police are supposed to serve and protect...don't ask josef fabio estrada to confirm that supposition...estrada, a transvestite activist in honduras, was beaten by five men on april 20 while police officers encouraged the attackers and reportedly prevented others from coming to his aid, according to amnesty international...estrada was injured and has received no medical attention in police custody....he was jailed for attempted murder charge when he tried to defend himself while his attackers were set free...
hmmmmmmmmm...justice...hmmmmmmmmmm...
further, estrada, a coordinator of the asociación arcoiris transvestite group, has been held on attempted homicide and robbery in the state penitentiary, normally reserved for convicted prisoners, not those awaiting trial...
his reportedly being held in the so-called "cell of death," which houses prisoners suffering from tuberculosis, hiv/aids and mental illness...colleagues from asociación arcoiris who visited him on may 1 noted that he had received no medical attention, and had visible injuries from the beating...
WTF...$#!&;%*&*%!*%&#!^!
amnesty international usa has written to roberto flores bermudez, hgonduras's ambassador to the united states, to express concern, and called on his office to ensure the safety of the members of asociación arcoiris...
estrada and two other transvestite sex workers had been working in a gay/transvestite district in comayagüela, tegucigalpa, when they were stopped and searched by police...almost immediately, estrada was set upon and beaten by five men, while a police patrol car sat parked nearby...
the officers reportedly watched, laughed and offered encouragement to the attackers, shouting, "Kill the faggot, beat him!"...the police allegedly prevented two other sex workers from intervening...estrada reportedly used a broken bottle found on the ground to defend himself...at this point the police finally intervened...they arrested and handcuffed estrada, but let his attackers go free...
lgbt rights activist donny reyes, the asociación arcoiris treasurer, was detained by police in comayagüela in march and held in a cell where he was raped and beaten...he has been intimidated by police since he lodged a formal complaint...the asociación arcoiris was forced to move its office this month because of police intimidation and harassment...amnesty international is concerned that donny reyes and other members of arcoiris may be in grave danger...
according to non-governmental organizations in honduras, 200 lgbt people were murdered between 1991 and 2003...
peace out <3
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