Major Western nations are protesting a move to block gay and transgender groups from attending a high-level United Nations conference on AIDS.
A letter from Egypt on behalf of 51 countries in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation asked that 11 organisations not be allowed to attend the conference next month. The letter, dated April 26 and obtained on Wednesday by The Associated Press, gives no reason for the objections.
The non-governmental organisations the 57-member OIC requested to be banned were from Egypt, Estonia, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Peru, Thailand, Ukraine, Africa and the United States. All focus on gay, lesbian or transgender rights.
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Source: Daily News & Analysis
