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This section of the "Zero Discrimination Day" was written when India still criminalised homosexuality. The Indian Supreme Court ruling in September 2018 overturned that previously existing law, i.e. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, decriminalising homosexuality in that country. Therefore, the description of this campaign and the law needs to be phrased in the past tense. |
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In February 2017, UNAIDS called on people to 'make some noise around zero discrimination, to speak up and prevent discrimination from standing in the way of achieving ambitions, goals and dreams.'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2017/february/20170301_zero-discrimination-day|title=UNAIDS urges everyone to make some noise for zero discrimination {{!}} UNAIDS|website=www.unaids.org|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> |
In February 2017, UNAIDS called on people to 'make some noise around zero discrimination, to speak up and prevent discrimination from standing in the way of achieving ambitions, goals and dreams.'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2017/february/20170301_zero-discrimination-day|title=UNAIDS urges everyone to make some noise for zero discrimination {{!}} UNAIDS|website=www.unaids.org|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> |
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The day is particularly noted by organisations like UNAIDS that combat discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. “HIV related stigma and discrimination is pervasive and exists in almost every part of the world including our Liberia", according to Dr. Ivan F. Camanor, Chairman of the National AIDS Commission of Liberia.<ref>{{Cite |
The day is particularly noted by organisations like UNAIDS that combat discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. “HIV related stigma and discrimination is pervasive and exists in almost every part of the world including our Liberia", according to Dr. Ivan F. Camanor, Chairman of the National AIDS Commission of Liberia.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://frontpageafricaonline.com/index.php/news/3502-liberia-joins-global-community-to-stand-up-for-zero-discrimination|title=FrontPageAfrica Newspaper - Liberia Joins Global Community to Stand Up For Zero Discrimination|last=Writer|first=Solomon Watkins, Contributing|website=frontpageafricaonline.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> The [[UNDP]] also paid tribute in 2017 to LGBTI people with HIV/AIDS who face discrimination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2017/2/28/Do-more-than-make-some-noise-.html|title=Do more than make some noise…|website=UNDP|language=en|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> |
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Campaigners in India have used |
Campaigners in India have used this day to speak out against laws making discrimination against the LGBTI community more likely, especially during the previous campaign to repeal the law ([[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code|Indian Penal Code, s377]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/zero-discrimination-day-lgbt-feminism-rape-racism-hiv-aids/1/609022.html|title=Zero Discrimination Day: Heres why you should know about it and be a part|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>) that used to criminalise homosexuality in that country, before that law was overturned by the Indian Supreme Court in September 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/5388231/india-decriminalizes-homosexuality-section-377/|title=India's Supreme Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality in a Historic Ruling for the LGBTQ Community|author-first=abhishyant|author-last=kidangoor|website=Time Magazine|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>. |
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In 2015, Armenian Americans in California held a 'die-in' on Zero Discrimination Day to remember the victims of the [[Armenian Genocide]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://armenianweekly.com/2015/03/02/ayf-die-in/|title=Armenian Youth Stage ‘Die-in’ on ‘Zero Discrimination Day’|last=Hairenik|date=2015-03-02|website=The Armenian Weekly|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> |
In 2015, Armenian Americans in California held a 'die-in' on Zero Discrimination Day to remember the victims of the [[Armenian Genocide]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://armenianweekly.com/2015/03/02/ayf-die-in/|title=Armenian Youth Stage ‘Die-in’ on ‘Zero Discrimination Day’|last=Hairenik|date=2015-03-02|website=The Armenian Weekly|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:18, 31 December 2020
Zero Discrimination Day is an annual day celebrated by the UN and other international organisations. The day aims to promote equality before the law and in practice throughout all of the member countries of the UN. The day was first celebrated on March 1, 2014, and was launched by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé on 27 February of that year with a major event in Beijing.[1]
In February 2017, UNAIDS called on people to 'make some noise around zero discrimination, to speak up and prevent discrimination from standing in the way of achieving ambitions, goals and dreams.'[2]
The day is particularly noted by organisations like UNAIDS that combat discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. “HIV related stigma and discrimination is pervasive and exists in almost every part of the world including our Liberia", according to Dr. Ivan F. Camanor, Chairman of the National AIDS Commission of Liberia.[3] The UNDP also paid tribute in 2017 to LGBTI people with HIV/AIDS who face discrimination.[4]
Campaigners in India have used this day to speak out against laws making discrimination against the LGBTI community more likely, especially during the previous campaign to repeal the law (Indian Penal Code, s377[5]) that used to criminalise homosexuality in that country, before that law was overturned by the Indian Supreme Court in September 2018[6].
In 2015, Armenian Americans in California held a 'die-in' on Zero Discrimination Day to remember the victims of the Armenian Genocide.[7]
References
- ^ "Zero Discrimination Day to be celebrated 1 March 2014 | UNAIDS". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "UNAIDS urges everyone to make some noise for zero discrimination | UNAIDS". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ Writer, Solomon Watkins, Contributing. "FrontPageAfrica Newspaper - Liberia Joins Global Community to Stand Up For Zero Discrimination". frontpageafricaonline.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Do more than make some noise…". UNDP. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Zero Discrimination Day: Heres why you should know about it and be a part". Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ kidangoor, abhishyant. "India's Supreme Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality in a Historic Ruling for the LGBTQ Community". Time Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Hairenik (2015-03-02). "Armenian Youth Stage 'Die-in' on 'Zero Discrimination Day'". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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