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“All This Terror Because of a Photo”

State actors and private individuals across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have entrapped lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on social media and dating applications, subjected them to online extortion, online harassment, and outing, and relied on illegitimately obtained digital photos, chats, and similar information in prosecutions, in violation of the right to privacy, due process, and other human rights.

date:  24/02/2023

Keywords: MENA region, human righths, LGBTI people, social media

Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Publication date: Feb 2023
Language: EN

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