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LGBTIQ rights event cancelled by authorities

13 Jun 2021

Countries

Jordan

The actor of the backlash

Members of Parliament State Institutions/Bodies

The form of backlash

Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)

Political trend

Political homophobia Religious-based discourse

Rights at stake and state’s obligations

Freedom of assembly and association Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion

13 June 2021: Jordanian authorities cancelled an LBGT rights event because it “violated public morality,” according to the New Arab. The decision appears to have stemmed from an MP’s complaint to the Minister of Interior asking for action against “immoral activities outside of religion.”

See Al Araby