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The press has introduced new rules to give transgender people the same protections from “prejudicial and pejorative reporting” as other minority groups in society.The press has introduced new rules to give transgender people the same protections from “prejudicial and pejorative reporting” as other minority groups in society.
The change to the discrimination clause of the Editors’ Code of Practice followed by the vast majority of newspapers, magazines and news websites, follows an extensive review conducted on the recommendation of Lord Justice Leveson after his inquiry into the press.The change to the discrimination clause of the Editors’ Code of Practice followed by the vast majority of newspapers, magazines and news websites, follows an extensive review conducted on the recommendation of Lord Justice Leveson after his inquiry into the press.
Earlier this year the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), the newspaper industry regulator, ruled against The Sun over a column article on plans by Emily Brothers to become Labour’s first blind transgendered MP. IPSO found that the paper had “belittled Ms Brothers, her gender identity and her disability, mocking her for no reason other than these perceived ‘differences’.” The regulator said an apology by the columnist Rod Liddle had merely been “a further attempt at humour at Ms Brothers’ expense”.Earlier this year the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), the newspaper industry regulator, ruled against The Sun over a column article on plans by Emily Brothers to become Labour’s first blind transgendered MP. IPSO found that the paper had “belittled Ms Brothers, her gender identity and her disability, mocking her for no reason other than these perceived ‘differences’.” The regulator said an apology by the columnist Rod Liddle had merely been “a further attempt at humour at Ms Brothers’ expense”.
The Editors Code of Practice Committee, which oversees the code, has also introduced a new ruling on the reporting of suicide, which is the subject of a stand-alone clause “reflecting concerns about the publication of excessive detail about methods of suicide”.The Editors Code of Practice Committee, which oversees the code, has also introduced a new ruling on the reporting of suicide, which is the subject of a stand-alone clause “reflecting concerns about the publication of excessive detail about methods of suicide”.
Russia’s antipathy towards homosexuality has been well established following the efforts of human rights campaigners. However, while it is legal to be homosexual, LGBT couples are offered no protections from discrimination. They are also actively discriminated against by a 2013 law criminalising LGBT “propaganda” allowing the arrest of numerous Russian LGBT activists. (Picture: Riot police hold an LGBT activist during a Moscow rall.)
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Men who are found having sex with other men face stoning, while lesbians can be imprisoned, under Sharia law. However, the state has not reportedly executed anyone for this ‘crime’ since 1987. (Picture: Chinguetti Mosque, Mauritania.)
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Homosexuality and transgender is illegal and punishable by the death penalty, imprisonment, corporal punishment, whipping and chemical castration. (Picture: The emblem of Saudi Arabia above the embassy in London.)
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The official position within the country is that there are no gays. LGBT inviduals, if discovered by the government, are likely to face intense pressure. Punishments range from flogging to the death penalty. (Picture: Yemen's southern port of Aden.)
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Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal and in some northern states punishable with death by stoning. This is not a policy enacted across the entire country, although there is a prevalent anti-LGBT agenda pushed by the government. In 2007 a Pew survey established that 97 per cent of the population felt that homosexuality should not be accepted. It is publishable by 14 years in prison. (Picture: The northern Nigerian town of Damasak.)
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Homosexuality was established as a crime in 1888 and under new Somali Penal Code established in 1973 homosexual sex can be punishable by three years in prison. (Picture: Families use a boat to cross a flooded Shebelle River, in Jowhar.)
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Although same-sex relationships have been decriminalised, much of the population still suffer from intense discrimination. Additionally, in some of the country over-run by the extremist organisation Isis, LGBT individuals can face death by stoning. (Picture: Purported Isis fighters in Iraq.)
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In response to Lord Justice Levenson’s recommendations, the committee has for the first time extended its membership to include three independent lay members - the former director of Bletchley Park Christine Elliott, the technology entrepreneur Kate Stone and the investigative journalist David Jessel - alongside ten editors. Two ex-officio lay members from IPSO, the chairman Sir Alan Moses and the chief executive Matt Tee, have also joined the committee.In response to Lord Justice Levenson’s recommendations, the committee has for the first time extended its membership to include three independent lay members - the former director of Bletchley Park Christine Elliott, the technology entrepreneur Kate Stone and the investigative journalist David Jessel - alongside ten editors. Two ex-officio lay members from IPSO, the chairman Sir Alan Moses and the chief executive Matt Tee, have also joined the committee.
The review of the code began before the IPSO members joined the committee. Sir Alan said he was looking forward to taking part in discussions on the future evolution of the code. “As IPSO gains authority through experience, we look forward to continuing and improving our contribution to the work of the Committee in the next round of discussion and consultation in 2016.”The review of the code began before the IPSO members joined the committee. Sir Alan said he was looking forward to taking part in discussions on the future evolution of the code. “As IPSO gains authority through experience, we look forward to continuing and improving our contribution to the work of the Committee in the next round of discussion and consultation in 2016.”
The Code Committee chairman Paul Dacre, editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail, said: “I am convinced these changes strengthen the Code and will ensure it remains the universally accepted standard for journalistic practice in the post-Leveson era.”The Code Committee chairman Paul Dacre, editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail, said: “I am convinced these changes strengthen the Code and will ensure it remains the universally accepted standard for journalistic practice in the post-Leveson era.”