according to the rite being performed or the petition of the devotee. The people devoted to this religious icon are praying for a better life. They ask for favors or seek protection, laying offerings of money, cigars and sweets at her bony feet. As the worship of this deity was clandestine until recently, most prayers and other rites are done privately in the home. However, for the past ten years or so, worship has become more public, especially in Mexico City. The cult is condemned by the Catholic Church in Mexico, but it is firmly entrenched among MexicoÕs lower classes and criminal worlds. The number of believers in the deity has grown over the past ten to twenty years, to approximately two million followers in Mexico and has crossed the border into Mexican communities in the United States. - Photo Credit: Benedicte Desrus

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:09:04 +0000

July 1, 2008 - Tepito, Mexico City, Mexico - Saint Death believers pray during the celebration of Saint Death in the popular Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City. Saint Death is a deity or saint-like figure worshiped or venerated in Mexico. She is known as Santa Muerte, Holy Death or Saint Death. Mexican culture since pre-Hispanic times has always maintained a certain reverence towards death, which can be seen in the widespread Mexican celebration of the syncretic Day of the Dead. Catholic elements of that celebration include the use of skeletons to remind people of their mortality. The figure of the Saint often holds a scythe, which represents justice, and a globe, which represents dominion over the whole world. The clothing is most often a white robe, but images of the figure vary widely from person to person and according to the rite being performed or the petition of the devotee. The people devoted to this religious icon are praying for a better life. They ask for favors or seek protection, laying offerings of money, cigars and sweets at her bony feet. As the worship of this deity was clandestine until recently, most prayers and other rites are done privately in the home. However, for the past ten years or so, worship has become more public, especially in Mexico City. The cult is condemned by the Catholic Church in Mexico, but it is firmly entrenched among MexicoÕs lower classes and criminal worlds. The number of believers in the deity has grown over the past ten to twenty years, to approximately two million followers in Mexico and has crossed the border into Mexican communities in the United States. - Photo Credit: Benedicte Desrus
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Illegal immigration into US

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:08:08 +0000

Illegal immigration into US
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Illegal immigration into US

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:08:01 +0000

Illegal immigration into US
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