Pillay on homophobia: Punish violence and hatred, not love!

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay talks about the human cost of homophobia and transphobia. Around the world, people are arrested, attacked, tortured and killed, just for being in a loving relationship. "We cannot let these abuses stand", the High Commissioner says, calling on States to repeal discriminatory laws and ban discriminatory practices. "Punish violence and hatred, not love," she says.

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[Petrus Viljoen]

Thank you, Ms Pillay, for this perfect statement. You are amazing and as a South African I am vey proud to follow your activities and statements as UNHCHR.

[RandalWithOneL]

That was amazing. Thank you so much!

[Christopher E. Pineda]

Thank you Pillay.

[ThePrintmaker1]

Haha, chill down, not my fault you missed the irony asshole

[Fritz Holtz]

so you shouldn't tolerate yourself, you fucking hypocrite.

[Fritz Holtz]

Anally Raped with a Chainsaw!, oh sorry(not) my bad was looking for DEATH METAL!!!!

[Vytenis Petrusevicius]

There is no doubt. It's your right. For this reason, and you do not play the Saints on human rights defenders. During the forced feeding of their idiotic laws are worse than the fascists. I do not understand why is needed to publicize the fact that you hail through the anus? Or why do Muslim women not to wear a burqa in Europe (the problem of personal identity) but transvestites can roam as they want?

Did the mummers show does not prevent the identification of personality? :D

[ThePrintmaker1]

And I don't tolerate intolerant people. Sorry, but it's my opinion and I have the right.

[Vytenis Petrusevicius]

Never tolerate people who want to live like animals. Sorry, but its my opinion, and I have the right to.

[decontaminate01]

no she really does believe this. she is pretty much the reason south africa has such strict laws against homophobia. and i mean in a world where homophobia is rife, it would be easy for her not to stand up for gay people.

[Riaz Shinwari]

God created the humans so who are you and the so called UN to decide what the law for the humans must be. What you think is modest may not be modest for me and if you think its modest, i don't care at all. how can you call something indecent and evil, love where two people of the same sex enjoy each other. this is ridiculous. With a lot of advancement in technology and science, the western society has collapsed morally and they have lost the true way of living. Fear God, and be decent. No Gayism