It was reported in the Irish press that Ireland plan to deport an Iranian national back to Iran despite his life being in danger because he is gay. It is reported that “the deputy Iranian Foreign Minister said [in the Irish Parliament] last week that they will ‘not do it from a crane on the back of a lorry anymore but they will still do it.” refering to the execution of gay people that return to Iran’.
Senator Norris, the man that took the case to the European Court of Human Rights to legalise homosexuality in Ireland, said in the Senate “What are we doing and where is the accountability? In the name of the Oireachtas [Irish Parliament], I demand that the practice of deporting a person under those conditions should be ceased immediately.”
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8 Comments
July 10, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I completely agree with you. Homosexuals should never be deported back to Iran.
July 10, 2008 at 7:48 pm
“Executed for being gay” is a myth.
Read
http://www.iranaffairs.com/iran_affairs/2007/09/iran-gays-execu.html
July 10, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Hass, as I have quoted in my post “the deputy Iranian Foreign Minister said [in the Irish Parliament] last week that they will ‘not do it from a crane on the back of a lorry anymore but they will still do it.’”
He was refering to the execution of gay people.
July 10, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Please, can you tell where you have found this information.
Do you know more ?
Thank You.
July 10, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Hi Gayswithoutborders, It is reported in Today’s ( 10th July 2008 ) edition of the Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0710/1215537705814.html
and raised by the a Senator in the Irish Senate here is a link to the transcript of the albeit small debate. http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=SEN20080709.XML&Node=122#N122
July 11, 2008 at 11:18 am
No, he was not referring to the execution of gays.
You’re making that part up yourself.
July 11, 2008 at 11:27 am
What was he refering to?
July 11, 2008 at 11:50 am
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