Name: Ranhi Uhjir Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 2008 sort by this date: 01/01/08 Month: 2008 Location data: Gaba, Kampala, Uganda Place: Kampala Region: Africa Country: Uganda Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The case was not taken into court or followed up by the police because of stigma. Sources: TvT questionnaire research year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2008 sort by this date: 01/01/08 Month: 2008 Location data: Dalian China Place: Dalian Region: Asia Country: China Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Trans China year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2008 sort by this date: 01/01/08 Month: 2008 Location data: Fiji Fiji Place: Fiji Region: Oceania Country: Fiji Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Fiji Transgender Empowerment Network year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2008 sort by this date: 01/01/08 Month: 2008 Location data: Port Area, Manila Place: Manila Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: 33 Profession: not reported Date: 05/01/08 sort by this date: 05/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Araxa, MG Brazil Place: Araxa, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Stacey Brown Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 08/01/08 sort by this date: 08/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Baltimore USA Place: Baltimore Region: North America Country: USA Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Stacey was shot in the head in her own apartment Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org and http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Patricia Murphy Age: 39 Profession: not reported Date: 08/01/08 sort by this date: 08/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Albuquerque USA Place: Albuquerque Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Patricia was shot several times in the head. Patricia was a person of color (based on photographs published after her death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org and http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Sabrina (Wesley Marcio da Silva) Age: 15 Profession: sex worker Date: 14/01/08 sort by this date: 14/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: R. Prof. Jose Brandao, Recife, PE Brazil Place: R. Prof. Jose Brandao, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sabrina was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: (Juan Carlos) Guillen Bautista Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 21/01/08 sort by this date: 21/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Guanajato Mexico Place: Guanajato Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: torture Remarks: The victim was ortured and suffered head injuries. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: (Aldolphus) Simmons Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 21/01/08 sort by this date: 21/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Charleston USA Place: Charleston Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: (Victor Manuel) Albor Camacho Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 21/01/08 sort by this date: 21/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Guanajato Mexico Place: Guanajato Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: torture Remarks: The victim was ortured and suffered head injuries. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: (Freddy Alexander) Gonzales Higuera Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 22/01/08 sort by this date: 22/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Maracaibo Venezuela Place: Maracaibo Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Miramar Age: 23 Profession: sex worker Date: 22/01/08 sort by this date: 22/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Maracaibo Venezuela Place: Maracaibo Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Miramar was a sex worker and murdered by a client. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Marcela Borges (Marcelo Arimateia Santana) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/01/08 sort by this date: 22/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: SE Brazil Place: SE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Fedra Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/01/08 sort by this date: 22/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Kota Kinabalu Malaysia Place: Kota Kinabalu Region: Asia Country: Malaysia Location: street Cause: run-over by car Remarks: Fedra was thrown off a building and then run-over by a car. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgegypt.com/?page_id=28 year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 26/01/08 sort by this date: 26/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Jakarta Indonesia Place: Jakarta Region: Asia Country: Indonesia Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: A group of men killed the victim for trying to steal a motorbike. They surrounded the victim, who was described as a trans person punched the victim and hit the victim with a spade. The group later burned the victim's remains. Sources: TvT project: The Jakarta Post, 26.01.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: Sarita (Tiago Frankelino de Lima) Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 29/01/08 sort by this date: 29/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Rua Ibirama, Recife, PE Brazil Place: Rua Ibirama, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sarita was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: (Ali) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2008 sort by this date: 31/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Basra, Iraq Iraq Place: Basra, Iraq Region: Asia Country: Iraq Location: police station Cause: shot Remarks: Shot to death (executed) at a police station. Arrested, humiliated, and executed by state police for being transgender, there is a video of Ali made before she was executed, showing Al-Basra police officers shaving her head and announcing proudly that they are going to execute her and anyone like her. Sources: TvT project: http://tgegypt.com/?page_id=28 year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2008 sort by this date: 31/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Basra, Iraq Iraq Place: Basra, Iraq Region: Asia Country: Iraq Location: police station Cause: shot Remarks: Shot to death (executed), arrested, humiliated, and executed by state police for being transgender Sources: TvT project: http://tgegypt.com/?page_id=28 year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2008 sort by this date: 31/01/08 Month: January, 2008 Location data: Basra, Iraq Iraq Place: Basra, Iraq Region: Asia Country: Iraq Location: police station Cause: shot Remarks: Shot to death (executed), arrested, humiliated, and executed by state police for being transgender Sources: TvT project: http://tgegypt.com/?page_id=28 year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 02/02/08 sort by this date: 02/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Brasilia, DF Brazil Place: Brasilia, DF Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Ashley Sweeney Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 04/02/08 sort by this date: 04/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Detroit USA Place: Detroit Region: North America Country: USA Location: empty lot Cause: shot Remarks: Ashley was shot in the head on an empty lot. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: (Juan Jose) Mejias Jimenez Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 09/02/08 sort by this date: 09/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Bristol de Matina, Limon Costa Rica Place: Bristol de Matina, Limon Region: Central and South America Country: Costa Rica Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Three unknown persons with covered faces entered into the apartment and shot the victim in the chest. The sister heard the shot and went into the house. They shot her in the face, but she survived. Sources: TvT project: Nación, 10.02.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: Tamara (Marco Antonio) Age: 40 Profession: sex worker Date: 09/02/08 sort by this date: 09/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Vera Cruz, Ilha de Itaparica, BA Brazil Place: Vera Cruz, Ilha de Itaparica, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Tamara was a sex worker. She was shot on the veranda of her own apartment. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Bianca (Flavio Oliveira) Age: 20 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/02/08 sort by this date: 10/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Rua Falcao Filho, Campinas, SP Brazil Place: Rua Falcao Filho, Campinas, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Bianca was a sex worker. She was shot in her own apartment by a 24 year-old military police man Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Sanesha Stewart Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 10/02/08 sort by this date: 10/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: New York City USA Place: New York City Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: (Genivaldo Sousa) Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/02/08 sort by this date: 10/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Av. Encanta Moca, Recife, PE Brazil Place: Av. Encanta Moca, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: beauty salon Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. She was killed in a beauty salon by a former client of 23 years of age, who said there had been an argument around 20 Reais. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Rosana (Joel Barros) Age: 18 Profession: sex worker Date: 11/02/08 sort by this date: 11/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: R. Des. João Paes, Recife, PE Brazil Place: R. Des. João Paes, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Rosana was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Linete (Aloisio Lima) Age: 24 Profession: sex worker Date: 11/02/08 sort by this date: 11/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Av. Conselheiro Aguiar, Recife, PE Brazil Place: Av. Conselheiro Aguiar, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Linete was a sex worker. According to her sister, she witnessed another crime against a travesti earlier in the same year, and the killing might have been related. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Babily Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 11/02/08 sort by this date: 11/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: MT Brazil Place: MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: burned Remarks: Babily was a sex worker Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Leticia King Age: 15 Profession: not reported Date: 12/02/08 sort by this date: 12/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Oxnard USA Place: Oxnard Region: North America Country: USA Location: school Cause: shot Remarks: Leticia was shot twice in the head by a class mate in front of the whole class. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.or year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: 17 Profession: sex worker Date: 12/02/08 sort by this date: 12/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Recife, PE Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 14/02/08 sort by this date: 14/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Buenos Aires Argentina Place: Buenos Aires Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim's body was found with several lesions, wrapped in a carpet. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: (Migdonio) Zalazar Aranda Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 16/02/08 sort by this date: 16/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Fernando de la Mora Paraguay Place: Fernando de la Mora Region: Central and South America Country: Paraguay Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and murdered by a client. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Gigiane (Agnaldo Silva Rosario) Age: 20 Profession: hairdresser, sex worker Date: 18/02/08 sort by this date: 18/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Pituacu, Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Pituacu, Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Gigiane was a hair-dresser and sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Raymond Sheehan Age: 49 Profession: police officer Date: 18/02/08 sort by this date: 18/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: New York City USA Place: New York City Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a police officer shot to death by 'his' wife because of so-called cross-dressing. Sources: TvT project: NY Daily News, 17.12.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: Luna Age: 42 Profession: sex worker Date: 20/02/08 sort by this date: 20/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Lisbon Portugal Place: Lisbon Region: Europe Country: Portugal Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Luna was a sex worker. She was severely injured and abandoned in garbage dumpster. Sources: TvT project: TGEU List, Panteras Rosas blog year: 2008 |
Name: Beyonce Williams Jr. Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 22/02/08 sort by this date: 22/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Fort Lauderdale USA Place: Fort Lauderdale Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org, http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Luciana (Luiz Neves) Age: 43 Profession: sex worker Date: 22/02/08 sort by this date: 22/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Brasilia, DF Brazil Place: Brasilia, DF Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Luciana was a sex worker. She was humiliated, tortured and knifed in her own apartment. The travesti Juliana Brasil, 23, was also attacked and survived feigning dead. The perpetrators were three young men aged 20, 18 and 25. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: La Brayan (Brayan Mulato Polo) Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: February, 2008 sort by this date: 28/02/08 Month: February, 2008 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: market Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2008 |
Name: Claudete (Geovaldo Gomes de Oliveira) Age: 33 Profession: mason Date: 03/03/08 sort by this date: 03/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Alto do Mateus, Joao Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Alto do Mateus, Joao Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: Claudete was a mason. She was killed by an 18 year-old man. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Camila Brasil (Ubiratan Cardoso Nunes) Age: 32 Profession: sex worker, stylist Date: 09/03/08 sort by this date: 09/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Mae Luiza, Natal, RN Brazil Place: Mae Luiza, Natal, RN Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own car Cause: shot Remarks: Camila was a sex worker and stylist. She was shot twice in her own car. The 24 year-old porter and sex worker Leejefferson Souza da Silva Barbosa confessed the crime. He told the police having had a relationship with Camila and killed her because she had threatened and stalked by her. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Debora Mancini Age: 36 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/03/08 sort by this date: 13/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: R. Ary Coelho de Oliveira, Campo Grande, MS Brazil Place: R. Ary Coelho de Oliveira, Campo Grande, MS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Debora was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Jai Jilang Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 16/03/08 sort by this date: 16/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Police Headquarters in Jolo town, Mindanao Place: Jolo town Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was stabbed and clubbed to death inside the Police headquarters in Jolo town. Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2008 |
Name: Romeo Lim Age: 25 Profession: salon owner Date: 22/03/08 sort by this date: 22/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Jolo town, Sulu, Mindao, Philippines Place: Jolo town, Sulu Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2008 |
Name: Darlyn (Carlos Didier Acevedo Ramirez) Age: 19 Profession: sex worker Date: 23/03/08 sort by this date: 23/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Calle 70, Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Calle 70, Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Darlyn was a sex worker. She was stabbed by two men. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/; TvT partner organization Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2008 |
Name: (Jef) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 25/03/08 sort by this date: 25/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Laguna, SC Brazil Place: Laguna, SC Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. She was killed by a 27 year-old truck driver. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Rose Osbourne Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 25/03/08 sort by this date: 25/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Broadway Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada Place: Winnipeg Region: North America Country: Canada Location: apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was an indigenous person (First Nations) and people from her community suspected that her gender identity played a role in her death. Sources: TvT project: Xtra!, 28.04.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: (Erick de Jesus) Mendoza Cruz Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 29/03/08 sort by this date: 29/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Barranquilla Colombia Place: Barranquilla Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot to death by retired police man. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo year: 2008 |
Name: (Willis Argemiro) Alarcon Badillo Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 29/03/08 sort by this date: 29/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Barranquilla Colombia Place: Barranquilla Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot to death by retired police man. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo year: 2008 |
Name: Maia Age: 18 Profession: sex worker Date: 30/03/08 sort by this date: 30/03/08 Month: March, 2008 Location data: Manaus, AM Brazil Place: Manaus, AM Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Maia was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Carla (Wilson Sousa) Age: 45 Profession: sex worker Date: 03/04/08 sort by this date: 03/04/08 Month: April, 2008 Location data: Sorrisa, MT Brazil Place: Sorrisa, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Carla was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Sabrina Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 09/04/08 sort by this date: 09/04/08 Month: April, 2008 Location data: R. Afranio de Melo Franco, Uberaba, MG Brazil Place: R. Afranio de Melo Franco, Uberaba, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sabrina was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Lloyd Nixon Age: 45 Profession: not reported Date: 16/04/08 sort by this date: 16/04/08 Month: April, 2008 Location data: West Palm Beach USA Place: West Palm Beach Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Lloyd was repeatedly struck on the head with a brick. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org, http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Paulinha (Herbert Silva) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 18/04/08 sort by this date: 18/04/08 Month: April, 2008 Location data: Feira de Santana, BA Brazil Place: Feira de Santana, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street (hospital) Cause: dragged to death Remarks: Paulinha was a sex worker. She was dragged for more than 50 meters, suffering wounds on the head and face. She died in hospital. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Paty (Ricardo Rodrigues) Age: 41 Profession: sex worker Date: 29/04/08 sort by this date: 29/04/08 Month: April, 2008 Location data: Praia de Itaparica, Vila Velha, ES Brazil Place: Praia de Itaparica, Vila Velha, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Paty was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: not reported sort by this date: 30/04/08 Month: April, 2008 Location data: Itaquaquecetuba, SP Brazil Place: Itaquaquecetuba, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: railway tracks Cause: dismembered Remarks: The victim was tied at hands and feet and put on a railway track. A train passed over her and killed her. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Tahili Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 08/05/08 sort by this date: 08/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Tahili was a sex worker. She was shot and left on a highway. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2008 |
Name: Veronica Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 08/05/08 sort by this date: 08/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Santiago de Cali, Calle 21 Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali, Calle 21 Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Veronica was a sex worker. She was stabbed to death with 17 stabs. The killing happened in the city center. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2008 |
Name: Jessica Zambrano Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 10/05/08 sort by this date: 10/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Barranquilla Colombia Place: Barranquilla Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 15/05/08 sort by this date: 15/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Guanajato Mexico Place: Guanajato Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: field Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was beaten to death and then abandoned in a field. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Jessica Hoyos Garcia Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 15/05/08 sort by this date: 15/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Pereira Colombia Place: Pereira Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Jessica was shot in the heart by a security guard. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 17/05/08 sort by this date: 17/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Av. Indico, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Brazil Place: Av. Indico, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. She was shot more than 15 times with at least two different guns, one of which is used exclusively by the police. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Taufia R. Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 23/05/08 sort by this date: 23/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Naples Italy Place: Naples Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: station Cause: stabbed Remarks: Taufia was stabbed to death at Naples Central Station. Sources: TvT project: www.sylviarivera.org year: 2008 |
Name: Jessica (Cleonis Ferreira de Moraes) Age: 35 Profession: sex worker Date: 26/05/08 sort by this date: 26/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Sao Fransisco, Goiania, GO Brazil Place: Sao Fransisco, Goiania, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Jessica was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Felicia Melton-Smyth Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 26/05/08 sort by this date: 26/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: Puerto Vallarta Mexico Place: Puerto Vallarta Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: May, 2008 sort by this date: 31/05/08 Month: May, 2008 Location data: SP Brazil Place: SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was from the city of Belo Horizonte. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 02/06/08 sort by this date: 02/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Essen Germany Place: Essen Region: Europe Country: Germany Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was described as a transvestite and was stabbed in the own apartment by a 16-year-old boy, who thought the victim was a woman. Sources: TvT project: Ruhrnachrichten, 02.06.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: (Walter Antonio) Sorto Medrano Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 04/06/08 sort by this date: 04/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Ayutuxtepeque El Salvador Place: Ayutuxtepeque Region: Central and South America Country: El Salvador Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's nude body was found on the street. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Sisi S. Ö. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 04/06/08 sort by this date: 04/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Izmir, Turkey Place: Izmir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: hospital Cause: stabbed Remarks: While walking down a street in Izmir, Sisi was attacked and stabbed by a madman. She died in hospital. Sources: TvT partner organization Trans X year: 2008 |
Name: Cheiro (Carlos Araujo) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 11/06/08 sort by this date: 11/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Tres Lagoas, MS Brazil Place: Tres Lagoas, MS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: hospital Cause: stoned Remarks: Cheiro was from Vila Haro. On 7 June she was attacked with stones and clubs. She died in hospital. The 27 year-old R.C. was arrested and charged with murder. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 14/06/08 sort by this date: 14/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Manila Philippines Place: Manila Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was raped and then stabbed to death. Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2008 |
Name: Carolina Tapuyo Mendoza Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 15/06/08 sort by this date: 15/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Barcelona Venezuela Place: Barcelona Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Carolina was shot with a shotgun, whereby her lag was destroyed. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 18/06/08 sort by this date: 18/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: San Jose Costa Rica Place: San Jose Region: Central and South America Country: Costa Rica Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was found half-naked. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, 19.06.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: (Abdul Khalid) Othman Age: 61 Profession: not reported Date: 19/06/08 sort by this date: 19/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Singapore Place: Region: Asia Country: Singapore Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was killed in the own apartment. Sources: TvT project: Aussie Pete (Singapore News Portal) year: 2008 |
Name: (Alberto Antonio) Triana Age: 38 Profession: not reported Date: 22/06/08 sort by this date: 22/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Caracas Venezuela Place: Caracas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The body was left abandoned on the street. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Kelly (Luiz Matos) Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 23/06/08 sort by this date: 23/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Avenida Recife, Bairro Ipsep, Recife, PE Brazil Place: Avenida Recife, Bairro Ipsep, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Kelly was a sex worker. She was working on the street when a car stopped and a person shot Kelly in the head, back and leg. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Nathaly Novoa Guerrero Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 23/06/08 sort by this date: 23/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: San Jose Costa Rica Place: San Jose Region: Central and South America Country: Costa Rica Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Silvana Berisha Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/06/08 sort by this date: 24/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Hamburg Germany Place: Hamburg Region: Europe Country: Germany Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Silvana was a migrant, working in the sex industry. In January 2009, the perpetrator -- a 19-year-old man -- was brought to court. The perpetrator stabbed Silvana 39 times with a 30cm-long knife. When he saw that his victim was still moving, the perpetrator smashed the head of the victim with a video recorder. The judge at the Hamburg court referred to the perpetrator’s 'absolute desire to exterminate' and described the murder as 'extremely brutal', but declared there was 'no motive'. The perpetrator was sentenced to seven years for manslaughter. Sources: TvT project: Tagesspiegel 26.01.2009 year: 2008 |
Name: (Jose Guillermo) Velasquez Age: 24 Profession: waitress Date: 26/06/08 sort by this date: 26/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Mazatenango Guatemala Place: Mazatenango Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot to death with two shots: one in the head and another in the back. She worked as a waitress in a bar in the so-called red light district. The police have ruled out theft as a motive because none of the victim’s possessions were missing. Sources: TvT project: El Quetzalteco, 28.06.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: Soraia (Jose Rodeck) Age: 27 Profession: sex worker Date: 26/06/08 sort by this date: 26/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Avenida Indianopolis, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Avenida Indianopolis, Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Soraia was a sex worker. She had come to Sao Paulo from Belem a few months earlier. According to witnesses, a car drew near and Soraia started discussing with the driver. The driver stepped out of the car and started slapping Soraia, who started running and was shot in the neck. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: June, 2008 sort by this date: 30/06/08 Month: June, 2008 Location data: Manila Philippines Place: Manila Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed multiple times by men who allegedly got disturbed after they found out that she was trans. Sources: TvT partner organization: STRAP year: 2008 |
Name: Lupita Cabanas Age: 17 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/07/08 sort by this date: 01/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Asuncion Paraguay Place: Asuncion Region: Central and South America Country: Paraguay Location: car Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and inside a car by a client. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Ebony (Rodney) Whitaker Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/07/08 sort by this date: 01/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Memphis USA Place: Memphis Region: North America Country: USA Location: parking lot Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and found partially stripped naked in a parking lot. The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Juliana Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 02/07/08 sort by this date: 02/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Rodovia Amaral Peixoto, Macae, RJ Brazil Place: Rodovia Amaral Peixoto, Macae, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Juliana was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008; Tabelas 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Daisy Dube Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 02/07/08 sort by this date: 02/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Johannesburg South Africa Place: Johannesburg Region: Africa Country: South Africa Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Daisy Dube identified as drag queen and was shot to death in an execution style. A close friend, who was out that evening with Daisy confirmed the motivation for the killing was their gender identity and that they were not willing to subject themselves to ridicule. The shooting resulted after Daisy and three friends told three men to stop calling them ‘isitabane’. Isitabane is an isiZulu term meaning hermaphrodite and is usually used in a derogatory way to refer to LGBT people in townships. Sources: TvT project: ACAS Bulletin 83, September 2009 year: 2008 |
Name: (Wellington Paulo da Silva) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/07/08 sort by this date: 10/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Imbiribeira, Recife, PE Brazil Place: Imbiribeira, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. She was shot by two men, one of whom is aged 29 and was caught red-handed. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Laisa Balanta Castillo Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 10/07/08 sort by this date: 10/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Popoyan Colombia Place: Popoyan Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: own apartment Cause: grenade explosion Remarks: It is suspected that the victim died from the explosion of a grenade that was thrown into her room. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Rosa Pazos Age: 47 Profession: activist Date: 11/07/08 sort by this date: 11/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Seville Spain Place: Seville Region: Europe Country: Spain Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Rosa was an activist and had received death threats before. She was killed in her own apartment Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ & www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Marcelle Delender Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 11/07/08 sort by this date: 11/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Rio das Ostras, RJ Brazil Place: Rio das Ostras, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Marcelle was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Rhama (Rhamat) Hidayat Age: 19 Profession: activist Date: 13/07/08 sort by this date: 13/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Depok, West Java, Indonesia Place: Depok Region: Asia Country: Indonesia Location: university campus Cause: stabbed Remarks: Rhama was an activist for street children and was well-known as a participant of a "trans ontest" which was aired on TV. Sources: TvT project: The Jakarta Post 20.07.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: (Juan Carlos) Aucalle Coronel Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 14/07/08 sort by this date: 14/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Lombardi Italy Place: Lombardi Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: street Cause: run-over by car Remarks: The victim was severely beaten causing fractures to the head and face, then run over by a car. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Angie Zapata Age: 18 Profession: beautician Date: 17/07/08 sort by this date: 17/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Greeley, CO USA Place: Greeley, CO Region: North America Country: USA Location: own apartment Cause: beaten Remarks: Angie was a beautician. She was beaten on the head in her own apartment with a fire extinguisher over and over and over again until 'it stopped making a noise', the perpetrator said. Angie was a person of color (based on photographs published after her death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Jaylynn L. Namauu Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 17/07/08 sort by this date: 17/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Makiki Honolulu USA Place: Makiki Honolulu Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Jaylynn was homeless and killed in the street. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Carlina Campuzano Age: 52 Profession: not reported Date: 18/07/08 sort by this date: 18/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Bogota Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Carlina suffered nine deep, severe lesions. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Jessica Pullua Cordoba Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 20/07/08 sort by this date: 20/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Argentina Place: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Samantha Rangel Brandau Age: 30 Profession: hairdresser Date: 29/07/08 sort by this date: 29/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Milan Italy Place: Milan Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Samantha was a hairstylist. She was beaten, gang-raped and stabbed to death. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Alessandra (Leandro Ferreira da Silva) Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 31/07/08 sort by this date: 31/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Sarandi, PR Brazil Place: Sarandi, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Alessandra was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Yuri Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: July, 2008 sort by this date: 31/07/08 Month: July, 2008 Location data: Bogota Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: thrown out of vehicle Remarks: The victim was thrown out of a taxi. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Anita (Marcio Bento Correia) Age: 24 Profession: sex worker Date: 02/08/08 sort by this date: 02/08/08 Month: August, 2008 Location data: Avenida Anhanguera, Goiania, GO Brazil Place: Avenida Anhanguera, Goiania, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Anita was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 02/08/08 sort by this date: 02/08/08 Month: August, 2008 Location data: Rua Caetano Zanella, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Brazil Place: Rua Caetano Zanella, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to witnesses, the victim was shot by a youth on a motorbike. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Olga Cerpa Cabanillas Age: 54 Profession: hairdresser Date: 07/08/08 sort by this date: 07/08/08 Month: August, 2008 Location data: Lima Peru Place: Lima Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: own beauty salon Cause: torture Remarks: Olga was a hairdresser. She was tortured and murdered brutally in her own beauty salon. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Nikki Williams Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 20/08/08 sort by this date: 20/08/08 Month: August, 2008 Location data: Louisville USA Place: Louisville Region: North America Country: USA Location: apartment dumpster Cause: shot Remarks: Nikki was taken out of the own apartment by four men and dragged into the apartment dumpster and shot. Nikki was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Tati (Sebastiao Ailson Oliveira Sampaio) Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 23/08/08 sort by this date: 23/08/08 Month: August, 2008 Location data: Rua Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, MT Brazil Place: Rua Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: family's house Cause: stabbed Remarks: Tati was killed on the day after an LGBT parade at the door of her family's house. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Krissy Lil Romeo Pye Age: 25 Profession: drag king performer Date: 24/08/08 sort by this date: 24/08/08 Month: August, 2008 Location data: Browns Plains Australia Place: Browns Plains Region: Oceania Country: Australia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Krissy was a drag king performer. Sources: TvT project: A Dahls House (TDOR-Site) year: 2008 |
Name: Tigresa Age: not reported Profession: hotel employee Date: 26/08/08 sort by this date: 26/08/08 Month: August, 2008 Location data: Itabuna, BA Brazil Place: Itabuna, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Tigresa was employee at the Transamerica Hotel. Her body showed lesions on the head and marks of burning. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Xuxa (Cristiano) Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 31/08/08 sort by this date: 31/08/08 Month: August, 2008 Location data: Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Xuxa's body showed marks of torture. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabela 2008; Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Andrea Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 04/09/08 sort by this date: 04/09/08 Month: September, 2008 Location data: Bogota Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: (Jhon Alexander) Jiménez Guzmán Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 04/09/08 sort by this date: 04/09/08 Month: September, 2008 Location data: Calacali Ecuador Place: Calacali Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker of Colombian origin. The police found the body in female clothes with three shots in the head on a road leading to Calacali. The killing is suspected to have occurred between the 4th and 5th of August. Sources: TvT project: La Hora, 08.09.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: Claudia (Gerson dos Santos) Age: 41 Profession: cook Date: 08/09/08 sort by this date: 08/09/08 Month: September, 2008 Location data: Centro, Aracaju, SE Brazil Place: Centro, Aracaju, SE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: Claudia was a cook. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabela 2008; Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Ruby Molina Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 21/09/08 sort by this date: 21/09/08 Month: September, 2008 Location data: Sacramento, CA USA Place: Sacramento, CA Region: North America Country: USA Location: river Cause: drowned Remarks: Ruby's naked body was found floating in a river. Ruby was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Pamella (Roger Tiago dos Santos) Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 21/09/08 sort by this date: 21/09/08 Month: September, 2008 Location data: Rua Carlos Gomes, Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Rua Carlos Gomes, Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Pamella was a sex worker. She was killed by a client. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: (Magno Berreza Ferreira) Age: 18 Profession: sex worker Date: 29/09/08 sort by this date: 29/09/08 Month: September, 2008 Location data: Avenida Mal. Mascarenhas de Morais, Recife, PE Brazil Place: Avenida Mal. Mascarenhas de Morais, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: (Germano Trajano) Age: not reported Profession: hairdresser Date: 29/09/08 sort by this date: 29/09/08 Month: September, 2008 Location data: RR Brazil Place: RR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a hairdresser. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 05/10/08 sort by this date: 05/10/08 Month: October, 2008 Location data: Rua Itanhaem, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Rua Itanhaem, Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: (Marcos Vinicius da Silva) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 08/10/08 sort by this date: 08/10/08 Month: October, 2008 Location data: Braganca, PA Brazil Place: Braganca, PA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Pamela (Pedro Joao Itavan Peixoto) Age: 27 Profession: sex worker Date: 18/10/08 sort by this date: 18/10/08 Month: October, 2008 Location data: R. Dionisio de Camargo, Osasco, SP Brazil Place: R. Dionisio de Camargo, Osasco, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Pamela was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Gabriela (Gabriel Urrea) Age: 53 Profession: not reported Date: 21/10/08 sort by this date: 21/10/08 Month: October, 2008 Location data: Barrio Alfonso Lopez, Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Barrio Alfonso Lopez, Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Gabriela was stabbed in her own apartment, presumably by her partner or boyfriend. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2008 |
Name: Lula Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 29/10/08 sort by this date: 29/10/08 Month: October, 2008 Location data: Unitec Honduras Place: Unitec Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Jazmin Zelaya Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 29/10/08 sort by this date: 29/10/08 Month: October, 2008 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Jazmin was a sex worker and shot in the street. Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailinglist and Amnesty International year: 2008 |
Name: Eva (Genisson Silva dos Santos) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 02/11/08 sort by this date: 02/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Rua de, Aracaju, SE Brazil Place: Rua de, Aracaju, SE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Eva was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Aimee Wilcoxson Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 03/11/08 sort by this date: 03/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Aurora, Colorado USA Place: Aurora, Colorado Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: TDOR website (www.transgenderdor.org) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 05/11/08 sort by this date: 05/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Adalatgarha Pakistan Place: Adalatgarha Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim and two other victims, described as transsexuals and/or eunuchs, were molested and then killed. Suspects are the son of a former minister and two accomplices. Sources: TvT project: PK Politics 01.02.2009, Dawn 04.02.2009 year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 05/11/08 sort by this date: 05/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Adalatgarha Pakistan Place: Adalatgarha Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim and two other victims, described as transsexuals and/or eunuchs, were molested and then killed. Suspects are the son of a former minister and two accomplices. Sources: TvT project: PK Politics 01.02.2009, Dawn 04.02.2009 year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 05/11/08 sort by this date: 05/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Adalatgarha Pakistan Place: Adalatgarha Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim and two other victims, described as transsexuals and/or eunuchs, were molested and then killed. Suspects are the son of a former minister and two accomplices. Sources: TvT project: PK Politics 01.02.2009, Dawn 04.02.2009 year: 2008 |
Name: (Jose Ricardo) Hernandez Navarro Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 07/11/08 sort by this date: 07/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Santiago Chile Place: Santiago Region: Central and South America Country: Chile Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Duanna Johnson Age: 42 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/11/08 sort by this date: 10/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Memphis USA Place: Memphis Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Duanna was a sex worker and was found dead in the middle of the street. Dunna was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 10/11/08 sort by this date: 10/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Aquidauana, MS Brazil Place: Aquidauana, MS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Dilek Ince Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 12/11/08 sort by this date: 12/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Ankara Turkey Place: Ankara Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Dilek was shot eight times with a shotgun. Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailinglist & www.transgenderdor.org & http://tgdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Lateisha Green Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 14/11/08 sort by this date: 14/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Syracuse USA Place: Syracuse Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Lateisha was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Bibi Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 21/11/08 sort by this date: 21/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailing-List and http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 22/11/08 sort by this date: 22/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Piraquara, PR Brazil Place: Piraquara, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Belem (Cleverson Pinheiro de Jesus) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/11/08 sort by this date: 24/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Av. Chac. Osvaldo Aranha, Aracaju, SE Brazil Place: Av. Chac. Osvaldo Aranha, Aracaju, SE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: run-over by car Remarks: Belem was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Roberta Gavou Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 24/11/08 sort by this date: 24/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Rome Italy Place: Rome Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Roberta was stabbed on the street. Sources: TvT project: www.sylviarivera.org year: 2008 |
Name: Bubu (Jose Anderson Ferreira de Carvalho) Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 29/11/08 sort by this date: 29/11/08 Month: November, 2008 Location data: Piedade, Jaboatao dos Guararapes, PE Brazil Place: Piedade, Jaboatao dos Guararapes, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Bubu was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Lucia Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 01/12/08 sort by this date: 01/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Araguari, MG Brazil Place: Araguari, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Jaqueline (Robson) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 15/12/08 sort by this date: 15/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Av. Assis Brasil, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil Place: Av. Assis Brasil, Porto Alegre, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Jaqueline was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabela 2008, Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Debora (Emerson Cabral) Age: 29 Profession: sex worker Date: 15/12/08 sort by this date: 15/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: R. Joao Amadeu Pedro Bom, Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: R. Joao Amadeu Pedro Bom, Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Debora was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Noelia Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 17/12/08 sort by this date: 17/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Noelia was a sex worker and stabbed to death in the street with 14 stabs. Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailing-List and http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2008 |
Name: Burcu Ercan Girgin Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/12/08 sort by this date: 18/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Gebze Turkey Place: Gebze Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was killed in the district of Tuzla by two gun shots in the breast. Her body was found dead on the margins on a highway where sex workers worked. Sources: TvT project: Bianet News, 20.04.2009; Bird of Paradox, 21.04.2009; TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: 50 Profession: not reported Date: 25/12/08 sort by this date: 25/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Rosate, MI Italy Place: Rosate, MI Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was killed in the street. Sources: TvT project: www.gaynews.it year: 2008 |
Name: Soraia (Patrick Gomes) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 25/12/08 sort by this date: 25/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Vitoria, ES Brazil Place: Vitoria, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabela 2008, Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: Taysia Elzy Age: 34 Profession: not reported Date: 26/12/08 sort by this date: 26/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Indianapolis USA Place: Indianapolis Region: North America Country: USA Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Taysia and Michael Green were romantically involved. It is believed that Taysia was murdered because she was transgender and Michael was murdered because of his relationship with Taysia. They were both found dead in their apartment. The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org year: 2008 |
Name: Kiz Saban Saban Celen Age: 49 Profession: not reported Date: 29/12/08 sort by this date: 29/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Diyarbakir, Turkey Place: Diyarbakir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: near highway Cause: shot Remarks: Kiz Saban and her adopted son were stabbed and shot. She was portrayed in a book on prostitution in Turkey, as she was a sex worker until 2004. She was described as being socially accepted. Sources: TvT partner organization Trans X year: 2008 |
Name: Pascale Age: 38 Profession: sex worker Date: 31/12/08 sort by this date: 31/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Noumea New Caledonia Place: Noumea Region: Oceania Country: New Caledonia Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Pascale was of Tahitian descent and worked as a sex worker. The crime happened in Pascale's own apartment. Sources: TvT project: Les Nouvelles Caledonniens, 31.03.2009 & 01.04.2009 year: 2008 |
Name: Paola Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 31/12/08 sort by this date: 31/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Barbalho, Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Barbalho, Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: beaten Remarks: Paola was a sex worker. She was killed in her own apartment. Her body was found thrown into a tunnel. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 31/12/08 sort by this date: 31/12/08 Month: December, 2008 Location data: Av. dos Estado, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil Place: Av. dos Estado, Porto Alegre, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Lista Nominal 2008) year: 2008 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2008 sort by this date: 31/12/08 Month: 2008 Location data: Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Place: Denpasar Region: Asia Country: Indonesia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim's body was buried at a construction site for a commercial store. Sources: TvT project: The Jakarta Post 11.04.2008 year: 2008 |
Name: Katia Otacilio Vilela Age: 48 Profession: bar owner Date: 01/01/09 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Jatai, GO Brazil Place: Jatai, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own bar Cause: stabbed Remarks: Katia was a bar owner. She was killed in her own bar with 14 stabs. Sources: TvT project: Diario da Manha, 11.01.2009, Gazeta Popular 09.01.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: Dalian China Place: Dalian Region: Asia Country: China Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Trans China year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nine trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 15th May 2009. Sources: TvT project: CERIGUA 15.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2009 sort by this date: 01/01/09 Month: 2009 Location data: not reported Venezuela Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 18 trans persons were murdered between 1st January and 31st May 2009. Sources: TvT project: BBC News 02.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Mhtium Abululak Age: 33 Profession: not reported Date: 03/01/09 sort by this date: 03/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Catelfranco Veneto Italy Place: Catelfranco Veneto Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was stabbed and shot in the head. Sources: TvT project: www.sylviarivera.org & corrierealpi.gelocal.it year: 2009 |
Name: Alexa Rojas Castro Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 07/01/09 sort by this date: 07/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Monterrey Mexico Place: Monterrey Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: beauty salon Cause: stabbed Remarks: Alexa's body was found half naked on the street with 12 stab wounds and a desfigured face. Sources: TvT project: La I Saltillo-Noticias, 07.01.2009 & http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2009 |
Name: Marcela Cairo Souza Age: 22 Profession: employee Date: 09/01/09 sort by this date: 09/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Jatai, GO Brazil Place: Jatai, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Marcela worked in the food industry. She was shot in the head. Sources: TvT project: Diario da Manha, 11.01.2009, Gazeta Popula 09.01.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Cynthia Nicole Age: 35 Profession: sex worker, activist Date: 09/01/09 sort by this date: 09/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Barrio Guaserique, Comayaguela Honduras Place: Barrio Guaserique, Comayaguela Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Cynthia Nicole was a leading Honduras trans activist, fighting for trans sex workers' rights. According to other activists witnessing the crime, three unknown men shot Nicole in a drive-by shooting. She received three shots in the head and one in the chest. Sources: TvT project: Human Rights Watch website, 12.01.2011 year: 2009 |
Name: Aline da Silva Ribeira Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 16/01/09 sort by this date: 16/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Naples Italy Place: Naples Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: street Cause: strangled Remarks: Sources: TvT project: www.sylviarivera.org & corrierealpi.gelocal.it year: 2009 |
Name: Caprice Curry Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 17/01/09 sort by this date: 17/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: San Fransisco USA Place: San Fransisco Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Photographs suggest that the victim was a person of color. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org year: 2009 |
Name: (Rovilson) Teixeira Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 18/01/09 sort by this date: 18/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Londrina, SP Brazil Place: Londrina, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed seven times. Sources: TvT project: Bonde, 19.01.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Bella Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 18/01/09 sort by this date: 18/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Indonesia Place: Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Region: Asia Country: Indonesia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Bella was found with stab wounds in the neck shoulders, and waist. Sources: TvT project: The Jakarta Post, 21.01.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Silvana Rocha Gilvan Silva Age: 40 Profession: sex worker Date: 18/01/09 sort by this date: 18/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Aracaju, SE Brazil Place: Aracaju, SE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Silvana was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 19/01/09 sort by this date: 19/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Londrina, SP Brazil Place: Londrina, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed four times. Sources: TvT partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: (Mateus Silva) Age: 28 Profession: sex worker Date: 19/01/09 sort by this date: 19/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Italy Place: Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Minja K. Age: 39 Profession: not reported Date: 19/01/09 sort by this date: 19/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Belgrade Serbia Place: Belgrade Region: Europe Country: Serbia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailing-List year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 22/01/09 sort by this date: 22/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Guayaquil Ecuador Place: Guayaquil Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: Cause: head injury Remarks: Sources: TvT project: El Universo, 23.01.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Dayana Nicole Castillo Garcia Age: 31 Profession: owner of beauty salon Date: 22/01/09 sort by this date: 22/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Tarapoto Peru Place: Tarapoto Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: beauty salon Cause: stabbed Remarks: Dayana was a stylist. She was killed with 20 stabs. Sources: TvT project: Instituto Runa 23.01.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Cita Solorzano (muxé) Age: 40 Profession: not reported Date: 25/01/09 sort by this date: 25/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Asuncion Ixtaltepec Mexico Place: Asuncion Ixtaltepec Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Anodis, 17.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Camila Hernandez Nieto Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 28/01/09 sort by this date: 28/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: Sincelejo Colombia Place: Sincelejo Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: El Universal, 01.02.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Daisy Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2009 sort by this date: 31/01/09 Month: January, 2009 Location data: San Cristobal Mexico Place: San Cristobal Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: hotel Cause: not reported Remarks: Daisy was originally from Guatemala. Sources: TvT project: Cuarto Poder, 30.01.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Will) Teixeira da Silva Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/02/09 sort by this date: 01/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Recife, PE Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Folha de Pernambuco, 02.02.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Noor Azlan Khamis Age: 29 Profession: employee Date: 01/02/09 sort by this date: 01/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Johor Jaya Malaysia Place: Johor Jaya Region: Asia Country: Malaysia Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim worked in a furniture store and was found dead in a pool of blood. Sources: TvT project: New Strait Times, 03.02.2009 & Yuki-Shock-Blog year: 2009 |
Name: (Ailton) Correa Maia Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 01/02/09 sort by this date: 01/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Gazeta do Povo, 02.02.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Sharon Perea Devia Age: 38 Profession: stylist Date: 01/02/09 sort by this date: 01/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Carrera 15, Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Carrera 15, Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: hairdresser's shop Cause: shot Remarks: Sharon was a stylist. She was killed in her hairdresser's shop by two gun shots. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2009 |
Name: Ariadna (Ferney Antonio Paniagua) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 01/02/09 sort by this date: 01/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Pereira, Risaralda Colombia Place: Pereira, Risaralda Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Ariadna was a sex worker. She was shot in the stomach. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2009 |
Name: Susana (Alejandro Gomez Fajardo) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 02/02/09 sort by this date: 02/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Valle del Cauca Colombia Place: Valle del Cauca Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Susana was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2009 |
Name: Cristy Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 10/02/09 sort by this date: 10/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Guatemala City Guatemala Place: Guatemala City Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Cristy was killed with 30 stabs. Sources: TvT project: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2009 |
Name: Ramazan Basat Age: 34 Profession: sex worker Date: 17/02/09 sort by this date: 17/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Izmir, Turkey Place: Izmir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: hospital Cause: stabbed Remarks: She was stabbed by a client. Sources: TvT partner organization Trans X year: 2009 |
Name: Camila Pereira Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 18/02/09 sort by this date: 18/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Uberlandia, MG Brazil Place: Uberlandia, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Camila died after two days in hospital. Sources: TvT project: Correio de Uberlândia, 05.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Joe) Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 18/02/09 sort by this date: 18/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Campinas, SP Brazil Place: Campinas, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: The victim was raped with a stick. Sources: TvT partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Puttalakshmis (Hijra) Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 19/02/09 sort by this date: 19/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Bangalore India Place: Bangalore Region: Asia Country: India Location: street Cause: thrown out of vehicle Remarks: The victim was raped and thrown out of a moving vehicle. The crime happened shortly before 19th February. Sources: TvT project: Bangalore News, 19.02.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Cris (Francisco) das Neves Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 20/02/09 sort by this date: 20/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, PE Brazil Place: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: head injury Remarks: Cris was cut in the head. Sources: TvT project: Tribuna Popular, 20.02.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Vicky Londono Chavarria Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 21/02/09 sort by this date: 21/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Ibague Colombia Place: Ibague Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: client's apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Vicky was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: El Nuevo Dia, 22.02.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Pequena P Age: 27 Profession: performer Date: 27/02/09 sort by this date: 27/02/09 Month: February, 2009 Location data: Gualeguaychu Argentina Place: Gualeguaychu Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: own apartment Cause: strangled Remarks: Pequana P was a performer. Based on the autopsy, officials suspect it was a murder. Sources: TvT project: La Razon, 03.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January/February, 2009 sort by this date: 28/02/09 Month: January/February, 2009 Location data: Trinidad, Beni Bolivia Place: Trinidad, Beni Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: The victims body was found hanging on the branch of a tree with a thick nylon string around the neck. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 year: 2009 |
Name: Miriam Nunes Lucas Age: 41 Profession: not reported Date: 01/03/09 sort by this date: 01/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Ribeirao das Neves, MG Brazil Place: Ribeirao das Neves, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: O Tempo, 02.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Moises) Guimarães de Lima Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 04/03/09 sort by this date: 04/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Joao Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Joao Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The police are investigating the case as a possible hate crime. Sources: TvT project: Portal Correio, 04.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Wanderson Wanderley) Teixeira da Rocha Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 04/03/09 sort by this date: 04/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Joao Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Joao Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The police are investigating the case as a possible hate crime. Sources: TvT project: Portal Correio, 04.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Danilo) Borges Age: 19 Profession: sex worker Date: 05/03/09 sort by this date: 05/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Londrina, SP Brazil Place: Londrina, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Kirsi Ubri Age: 24 Profession: sex worker Date: 08/03/09 sort by this date: 08/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Santiago Dominican Republic Place: Santiago Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Portal Joserafaelososa.com, 14.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Ebru Soykan Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 10/03/09 sort by this date: 10/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Istanbul Turkey Place: Istanbul Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Ebru received death threats before being killed in her own apartment. Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailing-List, Lambda Istanbul year: 2009 |
Name: (Julio) Avila Albarracín Age: 32 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/03/09 sort by this date: 10/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Mar del Plata Argentina Place: Mar del Plata Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: La Nacion 12.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Adriana Fonseca (Adan Sanchez Lopez, muxe) Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 12/03/09 sort by this date: 12/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Juchitan Mexico Place: Juchitan Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Adriana was a sex worker and about 30 to 31 years old. Sources: TvT project: Portal Sida, 13.03.2009 & La Jornada, 14.03.2009 & Imparcial en Línea, 12.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Mohini Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 16/03/09 sort by this date: 16/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Indore, India Place: Indore Region: Asia Country: India Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Times of India 30.12.2011 year: 2009 |
Name: Virgen Castro Carrillo Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 19/03/09 sort by this date: 19/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Sinaloa Mexico Place: Sinaloa Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The crime happened between 19th and 21st March. The police suspect that Virgen, who was a sex worker, was murdered by a client when he noticed that she was a trans person. Afterwards the perpetrator threw her body into the river. Sources: TvT project: El Sol de Sinaloa 24.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: L. D. Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 20/03/09 sort by this date: 20/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Eskisehir, Turkey Place: Eskisehir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: hospital Cause: stabbed Remarks: She was attcked and stabbed by three men. Sources: TvT partner organization Trans X year: 2009 |
Name: Claudia Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 20/03/09 sort by this date: 20/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Claudia was castrated. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: (Francisco) Nazareno Age: 31 Profession: seller Date: 22/03/09 sort by this date: 22/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: not reported Italy Place: not reported Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: Cause: poisened Remarks: The victim was a seller. Sources: TvT partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Eda Yildirim Age: 38 Profession: not reported Date: 22/03/09 sort by this date: 22/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Bursa Turkey Place: Bursa Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: dismembered Remarks: Eda's head was cut off. Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailing-List, Lambda Istanbul year: 2009 |
Name: Ramya Age: 34 Profession: president of the Thanjavur District’s Transsexuals Association Date: 23/03/09 sort by this date: 23/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Thanjavur India Place: Thanjavur Region: Asia Country: India Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Ramya was the president of the Thanjavur District’s Transsexuals Association. Sources: TvT project: News Web-India, 24.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Smail L. Age: 36 Profession: not reported Date: 24/03/09 sort by this date: 24/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Valencia Spain Place: Valencia Region: Europe Country: Spain Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Smail was of Moroccan descent. Sources: TvT project: ABC.es 25.03.2009 & Las Provincias 26.03.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Sasha Estefania Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 24/03/09 sort by this date: 24/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Caracas Venezuela Place: Caracas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: ILGA Trans Secretariat: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 25/03/09 sort by this date: 25/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Nova Iguacu, RJ Brazil Place: Nova Iguacu, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: seller Date: 27/03/09 sort by this date: 27/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Salvador da Bahia, BA Brazil Place: Salvador da Bahia, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a seller. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Shabnam Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 3/29/2009 sort by this date: 3/29/2009 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Masjid Street, Mumbai, India Place: Mumbai Region: Asia Country: India Location: hotel Cause: stabbed Remarks: Shabnam checked in a hotel with a man, and was found with her body tied and her face slashed with a knife the next morning. The police suspect that the accused had promised marriage to the eunuch and brought her to the city only to kill her here so that their identities could remain unknown. Sources: TvT project: Hindustan Times, 03.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Xiao Qian Age: 40 Profession: sex worker Date: March, 2009 sort by this date: 31/03/09 Month: March, 2009 Location data: Kunming China Place: Kunming Region: Asia Country: China Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Xiao Qian was a sex worker and killed by a client. Sources: TvT partner organisation: Trans China year: 2009 |
Name: Gisela (Roni) Galante Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 01/04/09 sort by this date: 01/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Gualeguaychu Argentina Place: Gualeguaychu Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Remains of the body were found weeks later Sources: TvT project: La Calle 19.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Paola Bracho (Paulo Enrique Torres) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 01/04/09 sort by this date: 01/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Palmira Colombia Place: Palmira Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Paola was a sex worker. She was killed by a supposed client, who approached her on a motorbike and stabbed her various times. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2009 |
Name: Melek D. Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 11/04/09 sort by this date: 11/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Ankara Turkey Place: Ankara Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailing-List & Bird of Paradox, 21.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 40 Profession: not reported Date: 11/04/09 sort by this date: 11/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Niteroi, RJ Brazil Place: Niteroi, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: TGEU-Mailing-List & Bird of Paradox, 21.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Image Devereux (Jimmy McCollough) Age: 34 Profession: not reported Date: 14/04/09 sort by this date: 14/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Fayetteville USA Place: Fayetteville Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: not reported Remarks: Photographs suggest that the victim was a person of color. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org year: 2009 |
Name: (Gabriel) Carneiro de Sousa Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/04/09 sort by this date: 18/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Fortaleza, CE Brazil Place: Fortaleza, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Diario do Nordeste, 21.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Jeva Padilla Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 21/04/09 sort by this date: 21/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Santiago Dominican Republic Place: Santiago Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: Cause: torture Remarks: Jeva's body showed burns and the face and genitals were mutilated. She was executed with 40 shots and wrapped in a plastic bag Sources: TvT project: MRTV, 23.04.2009 & Al Momento 22.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Ramon Martinez Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 23/04/09 sort by this date: 23/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Santiago Dominican Republic Place: Santiago Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: Cause: torture Remarks: The victim's body showed burns and severe knife wounds, and the body was wrapped in a pink plastic bag. Sources: TvT project: MRTV, 23.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Britney Pereira Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 27/04/09 sort by this date: 27/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Cuiaba, MT Brazil Place: Cuiaba, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Juliana Martins Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 27/04/09 sort by this date: 27/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Juliana was shot in the stomach from a close distance. Sources: TvT project: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Shafiq Age: 30 Profession: masseur Date: 27/04/09 sort by this date: 27/04/09 Month: April, 2009 Location data: Bureywala, Lahore, Pakistan Place: Lahore Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Daily Times 28.04.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Caio Júnior) dos Santos Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 03/05/09 sort by this date: 03/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Varzea Grande, MT Brazil Place: Varzea Grande, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Sources: TvT project: 24horas News, 04.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Fernanda Botelho Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 04/05/09 sort by this date: 04/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Diksy Jones Age: 64 Profession: mason Date: 06/05/09 sort by this date: 06/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Upper Hut New Zealand Place: Upper Hut Region: Oceania Country: New Zealand Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Diksy was a cabinet mason. She died of severe injuries. Sources: TvT project: The Dominion Post, 07.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Jenifer Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 06/05/09 sort by this date: 06/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Xiomaran Duras Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 18/05/09 sort by this date: 18/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Caracas Venezuela Place: Caracas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Six bullets were found in Xiomaran's body. Sources: TvT project: ILGA Trans Secretariat: http://trans.ilga.org/ year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 19/05/09 sort by this date: 19/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Natal, RN Brazil Place: Natal, RN Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Cindy Cagla Ilyas Cagan Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 22/05/09 sort by this date: 22/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Ankara Turkey Place: Ankara Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Cindy was a sex worker. A man, who was a web designer, confessed the crime, saying he killed Cindy because of teh money she earned and because he wanted to pay back debts. He planned the murder, injuring Cindy with 43 knife stabs and slitting her throat. Sources: TvT project: Kaos Gl-Turkey, TGEU-Mailing-List 22.05.2009, 26.05.2009; Radikal, online portal, 29.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 24/05/09 sort by this date: 24/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil Place: Belo Horizonte, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot with 13 bullets. The police investigated the killing as a hate crime. Sources: TvT project: O Tempo, 24.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Karina Alves Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 25/05/09 sort by this date: 25/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil Place: Belo Horizonte, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Karina was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Foxy Ivy Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 25/05/09 sort by this date: 25/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Detroit USA Place: Detroit Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Foxy was an African-American trans woman of and under 35 years old. She was shot in the back in a park. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org year: 2009 |
Name: (Pedro) Sánchez Pérez Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 26/05/09 sort by this date: 26/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: San Miguel Canoa Honduras Place: San Miguel Canoa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was 20 to 25 years old and was found in female clothing. Sources: TvT project: Sintesis Digital 27.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Adriano) Aquino Pereira Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 26/05/09 sort by this date: 26/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Recife, PE Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Dara Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 26/05/09 sort by this date: 26/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: car Cause: shot Remarks: The crime happened in a stolen car. Sources: TvT project: Bem Paraná, 26.05.2009, 27.05.2009, Gay-Portugal, 28.05.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Cailane Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 30/05/09 sort by this date: 30/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Varzea Grande, MT Brazil Place: Varzea Grande, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: burned Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Ketlin Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: May, 2009 sort by this date: 31/05/09 Month: May, 2009 Location data: Uruacu, GO Brazil Place: Uruacu, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: dismembered Remarks: Ketlin was dismembered and beaten to death with a hatchet, her breasts cut off. Sources: TvT project: LGBTT-Blogspot, 03.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Papucha (Domingo Hurtado Encina) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/06/09 sort by this date: 01/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: La Victoria Peru Place: La Victoria Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Witnesses indicated that the perpetrator was a client of Papucha, who was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Portugal.Gay, 02.06.2009, La República, 01.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: La Luli Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 07/06/09 sort by this date: 07/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: San Lorenzo Puerto Rico Place: San Lorenzo Region: Central and South America Country: Puerto Rico Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: La Luli was approximately 30 years old. Her body was found with ten stabs in the chest and different parts of the body as well as in the face. Sources: TvT project: El Vocero 08.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Kelly (Frederick) Watson Age: 32 Profession: sex worker Date: 09/06/09 sort by this date: 09/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Maple St SE, Albuquerque, NM USA Place: Maple St SE, Albuquerque, NM Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: not reported Remarks: Kelly Watson was Navajo and a sex worker. The victim's body was found in an alley. Sources: TvT project: Native Out, 08.07.2009; KRQE, online portal,07.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Tanya Ardon Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 11/06/09 sort by this date: 11/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: San Salvador El Salvador Place: San Salvador Region: Central and South America Country: El Salvador Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Diario Co-Latino 15.06.2009 & 17.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Catherine Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 11/06/09 sort by this date: 11/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: San Salvador El Salvador Place: San Salvador Region: Central and South America Country: El Salvador Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Diario Co-Latino 15.06.2009 & 17.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Carla Regina Bento Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 11/06/09 sort by this date: 11/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Canal Rio Claro 13.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Rafaele Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 14/06/09 sort by this date: 14/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Noticias Puebla 15.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Anita Fajardo Rios Age: not reported Profession: chorus singer Date: 16/06/09 sort by this date: 16/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: El Carmen Mexico Place: El Carmen Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Anita was a chorus singer. She was beaten and stabbed. Sources: TvT project: La Quinta Columna & Noticias Puebla 18.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Jefferson) Thiago de Santos Age: 16 Profession: sex worker Date: 22/06/09 sort by this date: 22/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Belem, PA Brazil Place: Belem, PA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and shot by a client. Sources: TvT project: Diario do Para 26.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Luana Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 24/06/09 sort by this date: 24/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Maceio, AL Brazil Place: Maceio, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Gazeta do Web 24.06.2009 & Alagoas 24horas 25.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Enrique Jhosvani) Guevara Age: 42 Profession: stylist Date: 24/06/09 sort by this date: 24/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Ancon, Lima Peru Place: Ancon, Lima Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The body was found inside a box nearby the police station of Ancon, Lima. The victim worked as a stylist in a shopping center. Sources: TvT project: La República 26.06.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Hadise Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 29/06/09 sort by this date: 29/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Merter, Istanbul Turkey Place: Merter, Istanbul Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Kaos GL-Ankara, TGEU Mailinglist 06.07.2009; Nefret Cinayetlerini Duyuruyoruz, blog, 3.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Christian Roberto) Thomson Henríquez Age: 37 Profession: not reported Date: 29/06/09 sort by this date: 29/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Col. Alonzo Lacoyo, San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: Col. Alonzo Lacoyo, San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Catrachas de Honduras, 18.12.2010 year: 2009 |
Name: Vicki Hernandez Castillo (Jonny Emelson Hernandez) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 29/06/09 sort by this date: 29/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and shot from a close distance in the eyes. The body showed marks of strangulation. Sources: TvT project: Report of Human Rights Research and Promotion Center (Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, CIPRODEH), 17.07.2009 and Report of International Human Rights Commission (Informe de la Misión Internacional de Derechos Humanos), 23.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Valeria (Darwin) Joya Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 30/06/09 sort by this date: 30/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Valeria was shot in the face Sources: TvT project: Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report “Asesinatos en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras”, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Martina Jackson (Martin) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 30/06/09 sort by this date: 30/06/09 Month: June, 2009 Location data: Cerro Verde, Choloma Honduras Place: Cerro Verde, Choloma Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: Martina was raped and stoned to death. Sources: TvT project: Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report “Asesinatos en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras”, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Christopher Jermaine Scott Age: 39 Profession: not reported Date: 01/07/09 sort by this date: 01/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Philadelphia USA Place: Philadelphia Region: North America Country: USA Location: park Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was described as a man wearing womens clothes. Sources: TvT project: NBC Philadelphia, 01.07.2009; TDOR website (www.transgenderdor.org) year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 02/07/09 sort by this date: 02/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: burned Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and shot from a close distance in the eyes. The body showed marks of strangulation. Sources: TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: Violeta Vergara Conde Age: 19 Profession: sex worker Date: 06/07/09 sort by this date: 06/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: San Fransisco, Maracaibo Venezuela Place: San Fransisco, Maracaibo Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Three clients took Violeta, who was a sex worker, and another sex worker to the San Francisco district. There they beat both with a wheel spanner and killed Violeta. The other sex worker survived and was able to escape. Sources: TvT project: Diario La Verdad, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 07.07.2009, Red Trans de Nicaragua, 14.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Cesar) Torres Age: 39 Profession: not reported Date: 08/07/09 sort by this date: 08/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: El Paso USA Place: El Paso Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim died of the beating and suffered cuts above his eyes, broken ribs, a broken nose, a ruptured liver, wrenched neck, stab wounds and other injuries. The victim was killed by the boyfriend. An autopsy report says the victim died from blunt force trauma. The victim was described as cross-dresser. Photographs published after his death suggest that the victim was a person of color. Sources: TvT project: El Paso Times, 11.07.2009, KDBC 4 News, Portugal.Gay 13.07.09 year: 2009 |
Name: (Judecir) Marinho de Oliveira Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 08/07/09 sort by this date: 08/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Fortaleza, CE Brazil Place: Fortaleza, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot three times by men on motorbikes. Sources: TvT project: Diario do Nordeste, 14.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Teri Benally Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 08/07/09 sort by this date: 08/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Albuquerque USA Place: Albuquerque Region: North America Country: USA Location: street/hospital Cause: beaten Remarks: Teri Benally was found beaten to death on a street at 1am. Teri was the third transgender Navajo murdered in this area between 2005 and 2009. Fredrick (Kelly) Watson, 32, was killed June 9 this year and Ryan Shey Hoskie, 23, was found beaten to death in January 2005. Sources: TvT project: Native Out, 08.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Nicoll Hernandez Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 08/07/09 sort by this date: 08/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Carrera 8, Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Carrera 8, Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Nicoll was killed on a street by four gun shots in the early morning of 8 July. She was in the company of a friend, headed towards her apartment. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 15/07/09 sort by this date: 15/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Aparecida de Goiania, GO Brazil Place: Aparecida de Goiania, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: hospital Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: O Globo.com, 17.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Fernanda Cerqueira da Silva Age: 18 Profession: sex worker Date: 17/07/09 sort by this date: 17/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Vila Barao, Sorocaba, SP Brazil Place: Vila Barao, Sorocaba, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Fernanda was a sex worker and shot to death by a client after he refused to pay the requested sum for the service. He also injured another trans sex worker . Sources: TvT project: Jornal Cruzeiro do Sul, 17.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Jesús Gerardo) Ávalos Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 17/07/09 sort by this date: 17/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: not reported Mexico Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and killed during work. Sources: TvT project: El Siglo de Torreón, México, 18.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/07/09 sort by this date: 18/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Sensonate El Salvador Place: Sensonate Region: Central and South America Country: El Salvador Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The body was found in the district Piedra de Moler, in Nahulingo. Sources: TvT project: Diario Co Latino, 20.07.2009 and La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador 19.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Walace) de Souza Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 20/07/09 sort by this date: 20/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil Place: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia (www.ggb.org.br) year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 23/07/09 sort by this date: 23/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Penang Malaysia Place: Penang Region: Asia Country: Malaysia Location: Cause: head injury Remarks: The victim was found by a security guard, lying in a pool of blood. She was taken to a hospital where she died 12 hours later as a result of head injury. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org year: 2009 |
Name: Bianca Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 25/07/09 sort by this date: 25/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Joao Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Joao Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Bianca was killed by three adolescents (16, 17, and 18 years of age) who stated that they killed her because she wanted to have oral sex with them. Sources: TvT project: Mix Brasil, 27.07.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Beyonce (Eric) Lee Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 26/07/09 sort by this date: 26/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: New Orleans USA Place: New Orleans Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Lee was a drag performer who dressed and performed as the famous singer Beyonce. Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org year: 2009 |
Name: Archie Avis Brooks Age: 47 Profession: not reported Date: 26/07/09 sort by this date: 26/07/09 Month: July, 2009 Location data: Hattiesburg USA Place: Hattiesburg Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Archie was an FTM. He was stabbed to death after having an argument with his companion Devin Fortune, 28, who was arrested for slaying the victim. Sources: TvT project: Hattiesburg American, 05.08.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Kleberson Allan) dos Anjos Santos Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 02/08/09 sort by this date: 02/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: Ribeirao Pires, SP Brazil Place: Ribeirao Pires, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Diário do Grande ABC 03.08.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 08/08/09 sort by this date: 08/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: Valle del Cauca Colombia Place: Valle del Cauca Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: This homicide was confirmed by "Investigador del CTI John Fernando" Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2009 |
Name: (Hector Emilio) Maradiaga Snaider Age: 24 Profession: waitress Date: 09/08/09 sort by this date: 09/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot three times. Her body was found one kilometer from Colonia Lomas de Toncontin. The victim worked in a restaurant; she had an appointment with some friends. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo, 10/08/09 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: La George (Jorge Eliecer Burbano) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 16/08/09 sort by this date: 16/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: Bogota Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: La Prensa Escrita 12/09/2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Kanan al Muthia Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 25/08/09 sort by this date: 25/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: Setapak Malaysia Place: Setapak Region: Asia Country: Malaysia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Malay Mail 27.08.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Tylia Mack Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 26/08/09 sort by this date: 26/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: Washington D.C. USA Place: Washington D.C. Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Tyla and another transgender person were stabbed and brought to hospital. Tylia died in the hospital, the other one was expected to recover. The police investigated the crime as a possible hate crime. The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: Examiner, 01.09.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Paulina Ibarra Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 28/08/09 sort by this date: 28/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: Hollywood USA Place: Hollywood Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The suspected murderer was a homeless person who was known to frequent transgender sex workers. Sources: TvT project: ABC 7, 07.09.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: August, 2009 sort by this date: 30/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: Algiers Algeria Place: Algiers Region: Africa Country: Algeria Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a young trans woman who had a degree from the Algiers University, but was abandoned by her family and worked as a sex worker. She was attacked at night in the street by a group of strangers who beat her up severely. She was brought to hospital, where she died shortly after. The crime happened in the first two weeks of August. Sources: TvT project: www.bekhsoos.com/web/2009/09/algerian-transsexual-woman-murdered/ 07.09.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Michelle Torres (Milton) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 30/08/09 sort by this date: 30/08/09 Month: August, 2009 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Michelle was with two other trans sex workers talking with a client when they were approached by a man in a car who threatened them to leave. When Michelle replied, he took out a weapon and shot her in the head. Sources: TvT project: Red Lesbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report Asesinatos en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Carol de Souza Age: 17 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/09/09 sort by this date: 13/09/09 Month: September, 2009 Location data: Caratinga, MG Brazil Place: Caratinga, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Carol was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: TV Super Canal Caratinga & Blog William Chaves, 15.09.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Samara da Silva Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 17/09/09 sort by this date: 17/09/09 Month: September, 2009 Location data: Jundiai, SP Brazil Place: Jundiai, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: motel Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim was found 'tattooed' with a piece of glass of a beer bottle. The suspect told the police that he thought the victim was a woman and killed her when realizing she was a trans person. Sources: TvT project: Jornal de Itupeva, 20.09.2009, Agência Anhangüera de Notícias, 23.09.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Fernanda Salome Miranda Mata (Jorge Samuel) Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 20/09/09 sort by this date: 20/09/09 Month: September, 2009 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: El Tiempo, 21.09.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Sayda Reynieri (Carlos) Reinieris Salome Age: 33 Profession: not reported Date: 20/09/09 sort by this date: 20/09/09 Month: September, 2009 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: El Tiempo, 21.09.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Rusbel Antonio) Torres Jesus Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 21/09/09 sort by this date: 21/09/09 Month: September, 2009 Location data: Chimbote Peru Place: Chimbote Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: own shop Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a liquor seller. She was attacked in her own shop by four persons who beat her and shot her when she tried to escape. Sources: TvT project: El Comercio 22.09.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Kristina Lucaj Age: 38 Profession: sex worker Date: 03/10/09 sort by this date: 03/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Tirana Albania Place: Tirana Region: Europe Country: Albania Location: abandoned building Cause: stabbed Remarks: Kristina was stabbed in the neck in an abandoned building and died en route to Tiranas hospital due to blood loss. Kristina had previously been arrested for prostitution. Sources: TvT project: Balkan Insight 04.10.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Linsia C.C. Age: 40 Profession: sex worker Date: 05/10/09 sort by this date: 05/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Burgos Spain Place: Burgos Region: Europe Country: Spain Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Linsia was a sex worker and migrant of Colombian descent. She was killed on 4 or 5 October. Sources: TvT project: El Mundo, 08.09.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 06/10/09 sort by this date: 06/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Havana Cuba Place: Havana Region: Central and South America Country: Cuba Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victims body showed three stabs, two in the breast and one in the back. Sources: TvT project: Janjaque, Fundación Cubana LGTB, 14.09.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Marion Lanza Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 09/10/09 sort by this date: 09/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The crime was denounced by the Association LGTTBI Arcoiris. Sources: TvT project: Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report “Asesinatos en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras”, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Monserrat (Elder Noe) Maradiaga Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 10/10/09 sort by this date: 10/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: street Cause: run-over by car Remarks: Monserrat was an activist of the Travesty, Transgender and Transsexual Group of San Pedro Sula (Colectivo TTT). She was on the sidewalk with two other persons. A car came by with high velocity and run over her, she died instantly. The other two persons survived. Sources: TvT project: Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Feministas en Resistencia, Report “Asesinatos en el marco del golpe de estado de la comunidad LGTTBI Honduras”, IndyMedia Argentina, 07.11.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Romulo Emilio) de Freitas Age: 18 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/10/09 sort by this date: 13/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Londrina, SP Brazil Place: Londrina, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and attacked by three men at night and shot three times by one of them. Sources: TvT project: Jornal de Londrina, 13.10.09 year: 2009 |
Name: Carolina (Edwards Jose) Gonzalez Age: 37 Profession: hairdresser Date: 13/10/09 sort by this date: 13/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Maracaibo Venezuela Place: Maracaibo Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Carolina was a hairdresser. Some men that were not identified yet shot Carolina as she returned from a funeral and fled the scene. Sources: TvT project: Diario La Verdad, 15.10.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Andrea Waddell Age: 29 Profession: sex worker Date: 15/10/09 sort by this date: 15/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Brighton UK Place: Brighton Region: Europe Country: UK Location: own apartment Cause: strangled Remarks: Andrea was strangled before her flat was set on fire. She sometimes worked as a sex worker, taking clients to her flat. Sources: TvT project: Daily Mail, 19.10.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Jose) Ribeiro Alves Neto Age: 40 Profession: public official Date: 16/10/09 sort by this date: 16/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Valparaiso, SP Brazil Place: Valparaiso, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim was a public official. Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia (www.ggb.org.br) year: 2009 |
Name: (Tamires) de Tal Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 19/10/09 sort by this date: 19/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Taguatinga Sul, DF Brazil Place: Taguatinga Sul, DF Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was part of a group of trans sex workers who were shot by two men at night. The suspects, two males in their twenties, were arrested by the police. Sources: TvT project: Correio Brasiliense, 19.10.09 year: 2009 |
Name: Meena (Hijra) Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 20/10/09 sort by this date: 20/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: New Delhi India Place: New Delhi Region: Asia Country: India Location: guruji's house Cause: throat-cut Remarks: Meena was killed together with Vimlesh, a Guruji, in Vimlesh's house by the driver and the body guard of the other victim and another man who stole her jewelry and car. The three suspects were later caught by the police. Both victims were found lying in a pool of blood. Sources: TvT project: Times of India, 21.10.2009, PTI News 04.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Vimlesh (Hijra) Age: 47 Profession: Guruji (leader of hijra community) Date: 20/10/09 sort by this date: 20/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: New Delhi India Place: New Delhi Region: Asia Country: India Location: own apartment Cause: throat-cut Remarks: Vimlesh was killed together with another hijra by her driver, her body guard and another man who stole her jewelry and car and were later arrested by the police. Both victims were found lying in a pool of blood. Sources: TvT project: Times of India, 21.10.2009, PTI News 04.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Kimberly (Marco Andres) Medina Andrade Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 21/10/09 sort by this date: 21/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Santiago de Chile Chile Place: Santiago de Chile Region: Central and South America Country: Chile Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Kimberly and another transsexual (Justo Hernandez Arriagada), sex workers, were attacked by a group of trans persons, named Team Mecano. Kimberly died in the attack, Arriagada was slightly injured. Jose Luis Salazar Almeyda, 18 years old, surrendered to police confessing to be the author of the crime. Sources: TvT project: La Nación, 22.10.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 24/10/09 sort by this date: 24/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Campinas, SP Brazil Place: Campinas, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: drive-in Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and went with a client into a drive-in and was stabbed there. She suffered severe injuries in the right arm, the breasts, the stomach and the hips. She was between 25 and 28 years old. Sources: TvT project: AthosGLS, 26.10.09 year: 2009 |
Name: (Juan Carlos) Zelaya Age: 32 Profession: seller Date: 24/10/09 sort by this date: 24/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was a seller. The victims body was found completely naked. Sources: TvT project: La Tribuna, 26.10.2009 and IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Katherine Noriega Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 25/10/09 sort by this date: 25/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Bogota Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Portal Participación Bogotá, Gobierno de Colombia 02.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Dee Green Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 26/10/09 sort by this date: 26/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Baltimore USA Place: Baltimore Region: North America Country: USA Location: street/hospital Cause: stabbed Remarks: Police found Dee lying unconscious and bleeding in the street. They took her to the hospital where she died a half hour later. The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: www.transgenderdor.org year: 2009 |
Name: Kenia Mayli Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 26/10/09 sort by this date: 26/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Guatemala City Guatemala Place: Guatemala City Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Kenias body showed signs of torture. Before being shot she was run over by a car. Sources: TvT project: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 29/10/09 sort by this date: 29/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: La Libertad El Salvador Place: La Libertad Region: Central and South America Country: El Salvador Location: corn field Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was between 20 and 30 years old. The crime was a double killing (of a trans person and of another woman). There is no evidence of the who committed the crime, but the area is controlled by a youth gang, the mara salvatrucha. Sources: TvT project: Source: “Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide” research project: elsalvador.com 30.10.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/10/09 sort by this date: 29/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Quezaltepque El Salvador Place: Quezaltepque Region: Central and South America Country: El Salvador Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim and another woman were murdered by a group of men who appeared to be gang members. Sources: TvT project: El Salvador, 30.10.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Ratni Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/10/09 sort by this date: 29/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Solan, Himachal, Pradesh, India Place: Solan Region: Asia Country: India Location: friend's apartment Cause: slit throat Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Thai Indian: 03.12.2011 year: 2009 |
Name: Deshraj Mahant Age: not reported Profession: Guru Date: 29/10/09 sort by this date: 29/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Solan, Himachal, Pradesh, India Place: Solan Region: Asia Country: India Location: own apartment Cause: slit throat Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Thai Indian: 03.12.2011 year: 2009 |
Name: Wanda Fox Age: not reported Profession: sex worker, activist Date: 30/10/09 sort by this date: 30/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Bogota Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Wanda was a sex worker and an activist of Fundación Procrear and Proyecto Zona Trans. She was shot by several individuals from a car. Sources: TvT project: Fundación Procrear 29/10/2009 and Portal Participación Bogotá, Gobierno de Colombia 02.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Xiao Sichuan Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: October, 2009 sort by this date: 31/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Kunming China Place: Kunming Region: Asia Country: China Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Xiao Sichuan was a sex worker and killed by a client. Sources: TvT partner organisation: Trans China year: 2009 |
Name: Jessica Andreina Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 31/10/09 sort by this date: 31/10/09 Month: October, 2009 Location data: Puerto Barrios Nicaragua Place: Puerto Barrios Region: Central and South America Country: Nicaragua Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Jessica's body was found by other trans persons. Sources: TvT project: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt year: 2009 |
Name: Lam Larissa (Rigoberto Wilson Carrasco) Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 01/11/09 sort by this date: 01/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: El Zamorano, Francisco Morazan Honduras Place: El Zamorano, Francisco Morazan Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Various men attacked the victim. Sources: TvT project: Tiempo 02/11/2009, IGLHRC, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Sabrina Garcia Cajas Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 02/11/09 sort by this date: 02/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Guatemala City Guatemala Place: Guatemala City Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: Sabrina was a member of OTRANS, Reinas de la Noche. She was brutally stoned. Sources: TvT project: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt year: 2009 |
Name: (Luis Sosa) Age: 57 Profession: not reported Date: 03/11/09 sort by this date: 03/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Montevideo Uruguay Place: Montevideo Region: Central and South America Country: Uruguay Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot in the head and thorax. Sources: TvT project: La Republica, 06.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Aglailson Rodrigues Ferreira) Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 04/11/09 sort by this date: 04/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Fortaleza, CE Brazil Place: Fortaleza, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: burned Remarks: The victim was tied, gagged and burned. The victim had received threats before the killing. Sources: TvT project: Diario do Nordeste 15.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Destiny Lauren Age: 29 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/11/09 sort by this date: 10/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Leighton UK Place: Leighton Region: Europe Country: UK Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Destiny was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Islington Gazette 12.10.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 11/11/09 sort by this date: 11/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Londrina, SP Brazil Place: Londrina, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: burned Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia: www.ggb.org.br year: 2009 |
Name: (Jorge Steven) López Mercado Age: 19 Profession: sex worker Date: 12/11/09 sort by this date: 12/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Caguas Puerto Rico Place: Caguas Region: Central and South America Country: Puerto Rico Location: Cause: throat-cut Remarks: The victim worked as a sex worker. The confessed murderer, 26 years old, was unable to pay the bail of $4 million and was imprisoned. He murdered the victim after noticing that she was a trans person. The Justice Department, along with representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Puerto Rico Legal University Hospital, has declared its intention to treat the murder as a hate crime. Sources: TvT project: El Vocero, 18/11/2009 and 24/11/2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Brenda Age: 32 Profession: sex worker Date: 20/11/09 sort by this date: 20/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Rome Italy Place: Rome Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: own apartment Cause: asphyxiation Remarks: Brenda was a sex worker of Brazilian descent and a witness to a 'political sex scandal'. Her apartment was set on fire. The police are investigating murder. Sources: TvT project: Telegraph 20.11.2009, Netzeitung 21.11.2009 and www.republica.it year: 2009 |
Name: (Marconi William) Pereira Age: 27 Profession: TV presenter Date: 21/11/09 sort by this date: 21/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Itabira, MG Brazil Place: Itabira, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a TV presenter. Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009) year: 2009 |
Name: (Wanchai) Tongwijit Age: 35 Profession: employee Date: 21/11/09 sort by this date: 21/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Tambon Wichit, Phuket City Thailand Place: Tambon Wichit, Phuket City Region: Asia Country: Thailand Location: hotel Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a restaurant employee and was allegedly shot by 22 year-old Phichai Lakkor in a short-time hotel. The suspected murderer was caught because he stole her mobile phone. Sources: TvT project: Phuket Gazette, 23.11.2009 and 26.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Namanda Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/11/09 sort by this date: 22/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Goiana, PE Brazil Place: Goiana, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009) year: 2009 |
Name: (Grazivaldo) Martins Age: 47 Profession: sex worker Date: 23/11/09 sort by this date: 23/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: hanged Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009) year: 2009 |
Name: Roberta (Goncalver) Siqueira Herbert Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/11/09 sort by this date: 24/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: via Ribes, Centocelle, Rome, Italy Place: Rome Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was of Brazilian descent. The perpetrator, a 22year old Italian man confessed the crime and stated that he acted in self-defense. Sources: TvT project: Il Mattino, 30.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Kelly (Alejandro) Correa Pichardo Age: 24 Profession: sex worker, student, activist Date: 25/11/09 sort by this date: 25/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Place: Santo Domingo Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: motorbike Cause: shot Remarks: Kelly was a medical student and the founder of the trans group Trans Siempre Amigas (Transsa). Kelly worked as sex worker. She was on a motorbike with another person, who was also injured. They were shot by several men, also on a motorbike. Sources: TvT project: El Nacional, 26.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Emanuele Fosquerau de Oliveira Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 25/11/09 sort by this date: 25/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Campo Grande, MS Brazil Place: Campo Grande, MS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Emanuele was a sex worker and was shot at night by three 16 year-olds and died in hospital. Sources: TvT project: Parana Online 26.11.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Rui Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 25/11/09 sort by this date: 25/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Campo Grande, MS Brazil Place: Campo Grande, MS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The police suspect a crime of passion. Sources: TvT project: Campo Grande News 25.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: La Lola (Francisco Javier) Mena Aguilar Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 29/11/09 sort by this date: 29/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Rivas Nicaragua Place: Rivas Region: Central and South America Country: Nicaragua Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: La Lola was stabbed in the back in the 'red light district' of Rivas. She was brought to hospital, were she died in the surgery room due to an internal haemorrhage. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, 01.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: October/November, 2009 sort by this date: 30/11/09 Month: October/November, 2009 Location data: Londrina, SP Brazil Place: Londrina, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was killed between 26 October and 3 November 2009. Sources: TvT project: Jornal de Londrina, 10.10.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: November, 2009 sort by this date: 30/11/09 Month: November, 2009 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The killing became known through employees of a morgue, who referred to a dead person as "mona tetona". Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2009 |
Name: Giovanna Fernandes Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 01/12/09 sort by this date: 01/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Rome Italy Place: Rome Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Giovana is assumed to have been killed between 1 and 15 December. The body of Giovana, who was of Brazilian descent, was found inside a garbage bag in a state of advanced decomposition, along with a jacket, a pair of black sandals and a ring. Sources: TvT project: Noticias Terra 29.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 01/12/09 sort by this date: 01/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Guayaquil Ecuador Place: Guayaquil Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was killed in the own house between 30 November and 6 December 2009. Sources: TvT project: El Comercio, 07.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Debora da Costa Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 02/12/09 sort by this date: 02/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Recife, PE Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The murderer shot the victim six times and fled in a van. Debora had received threats for non-payment of debts. Sources: TvT project: JC Online 03.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Yuli (Julio Cesar Almonia Anchica) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 05/12/09 sort by this date: 05/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Yuli was killed with various stabs. Her body was found in the barrio Camilo Torres de Cali. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2009 |
Name: Filhinha Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 08/12/09 sort by this date: 08/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Uberaba, MG Brazil Place: Uberaba, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Filinha was a sex worker. Sources: TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2009) year: 2009 |
Name: Mariah Malina Qualls Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 09/12/09 sort by this date: 09/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: 402 Broadway, San Francisco USA Place: 402 Broadway, San Francisco Region: North America Country: USA Location: hotel Cause: beaten Remarks: Mariah was found dead in a residential hotel. Sources: TvT project: Bay Area Reporter 17.12.2009 and KTVU 19.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Sabrina Drummond Age: 43 Profession: social worker, activist Date: 12/12/09 sort by this date: 12/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Sao Luis, MA Brazil Place: Sao Luis, MA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sabrina was president of the Travesti andTransexual Association of Maranhao (Atrama) and an outreach social worker for trans sex workers, distributing condoms and information material about AIDS/HIV and STDs. The perpetrator is suspected to be a 'serial killer' who has murdered two other trans persons. Sources: TvT project: Jornal Pequeno 14.12.2009 & Athos GLS 15.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Estrella (Jose Angel) Venegas Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 13/12/09 sort by this date: 13/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Mexicali, Baja California Mexico Place: Mexicali, Baja California Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: TDOR website (www.transgenderdor.org) year: 2009 |
Name: (Luis Arturo) Murillo Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 15/12/09 sort by this date: 15/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: dismembered Remarks: The body was found dismembered with severed genitals, in a white-and-pink sack on the road between Puerto Cortes and San Pedro Sula. The head was not found. The police surmise that the victim was a trans person because her fingernails were painted pink. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, 15.12.2009, La Tribuna, 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Talia Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 15/12/09 sort by this date: 15/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Belem Brazil Place: Belem Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009) year: 2009 |
Name: (Euzenilson Paulino) Carneiro da Silva Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 16/12/09 sort by this date: 16/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Recife, PE Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot to death, along with her mother, by two hooded men on a motorbike. Two friends of the victim were also shot but survived. The police suspect that the homicides are linked to drug trafficking. Sources: TvT project: Diario do Nordeste 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Jose) dos Santos Bispo Age: 43 Profession: religious leader (pai de santo) Date: 16/12/09 sort by this date: 16/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Tancredo Neves Brazil Place: Tancredo Neves Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a religious leader. Sources: TvT project: A Tarde Online 17.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Renata Pinheiro de Souza Age: 37 Profession: not reported Date: 20/12/09 sort by this date: 20/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Brasilia, DF Brazil Place: Brasilia, DF Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Victim was found stripped naked. The victims head was smashed with a piece of a broken toilet. Sources: TvT project: Clica Brasilia 20.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Fernanda Age: 36 Profession: not reported Date: 23/12/09 sort by this date: 23/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Maceio, AL Brazil Place: Maceio, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The perpetrator fled on a scooter. Sources: TvT project: Correio do Povo 23.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: N.N. Age: 17 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/12/09 sort by this date: 24/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Niteroi, RJ Brazil Place: Niteroi, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and was executed by two young men on a motorbike after leaving a sex workers hotel. Sources: TvT project: O Sao Goncalo 24.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Jo de Souza Bevenites Age: 48 Profession: not reported Date: 29/12/09 sort by this date: 29/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Foz do Iguacu, PR Brazil Place: Foz do Iguacu, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed by a man on a motorbike near a bus station. Sources: TvT project: O Globo 31.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Tania Santos Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: December, 2009 sort by this date: 31/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Maceio, AL Brazil Place: Maceio, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2009 |
Name: (Jose Javier) Quiroz Terrazas Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: December, 2009 sort by this date: 31/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Delicias Mexico Place: Delicias Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Four hooded men in a van approached the victim and another person, forcing them to give their valuables. The victim ran away and was shot down. The police found the body in a dress. Sources: TvT project: El Sol de Parral, 20.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: (Aries) Alcantara Age: 28 Profession: hairdresser Date: December, 2009 sort by this date: 31/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Obando, Bulacan Philippines Place: Obando, Bulacan Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a hairdresser. She was stabbed in front of a restaurant. Sources: TvT partner organization STRAP year: 2009 |
Name: (Luiz) da Silva Age: 47 Profession: not reported Date: December, 2009 sort by this date: 31/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Cuiaba, MT Brazil Place: Cuiaba, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT project: 24 Horas News 31.12.2009 year: 2009 |
Name: Wong Age: 64 Profession: not reported Date: 31/12/09 sort by this date: 31/12/09 Month: December, 2009 Location data: Johor Baharu Malaysia Place: Johor Baharu Region: Asia Country: Malaysia Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was killed in his own apartment and robbed. There were no signs of forced entry. Sources: TvT project: New Strait Times and and Bernama Malaysian News Agency 01.01.2010 year: 2009 |
Name: Kim Age: 24 Profession: hostess Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Gyeongsan City Republic of Korea Place: Gyeongsan City Region: Asia Country: Republic of Korea Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Kim worked as a hostess. The court sentenced the perpetrator for murder related to robbery Sources: TvT partner organisations STRAP (Philippenes) and Jirung-e (R.O. Korea) year: 2010 |
Name: Dayanna (Marco Antonio Mera Quinayas) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Dayanna was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: not reported Azerbaijan Place: not reported Region: Asia Country: Azerbaijan Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT questionnaire research year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: not reported Azerbaijan Place: not reported Region: Asia Country: Azerbaijan Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT questionnaire research year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija Bolivia Place: Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was severely beaten with heavy objects until she lost her left eyeball. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija Bolivia Place: Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Santa Cruz Bolivia Place: Santa Cruz Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was a young travesti. She disappeared without leaving notice. Several days later, a stranger entered in contact with her family, asking for a ransom, but reportedly did not insist on this request. Two months later, the victims body was found in a local creek in a state of decomposition. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Trinidad, Beni Bolivia Place: Trinidad, Beni Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: own apartment Cause: suffocated Remarks: Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija Bolivia Place: Yacubia, Gran Chaco, Tarija Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: Cause: suffocated Remarks: The victim was tortured and a broomstick was inserted into her rectum. She was then strangled to death. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Dalian China Place: Dalian Region: Asia Country: China Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Trans China year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2010 sort by this date: 01/01/10 Month: 2010 Location data: Dalian China Place: Dalian Region: Asia Country: China Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Trans China year: 2010 |
Name: (Toninho) Age: 27 Profession: sex worker Date: 02/01/10 sort by this date: 02/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Campo Largo, PR Brazil Place: Campo Largo, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. It is suspected that she was killed by a client, who tried to suffocate her with a plastic bag before beating her to death. Sources: TvT project: Parana Online, 04.01.2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 02/01/10 sort by this date: 02/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Naples, Italy Italy Place: Naples, Italy Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was found near a market place and was beaten before she was killed. Sources: TvT project: La Repubblica, 03.01.2009 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 04/01/10 sort by this date: 04/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Rodel Soriaga Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 40185 sort by this date: 07/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Hamtic, Philippines Place: Hamtic Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: shoreline Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) year: 2010 |
Name: (Jose Luis) Conde Age: 39 Profession: lawyer Date: 09/01/10 sort by this date: 09/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Rosario Argentina Place: Rosario Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a lawyer of the Federal Administration (Administracion Federal de Ingresos Publicos). Sources: TvT project: Diario Ciudadana 10.01.2010 and Los Andes Online, 11.01.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Tina Age: 37 Profession: not reported Date: 16/01/10 sort by this date: 16/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Kakori, India Place: Kakori Region: Asia Country: India Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Express News Service 17.01.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Myra Chanel Ical Age: 51 Profession: not reported Date: 18/01/10 sort by this date: 18/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Houston, Texas USA Place: Houston, Texas Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Popmatters (Online Magazine), March 18, 2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Ingrid Huayaba Gonzales Age: 23 Profession: sex worker Date: 23/01/10 sort by this date: 23/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Lima Peru Place: Lima Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: Cause: thrown out of window Remarks: Ingrid was a sex worker. She was pushed out of a window and fell down from the second floor. Sources: TvT project: Vida de travestis (Web-Blog), 23.01.2010 and 04.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Fernando) Vasquez Roque Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 26/01/10 sort by this date: 26/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Lima Peru Place: Lima Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was tortured. Sources: TvT project: La Republica, 27.01.2010 and Vida de travestis 27.01.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Lacraia Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 26/01/10 sort by this date: 26/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Lacraia was homeless. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Brigitte Age: not reported Profession: student, activist Date: 28/01/10 sort by this date: 28/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Caracas Venezuela Place: Caracas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Brigitte was a student at Bolivar University, Caracas, and a trans activist of Alianza Lambda de Venezuela. Sources: TvT project: Trans Memorial (TDOR Website), 02.02.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 29/01/10 sort by this date: 29/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Belem, PA Brazil Place: Belem, PA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/01/10 sort by this date: 29/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Ariquemes, RO Brazil Place: Ariquemes, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Nadia Malik (khusra) Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: January, 2010 sort by this date: 31/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Rawalpindi Pakistan Place: Rawalpindi Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: street Cause: run-over by car Remarks: The victim was stabbed repeatedly and then run over by a car. Sources: TvT project: News Vine, 07.02.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2010 sort by this date: 31/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Medellin Colombia Place: Medellin Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: river Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim's body was found in the Medellin river, near the border with the municipality of Bello. Sources: TvT project: Unidad Permanente para los Derechos Humanos, Medellin, human rights organization, report from 10.12.20 10 year: 2010 |
Name: (Josue) Arredondo Garcia Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 31/01/10 sort by this date: 31/01/10 Month: January, 2010 Location data: Zacapu, Michoacan de Ocampo Mexico Place: Zacapu, Michoacan de Ocampo Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Quadratin, 31.01.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Marcela Esteve Age: 47 Profession: not reported Date: 02/02/10 sort by this date: 02/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Tandil Argentina Place: Tandil Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: hospital Cause: stabbed Remarks: Marcela was stabbed in January, and died in the hospital after 20 days. Later, 31 year-old Gocella Paul Sebastian was arrested. Sources: TvT project: AG Magazine, 03.02.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Derya Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 08/02/10 sort by this date: 08/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Antalya Turkey Place: Antalya Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara year: 2010 |
Name: (Felipe) Torrealba Castillo Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 16/02/10 sort by this date: 16/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Barquisimeto Venezuela Place: Barquisimeto Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Diario El Impulso, 17.02.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Mauricio) da Silva Correia Age: 40 Profession: not reported Date: 16/02/10 sort by this date: 16/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Sao Luis, MA Brazil Place: Sao Luis, MA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed 27 times. The police declared that the perpetrator was a psychopath. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Aycan Fevzi Yener Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 17/02/10 sort by this date: 17/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Fatih, Istanbul Turkey Place: Fatih, Istanbul Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was found dead in her own apartment with the wounds of 17 knife stabs. She was at home with a friend who was also attacked but was able to escape and was brought to hospital severely wounded. Neighbours reported to have seen three neighbours fleeing the apartment. Sources: TvT project: Haber Ayna, 19.02.2010 & LGBTT Istanbul; Radikal, online portal, 17.02.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Tonha (Adelino) Moura Rufino Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 19/02/10 sort by this date: 19/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Vitoria de Santo Antao, PE Brazil Place: Vitoria de Santo Antao, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Sandra (Sandro Fernandes) Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 21/02/10 sort by this date: 21/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Dourados, MS Brazil Place: Dourados, MS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to the police, the victim was a sex worker and was shot down by an adolescent on a bicycle while working on the street. Sources: TvT project: Agora MS, 23.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Italo) Bargosa Gonzaga Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 22/02/10 sort by this date: 22/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: (Jose Maria de Campos) Age: 48 Profession: not reported Date: 22/02/10 sort by this date: 22/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Uberaba, MG Brazil Place: Uberaba, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Princesa (Vinicius Freitas Vieira) Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 25/02/10 sort by this date: 25/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Via Estrutural, DF Brazil Place: Via Estrutural, DF Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed to death with a machete. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Faith Iman Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 25/02/10 sort by this date: 25/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Kansas City USA Place: Kansas City Region: North America Country: USA Location: home Cause: stabbed, burned Remarks: Faith was stabbed several times, then burned inside her home. The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: TDOR website (www.transgenderdor.org) year: 2010 |
Name: Paola Uc Dzib Age: 23 Profession: waitress Date: 27/02/10 sort by this date: 27/02/10 Month: February, 2010 Location data: Tizimin Mexico Place: Tizimin Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a waitress. Sources: TvT project: Sipse, 28.02.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Edmilson Jose) dos Santos Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/03/10 sort by this date: 01/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Maringa, PR Brazil Place: Maringa, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Gazeta do Povo, 02.03.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Adelcio) Silveira Lima Polaca Age: 36 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/03/10 sort by this date: 01/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Maringa, PR Brazil Place: Maringa, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Gazeta do Povo, 02.03.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Kelly Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 05/03/10 sort by this date: 05/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Serra, ES Brazil Place: Serra, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Kelly was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: (Tiago) da Silva Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 06/03/10 sort by this date: 06/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Santa Luzia, MG Brazil Place: Santa Luzia, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Rubicel Torres Rodriguez Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 07/03/10 sort by this date: 07/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Chilpancingo Mexico Place: Chilpancingo Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Agora Guerrero 07.03.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Crislaine (Jose) Marques Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 18/03/10 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Guarabira, PB Brazil Place: Guarabira, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January 1st to March 18th 2010 sort by this date: 18/03/10 Month: January 1st to March 18th 2010 Location data: not reported Guatemala Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: 13 cases without names and further details being reported. Sources: TvT project: Equipo de Corresponsales Clave en VIH/SIDA de America Latina, 18.03.2010 and Aidsailliance.org, 06.04.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 20/03/10 sort by this date: 20/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Venda Nova, Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil Place: Venda Nova, Belo Horizonte, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Debora Contreras Ponce Age: 19 Profession: sex worker Date: 25/03/10 sort by this date: 25/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Debora was a sex worker. She was shot 15 times. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa 25.03.2010 and Vos El Soberano, 26.03.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Curi Huansi Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 25/03/10 sort by this date: 25/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Parma Italy Place: Parma Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Curi was Argentinean and her body was found naked and in a supine position. Sources: TvT project: Gazzetta di Reggio, 26.03.2010 and Vida de travestis 28.03.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Veronica (Rodrigo) Ferreira Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 27/03/10 sort by this date: 27/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Viana, ES Brazil Place: Viana, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: According to the police, the assassins were very cruel and reloaded the gun to shoot several times, although the Veronica, lying on the ground, was already dead. Sources: TvT project: TV Canal 17, 27.03.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Amanda (Edelbuerto) Gonzalez-Andujar Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 27/03/10 sort by this date: 27/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: New York City USA Place: New York City Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Photographs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person of color. Sources: TvT project: AP reports, NY Times & NY Daily News year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 27/03/10 sort by this date: 27/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Mexico City Mexico Place: Mexico City Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was raped anally with an unknown object and then beaten to death. She was found naked, wearing only a bra. Sources: TvT project: En la Mira, 28.03.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Leona (Leonardo) Fernandes Age: 19 Profession: sex worker Date: 28/03/10 sort by this date: 28/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Viana, ES Brazil Place: Viana, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Leona was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Monchi de Jesus Crisostomo de Leon Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 30/03/10 sort by this date: 30/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Place: Santo Domingo Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: hotel room Cause: strangled Remarks: Monchi was a sex worker and was strangled in a hotel room. The suspected perpetrator, a 24 year-old client of the sex worker, explained that he killed her in a fight that started after he realized that 'she wasn't a woman'. Sources: TvT project: Noticias Telemicros 30.03.2010 & El Nuevo dia, 12.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: March, 2010 sort by this date: 31/03/10 Month: March, 2010 Location data: Jakarta area Indonesia Place: Jakarta area Region: Asia Country: Indonesia Location: river Cause: dismembered Remarks: The Police of Jakarta found a mutilated and dismembered torso of a trans person in the Kalimalang river in East Jakarta and Bekasi. Sources: TvT project: The Jakarta Post, 05.04.2010 and 06.04.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: China Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/04/10 sort by this date: 01/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Cuenca Ecuador Place: Cuenca Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: China was a sex worker. There are two hypotheses: the victim was murdered or it was a suicide. Sources: TvT project: Noticias al dia, 03.04.2010 & El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 04.04.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Toni (Tony) Alston Age: 44 Profession: not reported Date: 03/04/10 sort by this date: 03/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Charlotte, NC USA Place: Charlotte, NC Region: North America Country: USA Location: in front of own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Toni was shot in front of her home. Photographs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person of color. Sources: TvT project: Charlotte Observer,14.04.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Jazmin Alexandra Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 08/04/10 sort by this date: 08/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Palmira Colombia Place: Palmira Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: hairdresser's shop Cause: shot Remarks: Jazmin was shot to death in a hairdressers shop in the barrio La Colombina. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 09/04/10 sort by this date: 09/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Joao Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Joao Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim's body was found with her mouth gagged with her own panties. An activist of Associcao de Travesti da Paraiba (ASTRAPA) declared that there were clear signs that the crime is motivated by homophobia. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Pitanga Malta da Silva Age: 39 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/04/10 sort by this date: 10/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Porto Alegre, RS Brazil Place: Porto Alegre, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Pitanga was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Michelle Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 11/04/10 sort by this date: 11/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Sao Jose dos Pinhais, PR Brazil Place: Sao Jose dos Pinhais, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Michelle was attacked by three men and shot to death. Sources: TvT project: Revista Ladoa, 12.04.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Baiana (Angelo) da Costa Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 13/04/10 sort by this date: 13/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil Place: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio year: 2010 |
Name: Dandara Age: 40 Profession: not reported Date: 20/04/10 sort by this date: 20/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Itaborai, RJ Brazil Place: Itaborai, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Dandara was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio year: 2010 |
Name: (Adalberto) Alberto de Morais Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 21/04/10 sort by this date: 21/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Tocantins Brazil Place: Tocantins Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Noticias Terra, 21.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Cleidinaldo) Silva do Nascimento Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 22/04/10 sort by this date: 22/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Brumado, MG Brazil Place: Brumado, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Cabuloso, 04.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Pirasak) Pongchoo Age: 43 Profession: not reported Date: 22/04/10 sort by this date: 22/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Wichit Songkram Road Soi 1, Phuket, Thailand Place: Phuket Region: Asia Country: Thailand Location: Cause: slit throat Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Phuket Gazette 27.04.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Ramona Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/04/10 sort by this date: 22/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Nova Iguacu, RJ Brazil Place: Nova Iguacu, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio year: 2010 |
Name: Mahsa Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 25/04/10 sort by this date: 25/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Shariati Street, Tehran, Iran Place: Tehran Region: Asia Country: Iran Location: own apartment Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim was killed by her two brothers who mentioned the reason for the killing as "opposing her immorality". Their father forgave his two sons for the murder. One brother was sentenced to 8 years in prison, with five years suspended jail time and the other for three with two years suspended jail time. Sources: TvT project: Gay Middle East, 12.09.2010 (reported from FarsNews) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 25/04/10 sort by this date: 25/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Guatemala City Guatemala Place: Guatemala City Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Prensa Libre, 25.04.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 25/04/10 sort by this date: 25/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Rua Teodoro Sampaio, Brumado, BA Brazil Place: Rua Teodoro Sampaio, Brumado, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot at point blank in the heart area. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Azra (Mustafa Has) Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 27/04/10 sort by this date: 27/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Konak, Izmir Turkey Place: Konak, Izmir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: car Cause: shot Remarks: Azra was shot at 5:30 am in her own car. She was found half naked. Azra was a founding member of the queer organization Siyah Pempe Ucgen. According to other members of the organization, a man had tried to take other trans women to lonely places who had however refused. Sources: TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara; Haberciniz, online portal, 27.04.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Ashley Santiago Ocasio Age: 31 Profession: owner of beauty salon Date: April, 2010 sort by this date: 30/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Corozal Puerto Rico Place: Corozal Region: Central and South America Country: Puerto Rico Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Ashley was a beauty salon owner. A news agency commented: Activists press authorities to probe the slaying as a possible hate crime. The grisly scene at Santiago's home raised suspicion that she may have been targeted because of her gender identity. The case has grabbed headlines and renewed complaints that Puerto Rico has never invoked a 2002 hate crime law covering crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Sources: TvT project: Associated Press (news agency), 25.04.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Renata Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 30/04/10 sort by this date: 30/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil Place: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio year: 2010 |
Name: Selene Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: April, 2010 sort by this date: 30/04/10 Month: April, 2010 Location data: Valle del Cauca Colombia Place: Valle del Cauca Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The killing is reported to have occurred between April and May 2010, although the facts have not yet been confirmed. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: Yara/Kelly Age: 19 Profession: merchant Date: 01/05/10 sort by this date: 01/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a merchant. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Monica (Thiago) de Jesus Carvalho Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/05/10 sort by this date: 01/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Stella Maris, BA Brazil Place: Stella Maris, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Monica was a sex worker and was found shot in a garbage container. Three hours before, she had been seen entering a client's car. According to friends of the victim, Monica had received death threats through an online social network by a man who had killed another trans person. Sources: TvT project: A tarde online, 01.05.2010; Correio (Bahia) online portal, 1.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Claudia Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 01/05/10 sort by this date: 01/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Bairro Promorar, Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Bairro Promorar, Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Claudia was shot by a gang of drug dealers. Sources: TvT project: 180 graus online portal 01.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Sheila Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 05/05/10 sort by this date: 05/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Nova Iguacu, RJ Brazil Place: Nova Iguacu, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sheila was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organisation: ASTRA Rio; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Dana A. (Chanel) Larkin Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 07/05/10 sort by this date: 07/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Dana was a sex worker of colour who according to Milwaukee prosecutors was shot dead after telling an interested client that she is not a woman. Andrew Olacirequi, the alleged perpetrator, was arrested after returning to the crime scene to find his lost cell phone. Sources: TvT project: Edge Boston, 20.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Tigresa Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 08/05/10 sort by this date: 08/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Feira de Santana, BA Brazil Place: Feira de Santana, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Tigresa was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project. Correiro 24 horas online portal, 08.05.2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Ingrid Lizeth Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 08/05/10 sort by this date: 08/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Bogota Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Ingrid was a sex worker and stabbed to death by a man who had been intimate with her shortly before. Police say it was a passion crime. Sources: TvT project: Informativo Patio Bonita Al Dia, 13.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/05/10 sort by this date: 10/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Porto Velho, RO Brazil Place: Porto Velho, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Luan Santos Xavier Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 11/05/10 sort by this date: 11/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Porto Velho, RO Brazil Place: Porto Velho, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Rondonia Agora, 12.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Berenice (Marco) Gutierrez Ramos Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 11/05/10 sort by this date: 11/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Quintana Roo Mexico Place: Quintana Roo Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: dismembered Remarks: The victim was tortured before being killed. There were indicators that the crime was committed by a Mexican drug mafia cartel as a warning. Sources: TvT project: Chetu Mail, 11.05.2010; TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Michelle (Luis Alejandro) Silva Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 13/05/10 sort by this date: 13/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Maracaibo Venezuela Place: Maracaibo Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Michelle was shot by a man driving by in a car. Sources: TvT project: La Verdad, 14.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 14/05/10 sort by this date: 14/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: San Cristobal Dominican Republic Place: San Cristobal Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: Cause: shot Remarks: There were signs that the victim was sexually violated before being executed with three shots. Sources: TvT project: El Nuevo Diario, 15.05.2010 and El Nacional 15.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Ice (Channarong) Sonnuam Age: 21 Profession: performer Date: 16/05/10 sort by this date: 16/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Chaweng Thailand Place: Chaweng Region: Asia Country: Thailand Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Ice, a performer, was raped and then beaten to death with a broken piece of concrete. The perpetrator, a young Thai man named Somchok Chungchiaw, was arrested due to evidence gained by an IP camera near the crime scene. He confessed the murder. According to the police, he explained that he had been angry after his wife left him and wanted to do something extreme. Sources: TvT project: The Samui Gazette, 16.07.2010 and Thai Page Online, 14.06.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: merchant Date: 16/05/10 sort by this date: 16/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Feira de Santana, BA Brazil Place: Feira de Santana, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was a merchant. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: (Cesar Henrique) Vendrame Age: 32 Profession: sex worker Date: 17/05/10 sort by this date: 17/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Resende, RJ Brazil Place: Resende, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street (hospital) Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and died in hospital after having been severely beaten. According to witnesses, a man had approached Cesar when he was on the street for work. After a conversation, a fight started and the man beat up the victim and then left the scene. Sources: TvT project: ASTRA Rio (TvT partner organisation); Diario do Vale, 18.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 20/05/10 sort by this date: 20/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Varzea Grande, MT Brazil Place: Varzea Grande, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Taira (Jose D B) dos Santos Junior Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 23/05/10 sort by this date: 23/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil Place: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: beaten Remarks: According to an experts' report, Taira died as a result of a severe blow on her had after a fight. The victim was then burned. The 27 year-old Leonardo Loeser de Oliveira, a student of law and Jiu-Jitsu fighter was identified as the suspect and arrested. He was said to have been under the influence of crack. The responsible police officer discarded homophobia as a motive, as Oliveira was said to had had sexual relations with men and travestis before. Sources: TvT project. ASTRA Rio & O Globo, 23.05.2010; Extra Online, 25.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Manuel) Gomez Mendoza Age: 19 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/05/10 sort by this date: 24/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Miguel Hidalgo Mexico Place: Miguel Hidalgo Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: car Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and beaten to death while in a car with her clients. Another trans sex worker survived the attack and could escape. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, 24.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Angie Gonzalez Oquendo Age: 38 Profession: not reported Date: 24/05/10 sort by this date: 24/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Caguas Puerto Rico Place: Caguas Region: Central and South America Country: Puerto Rico Location: own apartment Cause: strangled Remarks: The homicide occurred in Angie Gonzalez' own apartment. Sources: TvT project: Edge Boston, 25.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Josenildo / Nildo) Barbosa dos Santos Age: 27 Profession: artist Date: 27/05/10 sort by this date: 27/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Marechal Deodoro, AL Brazil Place: Marechal Deodoro, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was found naked in a shallow grave. She was an artist. Sources: TvT project: Alagoas 24 horas online portal, 31.05.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Batu Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 29/05/10 sort by this date: 29/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Sisli, Istanbul Turkey Place: Sisli, Istanbul Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: street Cause: throat-cut Remarks: The perpetrator is her ex-boyfriend. The murderer was caught by the police while he was trying to escape the scene. The murderer murdered Batu with a chopper and cut her throat. Batu was subjected to several forms of abuse before she was murdered. Sources: TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 31/05/10 sort by this date: 31/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: Sao Miguel dos Campos, AL Brazil Place: Sao Miguel dos Campos, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Neraldys Age: not reported Profession: sex worker, activist Date: May, 2010 sort by this date: 31/05/10 Month: May, 2010 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: street (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: Neraldys was shot seven times on the street while doing sex work. She died in hospital ten days later. Neraldys was vicepresident of the trans organization Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa. Sources: TvT project: Reinas de la Noche, website, w/d. year: 2010 |
Name: Yisel (Luis Jesus) Mejias Silva Age: 20 Profession: sex worker Date: 02/06/10 sort by this date: 02/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Turmero Venezuela Place: Turmero Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Yisel was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: En Torno Inteligente, 07.06.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Xuxa Age: 29 Profession: sex worker Date: 05/06/10 sort by this date: 05/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Laranjeiras, SE Brazil Place: Laranjeiras, SE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Xuxa was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Jazmin/Gudelia (Angel) Vega Guzman Age: 39 Profession: sex worker Date: 05/06/10 sort by this date: 05/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Ensenada Mexico Place: Ensenada Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Ensenada net, 07.06.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Valdeci) Ferreira de Sousa Age: 46 Profession: not reported Date: 05/06/10 sort by this date: 05/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: hospital Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim died in hospital, one day after being stabbed to death by her boyfriend Cristiano Pereira da Silva, who was arrested after confessing that he murdered Valdeci after having had an argument because of jealousy. Sources: TvT project: TV Canal 13, 08.06.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Dariel Quintela Age: not reported Profession: parlor attendant Date: 05/06/10 sort by this date: 05/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Barangay Sukaten, Sumisip town, Basilan, Mindanao, Philippines Place: Sumisip town Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was kidnapped and executed together with another trans person by the Abu Sayyaf group. Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2010 |
Name: Rolando Francisco Jr. Age: not reported Profession: parlor attendant Date: 05/06/10 sort by this date: 05/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Barangay Sukaten, Sumisip town, Basilan, Mindanao, Philippines Place: Sumisip town Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was kidnapped and executed together with another trans person by the Abu Sayyaf group. Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2010 |
Name: Fernanda Lavalle Age: 28 Profession: sex worker, activist Date: 16/06/10 sort by this date: 16/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Actopan Mexico Place: Actopan Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Fernanda was a sex worker and the president of the NGO Transgender Hidalgo. After having been missing for three days, her dead body was found gagged and tied and shot twice in the head. Trans activists of Transgender Hidalgo declared that it was a hate crime. Sources: TvT project: El Financeiro, 22.06.2010, Notie Se, 24.06.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Sandy (Credale) Woulard Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 21/06/10 sort by this date: 21/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Chicago USA Place: Chicago Region: North America Country: USA Location: street (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was found lying in the street and died later in hospital. There were no indicators of a robbery. Sources: TvT project: Sun Times, 21.06.2010; TDOR website (www.transgenderdor.org) year: 2010 |
Name: Jose Gerardo Palma Age: not reported Profession: merchant Date: 24/06/10 sort by this date: 24/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Comayaguela Honduras Place: Comayaguela Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a merchant. Three unidentified men entered her tent and shot her to death. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo de Honduras, 24.06.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Iraquitan) dos Santos Soares Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 29/06/10 sort by this date: 29/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Olinda, PE Brazil Place: Olinda, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Pe 360 Graus online portal, 29.06.2010 & 30.06.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Marcela Presley (Marcelo Pedro) Justino Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 30/06/10 sort by this date: 30/06/10 Month: June, 2010 Location data: Maceio, AL Brazil Place: Maceio, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: beach Cause: shot Remarks: Marcela was a sex worker who was shot from a car when approached by a client. The murder took place on a beach, where Marcela had been doing sex work for ten years. Sources: TvT project: Alagoas 24 horas online portal, 01.07.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Arenita (Daniel) Corporan Suero Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/07/10 sort by this date: 01/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Villa Mella Dominican Republic Place: Villa Mella Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: Arenita was a sex worker. She was found dead in her own apartment after her house mate had seen three men coming to the apartment asking for sexual services. Sources: TvT project: TRANSSA, trans group in Dominican Republic, 2 Jul. 2010; El Nacional journal, 2 Jul. 2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 04/07/10 sort by this date: 04/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Brazil Place: Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 04/07/10 sort by this date: 04/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Avenida Djalma Batista, Manaus, AM Brazil Place: Avenida Djalma Batista, Manaus, AM Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. The crime took place on a street where she used to work. Sources: TvT project: Amazonas Em Tempo, online portal, 4 Jul. 2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Fabio Gerao de Almeida) Age: 32 Profession: sex worker Date: 05/07/10 sort by this date: 05/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Brazil Place: Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was found shot four times on a street where sex workers work. She had come from Minas Gerais to Sao Bernardo do Campo a month earlier. The perpetrator also shot another travesti, who survived. It is reported that the perpetrator had been robbed earlier by two different travestis and returned in order to take revenge. Sources: TvT project: Estadao/Sao Paulo, online portal, 6 July 2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: (Juan Carlos) Crespo Molina Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 07/07/10 sort by this date: 07/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Terraplen, Loiza Puerto Rico Place: Terraplen, Loiza Region: Central and South America Country: Puerto Rico Location: beach Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was found shot dead on a beach. Sources: TvT project: El Nuevo Dia, online portal, 28 Jul. 2010 & 7 Jul. 2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Natasha (Diego) de Souza Oliveira Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 08/07/10 sort by this date: 08/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Avenida Joao XXIII, Vila Raquel, Uberaba, MG Brazil Place: Avenida Joao XXIII, Vila Raquel, Uberaba, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Natasha was shot six times while walking on the street. She was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Jornal da Manha Online, 13 Jul. 2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Scarlety Age: 35 Profession: sex worker Date: 08/07/10 sort by this date: 08/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Balsas, MA Brazil Place: Balsas, MA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Scarlety was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Michele da Silva Bulhoes Age: 37 Profession: not reported Date: 12/07/10 sort by this date: 12/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Avenida Rufina Assis Guimaraes, Alfredo Freire, Uberaba, MG Brazil Place: Avenida Rufina Assis Guimaraes, Alfredo Freire, Uberaba, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: According to the police, Michele was using crack in her apartment and the accused perpetrator, Cristiano da Silva, stabbed her with a stiletto after she refused to share the crack with him. Sources: TvT project: Jornal da Manha Online, 13 Jul. & 11 Sep. 2020 year: 2010 |
Name: (Uziel) Figueiredo Arauo Age: 34 Profession: not reported Date: 22/07/10 sort by this date: 22/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Rua Santa Filomena, Sao Tome de Paripe, Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Rua Santa Filomena, Sao Tome de Paripe, Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The police arrested Alex de Jesus Santos who allegedly had a relationship with the victim and killed her out of jealousy. Sources: TvT project: Correio newspaper, online version, 23 Jul. 2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Paola Gonzalez Mendez Age: 36 Profession: not reported Date: 25/07/10 sort by this date: 25/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: San Francisco, Zulia Venezuela Place: San Francisco, Zulia Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: dismembered Remarks: The victim's body was found half naked, decapitated and with severe injuries in the chest and hands. The police said she was murdered, because the perpetrators wanted to rob her money. Sources: TvT project: El Regional del Zulia, 25.07.2010, En torno intelligente, 26. and 27.07.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Jessica Age: 16 Profession: sex worker Date: 27/07/10 sort by this date: 27/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero Mexico Place: Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Jessica lived at the Coloso housing unit in Acapulco. She was killed as she walked from Chilpancingo to the community San Vicente. The Centre for Studies and Projects for Integral Human Development (CEPRODEHI) declared that Jessica had come to Chilpancingo a week before her death to work as a sex worker on the Vicente Guerrero boulevard. Sources: TvT project: IRZA news agency, 2.08.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Camille Gerin Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 27/07/10 sort by this date: 27/07/10 Month: July, 2010 Location data: Rua David Vicente, Bonfim, Campinas, SP Brazil Place: Rua David Vicente, Bonfim, Campinas, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: hospital Cause: beaten Remarks: The perpetrator, Roberto Rubens de Macedo, was caught red-handed. He reported to the police that Camille made sexual advances, which he refused. He also claimed to have been threatened with a knife, although no knife was found. He hit the victim on the head with two pieces of wood. Camille died in hospital the following day. Camille was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Noticia Ja, online portal, 26.07.2010, Espaco GLS, online portal, 28 Jul. 2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Dani Bananinha Feitosa de Andrade Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 14/08/10 sort by this date: 14/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Sitio Rafael de Caruaru, Caruaru, PE Brazil Place: Sitio Rafael de Caruaru, Caruaru, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: Dani died from injuries caused by stones thrown at her. She lived in Santa Cruz do Cabibaribe. Her body was found on 15th August, but the police belief the crime happened in the early morning of the 14th. Sources: TvT project: Jornal Agreste, online portal, 17.08.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Natasha Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 16/08/10 sort by this date: 16/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Forquilha, CE Brazil Place: Forquilha, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Karen Mendonca Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 18/08/10 sort by this date: 18/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Fortaleza, CE Brazil Place: Fortaleza, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Karen was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Lorraine Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 19/08/10 sort by this date: 19/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Ponte da Tabuleta, Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Ponte da Tabuleta, Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Lorraine's body was found stabbed several times. According to the police, she had already registered a complaint against the suspected perpetrator with the minorities' police station. Sources: TvT project: Acesse Piaui, online portal, 19.08.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Sidney) Nascimento Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 21/08/10 sort by this date: 21/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Travessa Lazaro Goncalves Martins, Campo Grande, MS Brazil Place: Travessa Lazaro Goncalves Martins, Campo Grande, MS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed several times in her apartment. According to neighbours, she was a sex worker and used to take clients to her home. Sources: TvT project: Diario Corumbaense Online, 21.08.2010, Aquidaunanews, online portal, 22 Aug. 2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Jaqueline Eunapio Garcao Age: 35 Profession: bar owner Date: 22/08/10 sort by this date: 22/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Nossa Senhora das Dores, SE Brazil Place: Nossa Senhora das Dores, SE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Jaqueline was a bar owner. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: (Alcebiades) Alves de Melo Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 23/08/10 sort by this date: 23/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Avenida Julio de Castilhos, Caxias do Sul, RS Brazil Place: Avenida Julio de Castilhos, Caxias do Sul, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was found with a gash in the neck. She was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: Radio Caxias, online portal, 24.08.2010, Pioneiro newspaper, online version, 24 Aug. 2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Keila Rios Age: not reported Profession: performer Date: 23/08/10 sort by this date: 23/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Mata de Sao Joao, BA Brazil Place: Mata de Sao Joao, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: poisened Remarks: Keila was a performer. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Elaine Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/08/10 sort by this date: 29/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Ladeira da Conceicao, Salvador da Bahia, BA Brazil Place: Ladeira da Conceicao, Salvador da Bahia, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: According to the police, Elane lived in the same region and was found beaten to death in the early morning. Sources: TvT project: Correio online journal, 29.08.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Imperia Gamaniel Parson Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 30/08/10 sort by this date: 30/08/10 Month: August, 2010 Location data: Los Tamarindos, Barrio Barandillas, San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: Los Tamarindos, Barrio Barandillas, San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Imperia Gamaniel was a sex worker and shot while working on the street by two men on a motor cylce. According to the director of the Honduran Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa (Colectivo TTT), the men appeared to be police men. Imperia Gamaniel was president of the executive committe of Colectivo TTT. Sources: TvT project: Organizacion Trans Reinas de la Noche Guatemala; Human Rights Watch year: 2010 |
Name: Alyas Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 01/09/10 sort by this date: 01/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Tondo, Manila, Philippines Place: Manila Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 04/09/10 sort by this date: 04/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Rua Vitoria, Cha da Jaqueira, Maceio, AL Brazil Place: Rua Vitoria, Cha da Jaqueira, Maceio, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot 7 times. Sources: TvT project: O Jornal Alagoas, online portal, 5.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Gypsy) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 06/09/10 sort by this date: 06/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Houston, TX USA Place: Houston, TX Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: TDOR-Website: Houston Police Department year: 2010 |
Name: Leticia (Evandro Fabiano) Soares Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 10/09/10 sort by this date: 10/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Jardim Terra Santa, Tatuquara, Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Jardim Terra Santa, Tatuquara, Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to a witness, Leticia was approached by a man on the street who wanted to have paid sex with her. When Leticia declined and walked away, the man shot her. Sources: TvT project: Parana Online, online portal, 11.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Victoria Carmen White Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 12/09/10 sort by this date: 12/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Jacoby Street, Maplewood, NJ USA Place: Jacoby Street, Maplewood, NJ Region: North America Country: USA Location: relative's apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Victoria was from Newark. She was killed at 5 am in a relative's apartment. Two men have been charged with murder. The authorities suspect Victoria's being trans to have played a role in her murder. Photographs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person of color. Sources: TvT project: NJ.com online journal, 13.09.2010; South Orange Patch, online portal, 25 Oct. 2010; On Top online magazine, 28 Oct. 2010 year: 2010 |
Name: La Flaca (Miguel Orlando) Soto Gonzalez Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 13/09/10 sort by this date: 13/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Highway 512, Juana Diaz Puerto Rico Place: Highway 512, Juana Diaz Region: Central and South America Country: Puerto Rico Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: La Flaca was shot in the head together with another trans woman. The police received information according to which both victims had been seen approaching a car for some negotiation or business shortly before their bodies were found. Sources: TvT project: El Nuevo Dia online journal, 14.09.2010; Sentido G online portal, 17.09.2010; Diario Digital Transexual, 15.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Sheena Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 13/09/10 sort by this date: 13/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Sadiqabad, Pakistan Place: Sadiqabad Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sheena was shot dead by a 40year-old government contractor who spent two days with her, because she refused to leave her community to live with him. Sources: TvT project: The Express Tribune 14.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Michele (Justo Luis) Gonzalez Garcia Age: 34 Profession: not reported Date: 13/09/10 sort by this date: 13/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Highway 512, Juana Diaz Puerto Rico Place: Highway 512, Juana Diaz Region: Central and South America Country: Puerto Rico Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: Michele was shot in the head together with another trans woman. The police received information according to which both victims had been seen approaching a car for some negotiation or business shortly before their bodies were found. Sources: TvT project: El Nuevo Dia online journal, 14.09.2010; Sentido G online portal, 17.09.2010; Diario Digital Transexual, 15.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Valdir Luiz) das Mercer Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 14/09/10 sort by this date: 14/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Rua Anchieta, Jundiai, SP Brazil Place: Rua Anchieta, Jundiai, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. According to witnesses, she was working on the street when a man came out of a car and stabbed her. She was found stabbed 15 times. Since the victim screamed the name 'Jonie' and seemed to had known the perpetrator personally, the police belief it was a 'crime of passion'. Sources: TvT project: Rede Bom Dia, online newspaper, 15.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Jovet Allan Lanogan) Age: 22 Profession: beautician Date: 18/09/10 sort by this date: 18/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Gate 62, Area H, Parola Compound, Tondo, Manila Place: Tondo, Manila Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Jepoy Lazaga shot random gunfires at a group of friends while they were walking. The victim was hit in the forehead and died after 20 hours in the hospital. Sources: TvT partner organization. STRAP & The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2010 |
Name: Irem Okan Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 20/09/10 sort by this date: 20/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Bursa Turkey Place: Bursa Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: According to the Hurryet newspaper, Irem was stabbed 12 times to death - from her throat to her stomach. The police found the dead body of Irem in the entrance of her apartment. Sources: TvT partner organisation: Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association, Ankara, Turkey year: 2010 |
Name: Duda Fernandes Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 21/09/10 sort by this date: 21/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Piracicaba, SP Brazil Place: Piracicaba, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: (Jose Anacleto) Honorato Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 23/09/10 sort by this date: 23/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Caruaru, PE Brazil Place: Caruaru, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Pe 360 Graus, online portal, 24.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 26/09/10 sort by this date: 26/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Chihuahua Mexico Place: Chihuahua Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: highway Cause: run-over by car Remarks: The victim's body was found on 26 Sept. 2010 on the exit of highway Chihuahua-Delicias. Her body showed marks of heavy strokes at the head, and the right ankle bone was exposed. She seemed to had been run over by a heavy car. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 27.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Ademir) do Nascimento Silva Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 27/09/10 sort by this date: 27/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Avenida Afonso Pena, Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil Place: Avenida Afonso Pena, Belo Horizonte, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: The crime took place on a highway where sex workers work. According to the police, two men drove by on a motorbike and shot the victim for times. Sources: TvT project: Terra, online portal, 27.09.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: September, 2010 sort by this date: 30/09/10 Month: September, 2010 Location data: Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, MIMAROPA Philippines Place: Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, MIMAROPA Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: river Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a teenager and was found floating in a river with stab wounds and hematoma of the head. Sources: TvT partner organization. STRAP year: 2010 |
Name: Raiza Allison Valencia Cuero Age: not reported Profession: owner of liquor shop Date: 02/10/10 sort by this date: 02/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: Raiza was the owner of a liquor shop in the barrio El Rodeo. While she was standing outside the shop, a man approached her and shot her in the head. The crime happened around 11 pm. Raiza was taken to hospital Carlos Carmona where she died around 5 am the following day. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 05/10/10 sort by this date: 05/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: San Diego, Medellin Colombia Place: San Diego, Medellin Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Unidad Permanente para los Derechos Humanos, Medellin, human rights organization, report from 10.12.20 10 year: 2010 |
Name: (Jefferson) Dias Nicasso Age: 29 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/10/10 sort by this date: 10/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Apericida de Goiania, GO Brazil Place: Apericida de Goiania, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Luisana (Luis) Gaspar Rojas Age: 35 Profession: prison inmate Date: 10/10/10 sort by this date: 10/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Tacumbu, Asuncion Paraguay Place: Tacumbu, Asuncion Region: Central and South America Country: Paraguay Location: prison Cause: stabbed Remarks: Luisana was an inmate of the Tacumbu prison. She was stabbed in the trans person's block of the prison during a fight among inmates. The alleged perpetrator, Cesar Alfredo Lopez Palma, 21, was isolated by the prison authorities. Sources: TvT project: ABC Digital, online portal, 11.10.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Stacey Lee Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 11/10/10 sort by this date: 11/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Point Breeze, Philadelphia, PA USA Place: Point Breeze, Philadelphia, PA Region: North America Country: USA Location: own apartment Cause: strangled Remarks: Stacey was found dead in her home by her boyfriend. The police said there are no inidcations that the death was a hate crime and investigate it as a homicide. Photographs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person of color. Sources: TvT project: Philly, online portal, 14.10.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Nicanor Barilla Age: 60 Profession: not reported Date: 11/10/10 sort by this date: 11/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Buguey, Cgayan, Philippines Place: Buguey, Cagayan Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2010 |
Name: Helga (Blanio) Rocha da Silva Age: 35 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/10/10 sort by this date: 13/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Jardim Nova Esperanca, Goiania, GO Brazil Place: Jardim Nova Esperanca, Goiania, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Elga was a sex worker. She was found shot in the back in her apartment. The police belief the homicide is related to robbery. Sources: TvT project: Jornal Hoje, online portal, 14.10.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Paloma (Willian da Silva Raposa) Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 17/10/10 sort by this date: 17/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Terra Rica, PA Brazil Place: Terra Rica, PA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: O Diario, 12.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: La Tuerta (Jorge Alberto) Santana Morales Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 17/10/10 sort by this date: 17/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Armenia, Quindio Colombia Place: Armenia, Quindio Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: La Tuerta was shot in her head on the street, at the intersection of Carrera 17 and Calle 17. Sources: TvT project: La Cronica del Quindio, online journal, 19.10.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Johana (Hector Ramon) Pinzon Age: 42 Profession: owner of hairdressers salon, activist Date: 22/10/10 sort by this date: 22/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Abdon Calderon, Machala, El Oro Ecuador Place: Abdon Calderon, Machala, El Oro Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: friend's apartment Cause: beaten Remarks: Johana was found dead in the apartment of her friend Debora, who was also killed. Some sources refer to Johana as Colorada (William) Pinzon. She was the owner of a hairdresser's salon and a member of the trans association Asociacion Trans El Oro. A spokesperson of the group called the killing a hate crime. Sources: TvT project: Teleamazonas online portal, 25.10.2010; CRE Satelital, online portal, 2.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Debora (Fausto Rolando) Duran Age: 46 Profession: activist Date: 22/10/10 sort by this date: 22/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Abdon Calderon, Machala, El Oro Ecuador Place: Abdon Calderon, Machala, El Oro Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Debora was found dead in her apartment together with Johana, who was also killed. She was a member of the trans association Asociacion Trans El Oro. A spokesperson of the group called the killing a hate crime. Sources: TvT project: Teleamazonas online portal, 25.10.2010; CRE Satelital, online portal, 2.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/10/10 sort by this date: 22/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Maracabau, CE Brazil Place: Maracabau, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/10/10 sort by this date: 22/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Fortaleza, CE Brazil Place: Fortaleza, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Sonia Burgess Age: 63 Profession: not reported Date: 26/10/10 sort by this date: 26/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: London UK Place: London Region: Europe Country: UK Location: metro station Cause: pushed under metro Remarks: Sonia Burgess was a well-known lawyer. She was pushed under a metro train by another trans person she new. The person used the name Nina at the time, but reportedly later identified with the male gender and using the name assigned at birth Senthooran Kanagasingham. The perpetrator pleaded guilty on the basis of diminished responsibility due to suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time. Sources: TvT project: The Guardian, 1.11.2010 & 9.01.2011, BBC News 12.12.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Cleisiane Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 27/10/10 sort by this date: 27/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Urbano Eulalio, Renascenca, Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Urbano Eulalio, Renascenca, Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Cleisiane was shot in her apartment. A woman, who is a former prisoner, and a man are suspected to have killed Cleisiane. Sources: TvT project: Cidade Verde, online portal, 27.10.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 28/10/10 sort by this date: 28/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Linaloe, Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero Mexico Place: Linaloe, Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Next to the victim's dead body, a note was found saying: 'This is going to happen to happen to all the fucking grasshoppers [chapulines], faithfully, La Senora'. Chapulin is a term used for certain drug traffickers. Sources: TvT project: Diario 21, 28.10.20010 year: 2010 |
Name: Erica Luna Age: 35 Profession: sex worker Date: 31/10/10 sort by this date: 31/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Viamonte, Buenos Aires Argentina Place: Viamonte, Buenos Aires Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. She was known as Erica or Luna. She was beaten and stabbed to death in her own apartment. Sources: TvT project: Clarin online portal, 1.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: 38 Profession: not reported Date: 31/10/10 sort by this date: 31/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Puerto Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan Mexico Place: Puerto Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim has not yet been identified, but is believed to have been approximately 38 years old. Her body was found leaning against a wall by residents of the settlement Los Lavaderos . Sources: TvT project: Quadratin online portal, 31.10.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: October, 2010 sort by this date: 31/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Maracanau, CE Brazil Place: Maracanau, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: beltway Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Her body was found on 21 October 2010 near a beltway in an advanced state of decomposition, bearing marks of violence. Sources: TvT project: Diario do Nordeste, online portal, 21.102010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: October, 2010 sort by this date: 31/10/10 Month: October, 2010 Location data: Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines Place: Puerto Princesa, Palawan Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: A trans person who was a teenager was found floating in a river with stab wounds. Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2010 |
Name: Nicoll (David Gomez) Age: not reported Profession: performer Date: 01/11/10 sort by this date: 01/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Tulua Colombia Place: Tulua Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Nicoll was a performer. She was raped and beaten to death. She was found in a construction site. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: Culebra (Duver Herney Cortes) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 02/11/10 sort by this date: 02/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Parque Julio Rincon, Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Parque Julio Rincon, Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: park Cause: decapitated Remarks: Culebra was a sex worker. Her body was found in a park, decapitated and with three wounds of a bottle neck in the back. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: (Julio Adelino) Rodrigues Age: 39 Profession: not reported Date: 03/11/10 sort by this date: 03/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Recife, PE Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 06/11/10 sort by this date: 06/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Sheikhupura Pakistan Place: Sheikhupura Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: street Cause: torture, burned Remarks: Within two days two persons, described as a "cross-dresser" and an "eunuch" have been murdered in a place usually frequented by trans people. Both bodies showed signs of brutal torture and were burned. Sources: TvT project: The Express Tribune, 8.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Adriano Mendes dos Santos) Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 07/11/10 sort by this date: 07/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Tubarao, SC Brazil Place: Tubarao, SC Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: wasteland Cause: stoned Remarks: The victim's body was found with a deformed face on a piece of wasteland in the morning of 7 November 2010. A paving stone with blood on it used to kill the victim was found next to the body. The victim was from the city of Paranagua in the state of Parana. Sources: TvT project: Litoral Total, online portal (w/o date); Unisul TV, 8.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 07/11/10 sort by this date: 07/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Sheikhupura Pakistan Place: Sheikhupura Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: Cause: torture, burned Remarks: Within two days two persons, described as a "cross-dresser" and an "eunuch" have been murdered in a place usually frequented by trans people. Both bodies showed signs of brutal torture and were burned. Sources: TvT project: The Express Tribune, 8.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Raissa (Ronaldo Sabino de Lima) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 08/11/10 sort by this date: 08/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Coronel Fabriciano, MG Brazil Place: Coronel Fabriciano, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: motel Cause: stabbed Remarks: Raissa was stabbed with a penknife in a motel. Motel employees had heard screams around 2.30 am and a noise of something falling. When they went checking what happened, they found the staircase and room marked with blood, and the dead body of Raissa. The police suspect the university student Roney de Oliveira Bramusse, 33, to have committed the crime and to have fled the scene right after. Raissa had been living in Coronel Fabriciano and is reported to had been working as a sex worker in the nearby city of Ipatinga. The police arrested Roney de Oliveira on 18 April 2011. He had lived with a fake identity in the city of Espera Feliz. Sources: TvT project: Jornal do Vale do Aco, online journal, 10.11.2010, Portal Caparao, 20.4.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Emanuelly Colaco Tabordo Age: 39 Profession: sex worker Date: 09/11/10 sort by this date: 09/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Praia de Leste, PR Brazil Place: Praia de Leste, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Emanuelly was a sex worker, who was strangled with her own blouse. Sources: TvT project: Correi do Litoral 12.11.2010 and Parana Online 12.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Rani Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 11/11/10 sort by this date: 11/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Surat, Orissa India Place: Surat, Orissa Region: Asia Country: India Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim was strangled with a dupatta, a traditional scarf. Sources: TvT project: Times of India, 14.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Serap Age: 51 Profession: not reported Date: 12/11/10 sort by this date: 12/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Yesildere Cd, Izmir Turkey Place: Yesildere Cd, Izmir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own car Cause: throat-cut Remarks: The victim was found dead in her car. Sources: TvT project: Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association, Ankara,Turkey; DHA, news agency, 1.03.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Diego Gregorio Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 13/11/10 sort by this date: 13/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Matao, SP Brazil Place: Matao, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Jornal A Hora Online, 15.11.2010; TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 14/11/10 sort by this date: 14/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Marcos Highway, Baguio City Philippines Place: Marcos Highway, Baguio City Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: highway Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: STRAP year: 2010 |
Name: Mauri Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 19/11/10 sort by this date: 19/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Montalvania, MG Brazil Place: Montalvania, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 19/11/10 sort by this date: 19/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Av Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH Place: Chihuahua, CHIH Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was one of two trans sex workers killed in the area within 24 hours. Sources: TvT project: E Newspaper, online journal, 22.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: La Fabiola Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 20/11/10 sort by this date: 20/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Av Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH Place: Chihuahua, CHIH Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: La Fabiola was shot 9 times at 9 pm. She was the second trans sex worker killed in the area within 24 hours. Sources: TvT project: E Newspaper, online journal, 22.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Greth de Ogum (Lirio Santo da Silva) Age: 45 Profession: mae de santos (afro-religious leader) Date: 24/11/10 sort by this date: 24/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Ipira, BA Brazil Place: Ipira, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: market/own car Cause: shot Remarks: Greth was a well-known Afro-religious leader (mae de santos). The killing happened around 5:30 pm in the middle of a food market. Greth had just finished shopping and got shot in her car. According to witnesses, two men on a motorbike drove near the car, fired two shots into the victim's mouth and fled the scene. Sources: TvT project: Tribuna da Bahia, online portal, 25.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Jurema (Evandro Santos da Silva) Age: 32 Profession: mae de santos (afro-religious leader) Date: 25/11/10 sort by this date: 25/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Ipira, BA Brazil Place: Ipira, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Jurema was an Afro-religious leader (mae de santos) and shot three times by a man on a motorbike. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: (Fernando) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 25/11/10 sort by this date: 25/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Ipira, BA Brazil Place: Ipira, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and was shot twice. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Gopiamma Ansar Age: 55 Profession: guru Date: 26/11/10 sort by this date: 26/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Parksite, Mumbai, India Place: Mumbai Region: Asia Country: India Location: own apartment (hospital) Cause: strangled Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Times of India 28.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Julia Collier Age: 35 Profession: singer, pianist Date: 27/11/10 sort by this date: 27/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Kusadasi, Turkey Place: Kusadasi Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: smothered Remarks: The victim was of Russian descent living with her British husband in Turkey. Her husband, 40year-old Chris Collier, a salesman, smothered her in their own apartment, after he found out that his bride had sex reassignment surgery. In the trial he stated that she 'used to be a bloke'. He was sentenced on August 6 2012 to 24 years imprisonment by a Turkish court. Sources: TvT project: Daily Mail, UK, 27.09.2012; GayStar News 27.09.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Adriana Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 27/11/10 sort by this date: 27/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Quito Ecuador Place: Quito Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Asociación Silueta X, 21.02.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Yuliper (Wilmer Madera) Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 28/11/10 sort by this date: 28/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Place: Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: street (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: Yuliper was walking on the street with friends when a car conducted by a car and in company of a men approached them. The men tried to pull Yuliper into the car, but when Yuliper resisted, the man shot him into the throat. Yuliper kept bleeding for two hours until the police arrived and took the victim to hospital. Due to lack of blood, a surgery was not made. Friends offered to donate blood, but the hospital staff refused to accept this, supposedly because they were gay and trans. Sources: TvT project: TRANSSA, trans group in Dominican Republic, 20.11.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Idania Roberta Sevilla Raudales Age: 58 Profession: owner of beauty salon Date: 28/11/10 sort by this date: 28/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Comayaguela Honduras Place: Comayaguela Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: own apartment Cause: throat-cut Remarks: Idania Roberta owned a beauty Salon. She was killed in her own apartment. Her body was found more than 24 hours after the killing. The victim's hands and feet were tied together, and the throat showed the wound of a knife. Sources: TvT project: La prensa, online portal, 29.11.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Sandra (Sandro Heleno) Age: 40 Profession: owner of boarding house for travestis Date: 29/11/10 sort by this date: 29/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Brasilia, DF Brazil Place: Brasilia, DF Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sandra was the owner of a boarding house for travestis. She was shot in the mouth. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Marcinha Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/11/10 sort by this date: 29/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Santa Maria, Brasilia, DF Brazil Place: Santa Maria, Brasilia, DF Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Marcinha was shot in her own apartment. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Valentina (Oscar Andres Triana Lozano) Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: November, 2010 sort by this date: 30/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Ibague Colombia Place: Ibague Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: tank Cause: not reported Remarks: Valentina's body was found on 28 November in a state of decomposition in a tank. She had been missing for eight days. The eyes and one hand were missing. Locals assume that swine living in the area ate the hand. Relatives belief that Valentina became a victim of hatred of travestis. She had moved from Medellin to Ibague recently. Sources: TvT project: Ecos del Combeima, online portal, 29.11.2010; El Tiempo, online portal (w/o date) year: 2010 |
Name: Alison Age: not reported Profession: hairdresser Date: November, 2010 sort by this date: 30/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Salitre Ecuador Place: Salitre Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: Cause: hanged Remarks: Alison was a hairdresser and was found half naked. Sources: TvT project: Asociación Silueta X, 21.02.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Amir Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: November, 2010 sort by this date: 30/11/10 Month: November, 2010 Location data: Allama Iqbal, Lahore, Pakistan Place: Lahore Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: police station Cause: shot Remarks: The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court ordered to probe the death of Amir who was allegedly shot death at a police station. The police alledgedly murdered Amir and later declared it an accident, the Pakistan newspaper Daily Times reported. Sources: TvT project: Daily Times 01.12.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Kirat Pal Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 01/12/10 sort by this date: 01/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Greater Noida India Place: Greater Noida Region: Asia Country: India Location: Cause: throat-cut Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Hindustan Times, 02.12.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Charm Ashwan) Williams Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 03/12/10 sort by this date: 03/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Kingston Jamaica Place: Kingston Region: Central and South America Country: Jamaica Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: AP 05.12.2010, Go-Jamaica 05.12.2010, Mpetrelis Blog 08.12.2010 & Transgriot Blog 08.12.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 03/12/10 sort by this date: 03/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Hidrolandia, GO Brazil Place: Hidrolandia, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: (Reinaldo Davino da Silva) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 05/12/10 sort by this date: 05/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Benedito Bentes, Maceio, AL Brazil Place: Benedito Bentes, Maceio, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: wasteland Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim's body was found on 5 December 2010 with marks of strangling on a piece of wasteland. The police suspect that the victim had a sexual relation with the perpetrator prior to the crime, as her cloths were down. Sources: TvT project: Aqui Acontece, online portal, 5.12.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Mica (Michel Felipe Teles dos Santos) Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 07/12/10 sort by this date: 07/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Umarizal, Belem, PA Brazil Place: Umarizal, Belem, PA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: pubic square (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: Mica was killed by two gun shots on a public square called Ver-o-Rio in the evening. Mica was with ten friends, who stated that prior to the event, one of them had made a joke when a military police car passed. One of the police officers said "Go on laughing and you will see what is going to happen!". Around twenty minutes later, two men came on a motorbike. One of them got off the motorbike, pointed at Mica and said "Yes, it's you!". He fired two shots at Mica. Her friends called and ambulance and Mica died in hospital. According to friends and relatives, Mica had repeatedly been ridiculed by two police men and subjected to humiliating intimate body searches on the square Ver-o-Rio as well as in front of her own house. Sources: TvT project: ORM online portal, 9.12.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Jocivaldo Alves) Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 09/12/10 sort by this date: 09/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Ibirapitanga, BA Brazil Place: Ibirapitanga, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was from the nearby city of Urucuca and known for walking the streets of Ibirapitanga. Her body was found with stabbs all over her neck and ribcage. Sources: TvT project: Ubata Noticias, online portal, 9.12.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Pamela (Edwin Franklin Sandoval Henao) Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/12/10 sort by this date: 13/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and was presumably shot by a client. Her body was left on the highway where the crime took place. Sources: TvT project: El Pais, online portal, 13.12.2010; TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: Nataly Rojas Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 13/12/10 sort by this date: 13/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Candelaria Colombia Place: Candelaria Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Nataly had come from Spain shortly before she was killed. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 15/12/10 sort by this date: 15/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Moreno, PE Brazil Place: Moreno, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Farlen (Joabe Goncalves Chaves) Age: 24 Profession: sex worker Date: 17/12/10 sort by this date: 17/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Nova Serrana, MG Brazil Place: Nova Serrana, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Farlen was a sex worker. She was shot at around 3.15 am, on a street where sex workers work by two unknown person on a motorbike. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Lorenza Alexis Alvarado Hernandez Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 18/12/10 sort by this date: 18/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Comayaguela Honduras Place: Comayaguela Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: "Alexis Alvarado Hernandez was found dead, her body visibly beaten and burned. Bloody stones near her corpse indicate that the bruises covering her body were caused by stoning. Her body was set on fire. Used condoms found nearby have led to the suspicion that she may also have been raped. After her death, the assailants threw her body into a ditch. News reports indicate that severe injuries to her face rendered her corpse virtually unrecognizable." (IGLHRC website) Sources: TvT project: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Press Release 4/11, 20.1.2011; IGLHRC website, 10.1.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: beautician Date: 18/12/10 sort by this date: 18/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Planalto Serrano, Serra, ES Brazil Place: Planalto Serrano, Serra, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: eucalyptus grove Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was clubbed to death with a wrench in the early morning. She was approximately 30 years old. Her body was found in a eucalyptus grove. Her legs and parts of her back were burnt. According to locals, the victim lived in the area and worked in her brother's beauty salon. Sources: TvT project: A Gazeta Online, 18.12.10 year: 2010 |
Name: Diana Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/12/10 sort by this date: 18/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Valle del Cauca Colombia Place: Valle del Cauca Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Diana was killed during a shoot-out in a place referred to as "el Pecado". Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2010 |
Name: Lady Oscar (Oscar Martinez Salgado) Age: 45 Profession: not reported Date: 20/12/10 sort by this date: 20/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Barrio El Rincon,Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Barrio El Rincon,Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Lady Oscar was killed in her own apartment and set on fire. Her body showed wounds of several stabs. Neighbours reported to have seen two men running out of the apartment after it was set on fire, around 1 am. Relatives assume that Lady Oscar was stabbed and subsequently burnt. They say that no valuables were in the apartment, and that a month earlier, three men called Pununao, Loretao and Chamorrao attacked Lady Oscar and injured him on the throat. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo, online journal, 23.12.2010; IGLHRC website, 10.1.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Mirela Age: 16 Profession: not reported Date: 21/12/10 sort by this date: 21/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Rua Desembargador Ermelino de Leao, Curitiba, PA Brazil Place: Rua Desembargador Ermelino de Leao, Curitiba, PA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: restaurant Cause: shot Remarks: According to news reports, the victim was a travesti of approximately 16 years of age. She was at a restaurant with four other travestis. Two men on a motorbike stopped in front of the restaurant. One of them held the doorman tight while the other one shot at the group. Another trans person got killed and three got injured. Sources: TvT project: G1 online portal, 21.12.10 year: 2010 |
Name: Eduarda (Douglas Lermes Resende) Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 21/12/10 sort by this date: 21/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Rua Desembargador Ermelino de Leao, Curitiba, PA Brazil Place: Rua Desembargador Ermelino de Leao, Curitiba, PA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: restaurant Cause: shot Remarks: According to news reports, the victim was a travesti and was at a restaurant with four other travestis. Two men on a motorbike stopped in front of the restaurant. One of them held the doorman tight while the other one shot at the group. Another trans person got killed and three got injured. Sources: TvT project: G1, online portal, 21.12.10 year: 2010 |
Name: Papia Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 22/12/10 sort by this date: 22/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh Place: Dhaka Region: Asia Country: Bangladesh Location: street Cause: beaten/thrown from rooftop Remarks: Papia was described as a hermaphrodite (Hijra). When celebrating a ritual for a newborn, an argument reagrding the payment resulted in a violent attack from a group of 20 youth, in which 6 friends of Papia were injured and hospitalized and Papia died. The next day 100 hijras demonstrated and demanded the punishment to the killers. Sources: TvT project: The Daily Star 23.12.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: (Carlos Bispo dos Santos) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 23/12/10 sort by this date: 23/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Goiania, GO Brazil Place: Goiania, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Erica (Eric Pinheiro de Siqueira) Age: 14 Profession: sex worker Date: 25/12/10 sort by this date: 25/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Pajucara, Maceio, AL Brazil Place: Pajucara, Maceio, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Erica was a sex worker and was shot eleven times in the night of the 25th. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010) year: 2010 |
Name: Luisa (Luis Rocha da Silva) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 27/12/10 sort by this date: 27/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Dr. Silvio Leite, Boa Vista, RR Brazil Place: Dr. Silvio Leite, Boa Vista, RR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Luisa was shot twice in the neck. Her body was found in her apartment on a chair. A neighbor reports having seen two persons running out of the apartment and driving away on a motorbike. The police assume she was executed. Sources: TvT project: Roraima Hoje, online portal, 28.12.2010 year: 2010 |
Name: Cheo Reana Bustamente Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/12/10 sort by this date: 29/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Colonia Alameda, Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Colonia Alameda, Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Cheo was a young travesti. Her body was found on 2 January 2011. "Her body was left without legal documentation. She appears to have died from a severe stab wound to her chest." Sources: TvT project: IGLHRC website, 10.1.2011; HRW website, 31.1.2011 year: 2010 |
Name: Jelwin Tolentino Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: December, 2010 sort by this date: 31/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Aklan Philippines Place: Aklan Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was probably a trans girl and was found dead without clothes. Sources: TvT partner organization: STRAP year: 2010 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: December, 2010 sort by this date: 31/12/10 Month: December, 2010 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's body was found shot on 13 December on a street. Sources: TvT project: El Pais, 13.12.2010. year: 2010 |
Name: Lalie Cabrera Age: 40 Profession: masseuse Date: 05/01/11 sort by this date: 05/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Purok 5, Katangawan, General Santos City, Mindanao, Philippnes Place: Genral Santos City Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed 13 times. Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2011 |
Name: Genesis Briget Makaligton Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 07/01/11 sort by this date: 07/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Comayaguela Honduras Place: Comayaguela Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: pharmacy Cause: strangled Remarks: Genesis was around 23 to 27 years of age. Her body was left in front of a pharmacy, next to the body of an unidentified man. According to media reports, the deaths occurred between 4 and 6 pm in different locations. The perpetrators immediately fled the scene. Sources: TvT project: IGLHRC, online portal, 12.01.2011; Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Press Release No 4/11, 20.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 07/01/11 sort by this date: 07/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Rua Doutor Cochrane, Santos, SP Brazil Place: Rua Doutor Cochrane, Santos, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to witnesses, the victim was shot by persons who drove by in a vehicle. Sources: TvT project: Tribuna Online, online portal, 7.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 08/01/11 sort by this date: 08/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Ocoyoacac Mexico Place: Ocoyoacac Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: forest Cause: burned Remarks: The victim's was found on the 8th completely burnt in the forest area of La Marquesa. As the body did not show any wounds, the police assume the victim was burnt alive. She was around 30 years of age. Sources: TvT project: El Sol de Toluca, 9.1.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 08/01/11 sort by this date: 08/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Paraiso ni Juan, Sulvec Narvacan, Illocos Sur, Philippines Place: Ilocos Sur Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: shore Cause: shot Remarks: The victim is identified in the news as 'bading' and was raped before by three people and dumped by the shore. Sources: TvT partner organization. STRAP & The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 09/01/11 sort by this date: 09/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Apatzingan, Michoacan Mexico Place: Apatzingan, Michoacan Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: construction area Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's body was found in the morning of the 9th in a crouched position, leaned against a tree in a construction area. She was about 20 to 25 years old and her body had eight bullet wounds in the face, chest and arms. Sources: TvT project: La Policiaca, online portal, 9.1.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Krissy Bates Age: 45 Profession: sex worker Date: 12/01/11 sort by this date: 12/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Minneapolis, Linden Avenue USA Place: Minneapolis, Linden Avenue Region: North America Country: USA Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed, strangled Remarks: The victim was worried about her safety in the weeks leading up to the homicide, because she was sexually aussaulted. The murderer was a man the victim met online and started to date for a short time. The murderer confessed that he "dispatched" Bates by strangling her with his hands. He allegedly moved her body to the floor and saw it "jump." He told police he did not want her to "come back," so he took a folding knife from a hutch and stabbed Bates several times, according to the charges. Bates' cause of death was complex homicidal violence, with four stab wounds to the torso and one to the left side of the neck. The victim also had broken ribs, and the hyoid bone in her throat was loosened, a sign of strangulation. Sources: TvT project: Star Tribune, 13.01.20011 & 21.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Adriana Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 12/01/11 sort by this date: 12/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Cariacica, ES Brazil Place: Cariacica, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: According to the police, the crime happened around 9 pm on a highway. Adriana was working as a sex worker, waiting for clients. A car with two unidentified men is reported to have stopped nearby. One of them got out of the car and, without talking, fired numerous shots at Adriana. Sources: TvT project: O Globo/A Gazeta Online, 13.01.11 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 15/01/11 sort by this date: 15/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Centro, Joao Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Centro, Joao Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: Sources: TvT project: PB Agora, online portal, 16.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Laisa (Jose Ramiro Guevara Cortes) Age: 52 Profession: not reported Date: 16/01/11 sort by this date: 16/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Quindio Colombia Place: Quindio Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Laisa's body was found with a stab wound in the neck in the morning of the 30th in her apartment. According to a news report, she was very well-known in the local area. Public authorities assume that it was a homicide or murder. Sources: TvT project: Cronica del Quindio, 17.1.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Angela (Angel Segundo Pirela Garcia) Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 17/01/11 sort by this date: 17/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Maracaibo Venezuela Place: Maracaibo Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Angela's body was found in the morning of the 17th on the side of a highway in the congregation of Francisco Eugenio Bustamante with shots in the temple, the cheekbone and the head. According to relatives, Angela had been working as a sex worker for three years in different parts of the city and been taking a course to become a hairdresser. Sources: TvT project: Noticia al Dia, online journal, 19.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Fergie (William Afif Hernandez) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 17/01/11 sort by this date: 17/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: pavement Cause: shot Remarks: Fergie's body was found dead on a pavement in a residential area with gun shots in the head and the rib cage. Sources: TvT project: Athos GLS, online portal, 21.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Marcia (Marcio Pereira) Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 18/01/11 sort by this date: 18/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Rua Tufie Mahfud, Centro, Jaragua do Sul, SC Brazil Place: Rua Tufie Mahfud, Centro, Jaragua do Sul, SC Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: car (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: Marcia was a sex worker. According to a colleague who was nearby, Marcia had been in a car where there was a discussion. The police report that she was shot in the neck, and thrown out of the car. The perpetrator escaped the scene and Marcia died in the emergency room of a hospital. According to her sister, Marcia was from Itajai, but had been living in Jaragua for 15 years, Sources: TvT project: A Noticia Joinville, online journal, 20.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Mini Britany (Lener Dario Lopez Fernandez) Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 20/01/11 sort by this date: 20/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Santa Cruz Bolivia Place: Santa Cruz Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: street Cause: strangled Remarks: Mini was killed in the early morning of the 22th on Calle Portachuelo. While public authorities assumed it was a act of vengeance related to a so-called crime of passion, the trans activist organisation Red-Trebol doubt this is true. Mini had been seen entering a car with two young men and two days later a witness saw the alleged perpetrators dispose Mini's body on a street. Sources: TvT project: El Dia, online journal, 24.01.11; La Prensa, online portal, 3.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 20/01/11 sort by this date: 20/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Guadalajara Mexico Place: Guadalajara Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Mural-Toluca, online portal, 29.1.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/01/11 sort by this date: 22/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Capao Bonito, SP Brazil Place: Capao Bonito, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was found dead with 20 stabs in the face and the stomach. The alleged perpetrator was the 37-year-old resident of the house in or near which the killing took place. He had already been charged with murder and was facing a long prison sentence. Sources: TvT project: Tem Mais, online portal, 22.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 23/01/11 sort by this date: 23/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Jambeiro, SP Brazil Place: Jambeiro, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: amusement park Cause: stabbed Remarks: The crime happened in an amusement park in the early morning. On 26 January, the police arrested a man who confessed having stabbed the victim after a discussion. Sources: TvT project: VNews, online portal, 24.01.2011 & 26.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Natasha (Joao Leandro Rosario dos Santos) Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/01/11 sort by this date: 24/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Avenida Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, Cidade Industrial, Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Avenida Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, Cidade Industrial, Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stoned Remarks: Natasha was killed on a street where she used to do sex work. According to relatives, she did not have a stable home. The police inform that she had been subject to two attempted murders. According to her aunt, in one of these attacks, one of the aunt's nephews was severely injured. Sources: TvT project: Parana Online, online portal, 25.01.11 year: 2011 |
Name: (Ivo Valentin) Age: 28 Profession: sex worker Date: 25/01/11 sort by this date: 25/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Avenida Marechal Floriano Peixoto, Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Avenida Marechal Floriano Peixoto, Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's body was found dead on the morning of 25 January 2011 with at least three shots in the face. Her panties had been lowered. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011); Crimes Curitiba, online portal, 25.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Mariana (Jose Daniel Aricuri) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 25/01/11 sort by this date: 25/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Oran, Salta Argentina Place: Oran, Salta Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Mariana was well-known in the area. She was a sex worker. Her body was found on the 29th on a hill near the city of Oran with 30 machete stabs, mostly in the face. The hands were missing as they had been eaten by swine that are kept by locals and by dogs. The police assume that Mariana was killed at a different place and her body been carried to the hillside around four days earlier. Sources: TvT project: 26 Noticias, online portal, 31.1.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Mary (Edgar Otto Helmut) Schiekfer Age: 56 Profession: not reported Date: not reported sort by this date: 1/28/2011 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Torre del Lagao, Italy Place: Torre del Lago Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: pine wood Cause: not reported Remarks: Mary was of German descent and lived in a cabn in a pine wood near Torre del Lago. Shortly before her death, she was attacked by several young men and suffered severe injuries. She was treated in hospital. Sources: TvT project: Gay TV 21.02.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/01/11 sort by this date: 29/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Zapopan, Jalisco Mexico Place: Zapopan, Jalisco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Mural-Toluca, online portal, 29.1.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Alejandra Marin Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 30/01/11 sort by this date: 30/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Valle del Cauca Colombia Place: Valle del Cauca Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Alejandra was a sex worker and supposedly killed by a client. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2011 |
Name: Angie Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 30/01/11 sort by this date: 30/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Santiago de Cali Colombia Place: Santiago de Cali Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Angie was shot five times. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Carla Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 31/01/11 sort by this date: 31/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Penedo, AL Brazil Place: Penedo, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Carla had been living in the city of Aracaju for months and came to visit her mother. She was shot on 29 January and died on the 31st. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2011 sort by this date: 31/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Kostroma Russia Place: Kostroma Region: Europe Country: Russia Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was found dead in her house in a little village in the Kostroma region. The dead occured at the beginning of January. Sources: TvT project: Russian LGBT Network, 23.01.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2011 sort by this date: 31/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: Barinas Venezuela Place: Barinas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Two young travestis were killed in a horrible manner. The cases were not properly examined and simply treated as 'issues of drugs'. Sources: TvT questionnaire research year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2011 sort by this date: 31/01/11 Month: January, 2011 Location data: La Victoria Venezuela Place: La Victoria Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Two young travestis were killed in a horrible manner. The cases were not properly examined and simply treated as 'issues of drugs'. Sources: TvT questionnaire research year: 2011 |
Name: Geruza Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 01/02/11 sort by this date: 01/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Joao Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Joao Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Paraiba News, online portal, 18.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 02/02/11 sort by this date: 02/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Recoleta, Buenos Aires Argentina Place: Recoleta, Buenos Aires Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim's body was found with numerous stab wounds in her apartment. None of her belongings were found missing. She was of Peruvian origin. Sources: TvT project: Diario Hoy, online portal, 2.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Laura Renan Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 02/02/11 sort by this date: 02/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Sao Sebastian, MG Brazil Place: Sao Sebastian, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Laura was a sex worker and was killed on the street. Sources: TvT partner organisation: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) year: 2011 |
Name: Lorraine Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 04/02/11 sort by this date: 04/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Senador Canedo, GO Brazil Place: Senador Canedo, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Leo Mendes LGBTT blog, 19.02.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 04/02/11 sort by this date: 04/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The crime occurred opposite the Jockey Club in Sao Paulo's Zona Sul. According to a witness, there was the perpetrator had a discussion with the victim before he killed her and fled the scene in a pickup. Sources: TvT project: O Tempo Online, online portal, 5.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Esteban Gonzalez Gomez) Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 07/02/11 sort by this date: 07/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Alvaro Obregon, Michoacan Mexico Place: Alvaro Obregon, Michoacan Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's body had been abandoned on a plot of land and showed numerous wounds from shotguns in the head and the back. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Provincia, online journal, 7.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Fernanda Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 09/02/11 sort by this date: 09/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Hidrolandia, GO Brazil Place: Hidrolandia, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Fernanda was shot by a watchman. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia year: 2011 |
Name: Taira Evelyn (Luis Fernando Ormeno) Age: 23 Profession: sex worker, hairdresser Date: 12/02/11 sort by this date: 12/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Quito Ecuador Place: Quito Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was killed with a bottleneck. She was from the city of Manabi and identified by friends. Sources: TvT project: TvT research; El Universo, online portal, 16.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 12/02/11 sort by this date: 12/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Torres del PRI, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico Place: Torres del PRI, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: bar Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot along with seven other persons in a bar. The police consider failure to pay regarding an extortion to a criminal gang to be the most likely motif. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Expreso online journal, w/o date year: 2011 |
Name: Nicol Balanta Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 13/02/11 sort by this date: 13/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Valle del Cauca Colombia Place: Valle del Cauca Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Nicole was killed by a man using the name "El Tigre". Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2011 |
Name: Capenga (Eduardo Marinho da Silva) Age: 28 Profession: sex worker Date: 14/02/11 sort by this date: 14/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Rua Macedo de Aguiar, Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Rua Macedo de Aguiar, Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: wasteland Cause: strangled Remarks: Capenga's body was found on a piece of wasteland showing wounds of beatings, stabs and strangulation. According to residents, Capenga, who was a sex worker, went with a client to the wasteland where the murder happened. Sources: TvT project: Tribuna da Bahia, online portal, 15.02.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Moni (Roberto Marcos) Castro Age: 56 Profession: sex worker, hairdresser Date: 14/02/11 sort by this date: 14/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Moreno, Buenos Aires Argentina Place: Moreno, Buenos Aires Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: street (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: Moni had been well known in the General Rodriquez district of Buenos Aires in the 1980s, as she was a prominent hairdresser. Since the 90s, she was known in the nearby district of Moreno. Moni was shot shortly before midnight on a street where she used to do sex work. She was with a colleague as two young men on a motorbike approached her. An exchange followed that ended with one of the men shooting Moni. Moni told her colleague that the men wanted to rob her before she collapsed. She died in hospital. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Semanario Actualidad, blog, 10.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Poh Hiao Peng/ Pondan Peng Age: 53 Profession: not reported Date: 15/02/11 sort by this date: 15/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Love Lane, Georgetown, Malaysia Place: Georgetown Region: Asia Country: Malaysia Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was beaten to death with a hammer by a motorcyclist in the afternoon. The case has been classified as murder. Sources: TvT project: The Star, 15.02.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Mireya (Ramiro Solano Jimenez) Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 17/02/11 sort by this date: 17/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: 24 de Diciembre, Panama City Panama Place: 24 de Diciembre, Panama City Region: Central and South America Country: Panama Location: street (hotel) Cause: stabbed Remarks: La Mireya was stabbed to death in the early morning by a 22 year-old men who had been robbed previously on his way home from a bar and was reported to have wanted to take revenge on someone, killing Mireya, who was not involved in the robbery. Sources: TvT project: Dia a Dia, online portal, 18.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 17/02/11 sort by this date: 17/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Mielenko Drawskie Poland Place: Mielenko Drawskie Region: Europe Country: Poland Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim and the murderer were reported to had been exchanging sms and mms for six years before they met. When the younger person discovered the 29 year-old was a 'man' he committed murder. Sources: TvT questionnaire research / Trans-Fuzja Foundation Poland year: 2011 |
Name: Tyra (Anthony) Trent Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 19/02/11 sort by this date: 19/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Baltimore, Virginia Avenue USA Place: Baltimore, Virginia Avenue Region: North America Country: USA Location: vacant city-owned home Cause: asphyxiation Remarks: Tyra Trent was a sex worker. Her body was found in a vacant city-owned home. Photographs published after her death suggest that the victim was a person of color. Sources: TvT project: Baltimore Sun, 04.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Aline (Rugian Oneil de Carlos) Age: 20 Profession: sex worker Date: 20/02/11 sort by this date: 20/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Rua Francisco Pezzi, Caxias do Sul, RS Brazil Place: Rua Francisco Pezzi, Caxias do Sul, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: strangled Remarks: Aline had moved to Caxias do Sul from the state of Paraná. Shortly before her dead body was found on the street, she had celebrated her birthday, and afterwards had left with a colleague to do sex work. Sources: TvT project: Pioneiro, online journal, 21.02.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Víctor Jose) Cruz Escorcia Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 22/02/11 sort by this date: 22/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Quetzaltenango Guatemala Place: Quetzaltenango Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. The perpetrators shot her seven times and fled. As she had received death threats three days before, the police speculate it might have been a crime of vengeance. Sources: TvT project: El Quetzalteco, 24.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 55 Profession: not reported Date: 22/02/11 sort by this date: 22/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Sinaloa Mexico Place: Sinaloa Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: near creek Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was about 55 years old. The body was found in a state of decomposition in a creek. It is estimated that the body had been in the water for about three months. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; RioDoce, online portal, 22.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Jessica (Sergio Viana) Age: 40 Profession: owner of boarding house for travestis Date: 24/02/11 sort by this date: 24/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Avenida Lucas Nogueira Garcez, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Brazil Place: Avenida Lucas Nogueira Garcez, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Jessica was found dead at 10:15 pm in her car. Her body had two shots, one in the head and one in the neck. Nothing was stolen. A relative told the authorities that Jessica had lived openly as travesti since she was 22 and was much liked in the area. Sources: TvT project: Diario do ABC, online journal, 25.2.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: February, 2011 sort by this date: 28/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Santa Barbara, Pangasinan Philippines Place: Santa Barbara, Pangasinan Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was found dead along the road of Brgy Gueguesangen, Santa Barbara town with a wound on the forehead and a stab wound in the armpit and with signs of torture through strangulation. Sources: TvT partner organization: STRAP year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: February, 2011 sort by this date: 28/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Baguio Philippines Place: Baguio Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was found dead on a road in Baguio, stabbed at the back and head and with signs of torture. Sources: TvT partner organization: STRAP year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: February, 2011 sort by this date: 28/02/11 Month: February, 2011 Location data: Malasiqui, Pangasinan Philippines Place: Malasiqui, Pangasinan Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: street Cause: torture Remarks: The victim was found dead along the road of Brgy Asin East of Malasiqui town with signs of torture. Sources: TvT partner organization: STRAP year: 2011 |
Name: Priscila Loura (Gustavo Brandao Aguilar) Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 02/03/11 sort by this date: 02/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Rua Piauí, Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil Place: Rua Piauí, Belo Horizonte, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Priscila was shot nine times by two young men. She was a sex worker, working in the area. The police suspect 24 year-old Fernando Túlio Miranda Lage (Pimpolho), a drug boss, and a 17 year-old adolescent to have committed the crime. A third men might have been involved as well. Security cameras filmed the killing, which occurred around 3:30 a.m. in September 2010, the travesti sex worker (Ademir) do Nascimento Silva was shot in the same area. The day after the murder of Priscila, a further travesti sex worker, Mel (Jorge da Conceição de Lima), 36, was shot in the same area of Belo Horizonte, but survived the attack. Pimpolho was arrested on 2 April 2011. Sources: TvT project: Super Noticia, online portal, 3.3.2011, 4.3.2011, Noticias Terra, 4.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Val (Valdecir) das Graças Souza Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 06/03/11 sort by this date: 06/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Morumbi, SP Brazil Place: Morumbi, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Val was a sex worker. She was killed in the early morning with four gunshots shortly after she was seen leaving with a client on a motorbike. Sources: TvT project: Radio Cultura Foz, online portal, 6.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 07/03/11 sort by this date: 07/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Charallave, Miranda Venezuela Place: Charallave, Miranda Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: car Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was found on the highway Charallave-Ocumare. The body showed wounds of stabs and a gun shot. The police suspect that the victim was killed inside a car and then dragged to a slope. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Aragueno, online portal, 8.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Marcal) Camero Tye Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 08/03/11 sort by this date: 08/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Forrest City, Arkansas USA Place: Forrest City, Arkansas Region: North America Country: USA Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: CBS News, 09.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Andrea Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 08/03/11 sort by this date: 08/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Medellin Colombia Place: Medellin Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: ravine Cause: not reported Remarks: Andrea fell into a ravine, and public authorities impeded her rescue by community members. As a result, she was washed away by the current. According to the human rights organization Personeria de Medellin it was a murder. Sources: TvT project: Personeria de Medellin, Boletin de Prensa No. 159, 21.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 3/8/2011 sort by this date: 3/8/2011 Month: March, 2011 Location data: via di Porta Medaglia, Rome, Italy Place: Rome Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Roma Daily News, 14.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Casandra (Samuel Oliva Bautista) Age: not reported Profession: waitress Date: 08/03/11 sort by this date: 08/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Cunduacan, Tabasco Mexico Place: Cunduacan, Tabasco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Casandra worked at a bar. She was beaten to death with a hard object after she had been seen leaving the bar. Her body was found near a streat in Cunduacan. Her family suspect the crime was committed by Casandra's partner, who had severly injured her in January 2011. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Tabasco Hoy, online portal, 9.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Shakira (Faizal Harahap) Age: Not reported Profession: not reported Date: 10/03/11 sort by this date: 10/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Taman Lawang, Jakarta Indonesia Place: Taman Lawang, Jakarta Region: Asia Country: Indonesia Location: park Cause: shot Remarks: The victim and two other transgender women were shot by two unidentified assailants in a red light district who fired shots at agroup of transgender people. The other two transgender women survived. Sources: TvT project: Jakarta Post, 10.03.2011 & 17.04.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Tininha (Roncon) Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 11/03/11 sort by this date: 11/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Atibaia, SP Brazil Place: Atibaia, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: beaten Remarks: Tininha was reportedly in the company of a lover, the travesti Marcia on the day she was killed. As nothing was stolen, the police discarded robbery as the motif of the crime. Sources: TvT project: O Atibaiense, 16.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 11/03/11 sort by this date: 11/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Rua Buenos Aires, Sumaré, SP Brazil Place: Rua Buenos Aires, Sumaré, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot four times by an unknown person on a motorbike. Sources: TvT project: O Liberal, online portal, 12.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: La Jenny (Michel Ruiz Lopez) Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 12/03/11 sort by this date: 12/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Chiabal, Cancun Mexico Place: Chiabal, Cancun Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: own apartment Cause: strangled Remarks: La Jenny was found dead on the night of the 12th in her own apartment. She was strangled with a fabric belt. The police suspected that La Jennys partner, another travesti or her partner could have committed the crime, however without any substantive indications. Sources: TvT project: Diario de Quintana Roo, 16.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: R. Suresh Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 13/03/11 sort by this date: 13/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Angala Parameswari Amman Temple, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India Place: Angala Parameswari Amman Temple, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Region: Asia Country: India Location: temple area Cause: stoned Remarks: The victim was killed by a man, she met at a temple festival and with whom she went to an isolated place. Sources: TvT project: The Hindu, 19.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 17/03/11 sort by this date: 17/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Ipojuca, PE Brazil Place: Ipojuca, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was found near a bus station. According to witnesses, the victim was asked to come to that place and then clubbed to death. Sources: TvT project: JC Online 17.03.2009 year: 2011 |
Name: Andrea Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 17/03/11 sort by this date: 17/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Valle del Cauca Colombia Place: Valle del Cauca Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: not reported Remarks: Andrea was a sex worker and killed by a passer-by. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2011 |
Name: (Javier Ortega Rodriguez) Age: 35 Profession: stylist Date: 18/03/11 sort by this date: 18/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Salamanca, Guanajuato Mexico Place: Salamanca, Guanajuato Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The vicitm was a well-known stylist. Relatives had found the body after they had forcefully entered the victim's apartment, who had not responded. The police assume it was a robbery. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; A.M., online portal, 19.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/03/11 sort by this date: 18/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Sumaré, SP Brazil Place: Sumaré, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot four times in the head and back during daytime. According to witnesses, a man fired shots from a motorbike and fled the scene. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Universogay, online portal, 18.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 19/03/11 sort by this date: 19/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Calle Libertad, Chihuahua Mexico Place: Calle Libertad, Chihuahua Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot to death point-blank along with a man. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Mexicano, online portal, 19.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Osimar Sebastião de Souza Júnior) Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 21/03/11 sort by this date: 21/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Passos, MG Brazil Place: Passos, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street (hospital) Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim's body was found by firemen on a street in the neighbourhood of Novo Horizonte. The victim died when entering into hospital. Sources: TvT project: Serra da Aguas, online portal, 23.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Ece Serif Remzi Pulat Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 21/03/11 sort by this date: 21/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Aliaga, Izmir Turkey Place: Aliaga, Izmir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: field Cause: dismembered Remarks: The victim was found dead on a street with her legs and head cut off from her body. Sources: TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara; TvT project: Toplis, online portal, 28.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Marcos Jose Pereira da Silva) Age: 32 Profession: sex worker Date: 22/03/11 sort by this date: 22/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Ibura, Recife, PE Brazil Place: Ibura, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. She was tortured, together with her partner Jaime, for around one hour inside their own apartment. They were subsequently dragged outside and shot several times. Jaime managed to escape and survived with two shots in the arm. According to the victim's mother, who lives nearby, six men and two women had entered their apartment after breaking the door. Sources: TvT project: Folha de Pernambuco, online portal, March 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 23/03/11 sort by this date: 23/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Tepoztlán, Morelos Mexico Place: Tepoztlán, Morelos Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim's body was found in a deserted area. The death resulted from severe blows on the head with a hard object. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Diario de Morelos, online journal, 24.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 24/03/11 sort by this date: 24/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Bello, Medellin Colombia Place: Bello, Medellin Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim's body was found in the sector of Tubo in Bello Oriente. The victim was about 17 to 20 years old. Sources: TvT project: Personeria de Medellin, Boletin de Prensa No. 159, 21.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Jessica Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 27/03/11 sort by this date: 27/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Santa Fe, Bogota Colombia Place: Santa Fe, Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street (hospital) Cause: stabbed/denial of medical care Remarks: Jessica was a sex worker. According to colleagues, she was on the street with other sex workers when a person came near and called her. As Jessica went over, the person stabbed her with a knife three times and fled. Her colleagues brought her to hospital, where she reportedly was not provided immediate treatment and died. Sources: TvT project: La Voz, online journal, 27.3.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Leidy Garcia Age: 36 Profession: not reported Date: 27/03/11 sort by this date: 27/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Bogota, Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was of Ecuadorian descent. Sources: TvT project: El Tiempo 30.03.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Brenda Vanessa Viveros Peralta Age: not reported Profession: stylist Date: 29/03/11 sort by this date: 29/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Valle del Cauca Colombia Place: Valle del Cauca Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Brenda was stylist. Sources: TvT partner organization: Observatorio Ciudadano Trans year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: March, 2011 sort by this date: 31/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Manaus, AM Brazil Place: Manaus, AM Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: D24AM, online portal/Movimento de Gays, Lésbicas, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais (GLBTT) do Amazonas, 10.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: March, 2011 sort by this date: 31/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Anama, AM Brazil Place: Anama, AM Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: D24AM, online portal/Movimento de Gays, Lésbicas, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais (GLBTT) do Amazonas, 10.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: March, 2011 sort by this date: 31/03/11 Month: March, 2011 Location data: Anori, AM Brazil Place: Anori, AM Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: D24AM, online portal/Movimento de Gays, Lésbicas, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais (GLBTT) do Amazonas, 10.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 02/04/11 sort by this date: 02/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Travessa Herdy, Cubango, Niterói Brazil Place: Travessa Herdy, Cubango, Niterói Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot around ten times. Sources: TvT project: O Fluminense, online journal, 2.04.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Zharick (Jeison Andres Molano) Age: 18 Profession: owner of beauty salon Date: 06/04/11 sort by this date: 06/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Bogota Colombia Place: Bogota Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: own apartment Cause: strangled Remarks: Zharick was killed in her own apartment around 10.30 am. A man from the same building, with whom Zharick had had a relationship, had come by in the early in a drunken state and after a discussion strangled Zharick with a DVD cable. It is assumed that the murder might be related to robbery, as Zharick is reported to have told her mother two days earlier that she withdrew three million pesos for a nose operation, which was not found after the crime along with some valuable objects. Sources: TvT project: Qhubo Ibague, blog, 11.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Grace (Eroni) da Silva Age: 36 Profession: not reported Date: 06/04/11 sort by this date: 06/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Avenida Valdomiro Cândido dos Reis, Capão da Canoa, RS Brazil Place: Avenida Valdomiro Cândido dos Reis, Capão da Canoa, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Grace was shot to death at around 5 pm with six gun shots. According to witnesses, a man approached Grace and fired the shots and left as if nothing had happened. Sources: TvT project: Literal em Movimento, online portal, 7.04.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Paulinha (Paulo) César de Oliveira Age: 31 Profession: domestic worker Date: 09/04/11 sort by this date: 09/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Campos Gerais, MG Brazil Place: Campos Gerais, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Paulihna was murdered in a brutal way with 31 knife stabs in different body parts. She was reportedly a well-known charwoman who worked for several established families in the town. Sources: TvT project: MGA, online portal, 13.04.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Rafaela Thompson (Heliu Pereira Dantas) Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 11/04/11 sort by this date: 11/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Av. Antonio Quintino Gomes, Vilhena, RO Brazil Place: Av. Antonio Quintino Gomes, Vilhena, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Rafaela's body was found partly naked on 11 April and seems to have been strangled with a piece of cloth. According to the police, Rafaela had gone out with a man at around 11:30 pm on the 10th in order to by a bottle of liquor. She had been known since she appeared in the film "O que há por tras?" ("What's behind?") produced in 2009 by local students of social communication. Sources: TvT project: Rondonia Vip, online portal, 11.4.2011, Folha de Vilhena, 11.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Beyonce (Andre Luis) Nascimento dos Santos Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 14/04/11 sort by this date: 14/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Avenida Dorival Caymmi, Itapua, Salvador da Bahia, BA Brazil Place: Avenida Dorival Caymmi, Itapua, Salvador da Bahia, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street (emergency station) Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot in the thigh at around 5 am by two men in a passing car. The victim was taken to an emergency station, but the bullet hit a femoral vein causing death. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011); Correio 24 Horas, online portal, 14.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Inete (Daniel Oliveira Felipe) Age: 24 Profession: sex worker Date: 15/04/11 sort by this date: 15/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Rua Pres. Joao Pessoa, Campina Grande, PB Brazil Place: Rua Pres. Joao Pessoa, Campina Grande, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Inete was a sex worker. She was stabbed around 30 times and died on the street. A CCTV camera recorded how four men came out of a car and then chased and attacked Inete. The police arrested a 42 year-old and a 25 year-old man and a 17 year-old adolescent and are looking a further man. The adolescent confessed the crime. The police assume that vengance was the motive, based on the perpetrators' statement. Sources: TvT project: Gay 1 online portal, 15.4.2011, UOL online portal, 18.4.2011; PB Agora online portal, 29.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Armando Cabrera Martinez) Age: 37 Profession: not reported Date: 15/04/11 sort by this date: 15/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla Mexico Place: San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim's body was found in a river in very dark water with a big stone on the head. The victim had been stabbed in the neck and the face was smashed with a very heavy stone. The medical experts also found injuries that suggest that the victim was tortured and violated by homophobic persons before being killed. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Despertar, online portal, 19.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Waseem Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 16/04/11 sort by this date: 16/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Hyderabad, Pakistan Place: Hyderabad Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Dawn News, 18.04.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Kali Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 16/04/11 sort by this date: 16/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Hyderabad, Pakistan Place: Hyderabad Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: Cause: throat-cut Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Dawn News, 18.04.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 40 Profession: not reported Date: 16/04/11 sort by this date: 16/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Nonghan, Thailand Place: Nonghan Region: Asia Country: Thailand Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was described as a ladyboy who was attacked and chased by four teenagers (ages16, 16, 18, 19), who beat her with a beer bottle, a hammer, and bamboo sticks, then poured gas on her. Sources: TvT project: Udon Map 17.04.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Cristal Sodi (David Reyes) Age: 18 Profession: stylist Date: 18/04/11 sort by this date: 18/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Bajos de Haina Dominican Republic Place: Bajos de Haina Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: own apartment Cause: burned Remarks: Cristals body was found burnt in her own apartment. Relatives believe that Cristal was murdered. Sources: TvT project: Telenoticias/Youtube, 18.4.2011; TRANSSA website (trans organization) 20.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Narin B. Age: 36 Profession: sex worker Date: 19/04/11 sort by this date: 19/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Karabaglar, Izmir Turkey Place: Karabaglar, Izmir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. She was reportedly attacked by two men who did not want any sex workers in their area. She was taken to hospital shortly after the gunshot, but died before reaching the hospital. Other transwomen, M. K., 26, and Y. E.,36, were injured and taken to hospital. The attackers were arrested by the police. Sources: TvT partner organisation: Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), Ankara; TvT project: Haber 3, online portal, 19.04.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 19/04/11 sort by this date: 19/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Chotepe Honduras Place: Chotepe Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim's body was found on 23 April 2011 in a state of decay wrapped in a bag and with the little finger of the left hand cut off. Forensic authorities estimate the killing to have happened on 19 April. The body was found in Chotepe, which is near the city of San Pedro Sula, where on 17 January 2011 the travesti Fergie was killed. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; La Tribuna online portal, 23.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Ale (Gustavo Yagualca) Age: 24 Profession: sex worker Date: 27/04/11 sort by this date: 27/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Buenos Aires Argentina Place: Buenos Aires Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: park Cause: strangled Remarks: Ale was a sex worker and found dead hung on a tree on the San Bernardo hill. Although the police investigated the case as a possible homicide, there are indications that it was a murder and other travestis and collegues of Ale believe that Ale was killed. Sources: TvT project: El Tribuno, online portal, 28.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Bibi (Mauricio) Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 27/04/11 sort by this date: 27/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Sao Pedro, Ji-Parana, RO Brazil Place: Sao Pedro, Ji-Parana, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Bibi was killed in around 3:30 am in an apartment, but no details are reported as to how she got there or whose apartment it was. According to witnesses, Bibi, who was a sex worker, left with a trucker and did not return to the place near a petrol station where she used to stand. Sources: TvT project: Rondonia ao Vivo, online portal, 27.4.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Kimberly Rubí Bianconi López Age: 17 Profession: employee Date: 30/04/11 sort by this date: 30/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Avenida Las Acacias, Caracas Venezuela Place: Avenida Las Acacias, Caracas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Kimberly had moved to Caracas a year before she was killed, where she worked first as a hairdresser and then in a perfumery. She was killed in the early morning of 30 April together with a friend of hers, another travesti called La Dominicana. Both had been seen entering a blue Chevrolet Aveo and being pushed out half an hour later. A men was also seen leaving the car, who the police belief to be the perpetrator. Sources: TvT project: Diario Digital Transexual, online portal, 9.5.2011, El Nacional, online journal, 19.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 30/04/11 sort by this date: 30/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: La Laja, Acapulco Mexico Place: La Laja, Acapulco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was found stuffed into the trunk of an automobile. Sources: TvT project: Real Acapulco News, 01.05.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: La Domenicana Age: not reported Profession: employee Date: 30/04/11 sort by this date: 30/04/11 Month: April, 2011 Location data: Avenida Las Acacias, Caracas Venezuela Place: Avenida Las Acacias, Caracas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: La Domenicana worked in a perfumery. She was killed in the early morning of 30 April together with a friend of hers, another travesti called Kimberly. Both had been seen entering a blue Chevrolet Aveo and being pushed out half an hour later. A men was also seen leaving the car, who the police belief to be the perpetrator. Sources: TvT project: Diario Digital Transexual, online portal, 9.5.2011, El Nacional, online journal, 19.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Preta Gil (Andrey) Barbosa Age: 15 Profession: not reported Date: 01/05/11 sort by this date: 01/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Ambai, Nova Iguacu, RJ Brazil Place: Ambai, Nova Iguacu, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten, hanged Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Blog do Pablo, blog, 23.06.2011; Grupo 28 de Junho, LGBT group/Eugenhio 28, blog, 20.06.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Barbara (Abraham Lopez Lezama) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/05/11 sort by this date: 01/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: San Andres Cholula, Puebla Mexico Place: San Andres Cholula, Puebla Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: own apartment Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and was killed in her own apartment by a client who beat her with a shoe, strangled her and gave her a deadly blow on the head. She was found dead by a friend, also a travesti, who informed the authorities. The perpetrator fled the apartment but has been identified by the police. Sources: TvT project: E-consulta, online portal/Foto Agencia Enfoque, 1.5.2011, En Interiores, online portal, 1.5.2011; TvT partner organisation: TVMex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Jean Carlos Pereira da Silva) Age: 39 Profession: not reported Date: 01/05/11 sort by this date: 01/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Tapera de Cima, CE Brazil Place: Tapera de Cima, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed to death in the back with a knife in front of a bar. According to the police various persons had been in the bar drinking and after the victim stole 10 reais from a man there was a short discussion. After several hours, the victim left towards home and José Ronaldo de Almeida, 32, who had been waiting in a thicket reportedly committed the crime. The perpetrator fled the scene. Sources: TvT project: CNews, online portal, 2.5.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Carlos Canlas Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 02/05/11 sort by this date: 02/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Barangay San Isidro, General Santos City, Mindanao, Philippines Place: General Santos City Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was found with her face mutulated with stabbing. Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2011 |
Name: Naomi (Leonel Carmona Adames) Age: 27 Profession: sex worker Date: 05/05/11 sort by this date: 05/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: El Batey, Sosua, Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Place: El Batey, Sosua, Puerto Plata Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Naomis body was found in a pool of blood, a 5 gallon gas container standing next to her head. Sources: TvT project: Jancavacs, online portal, 6.5.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 11/05/11 sort by this date: 11/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Rua Servidão Dois, Contagem, MG Brazil Place: Rua Servidão Dois, Contagem, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The vicitm's body was found with gunshots in the head and leg on a street. It is assumed that the killing happened in a different location. Sources: TvT project: Hoje em Dia, online portal, 11.05.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Felipe Roberto) de Freitas Silva Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 12/05/11 sort by this date: 12/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Lagoa Santa, MG Brazil Place: Lagoa Santa, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: According to the police, the victim was at home when two men came in order to kill the victim. The victim, according to the report, went to get a two year-old child so that the men would not shoot, but they shot nonetheless, injuring the child as well as her grandmother who tried to protect the child, and killing the victim. Due to information given by the victim's father and further reports, the police suspect a relation to drug trafficking. Sources: TvT project: Record Minas, online portal, 12.05.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Luisa Nicol (Luis Alberto) Valera Age: 18 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/05/11 sort by this date: 13/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Avenida Guaicaipuro, El Rosal, Venezuela Place: El Rosal Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: hotel Cause: stabbed Remarks: Luisa's alleged murderers were arrested. They belong to a gang that exploits trans and gay sex workers. Sources: TvT project: Venezuela Diversa, 14.05.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Jenny Age: not reported Profession: hairdresser Date: 13/05/11 sort by this date: 13/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Occidental Mindoro, Southern Luzon, Philippines Place: Occidental Mindoro Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/05/11 sort by this date: 18/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Engenheiro Domingos Ferreira, Recife, PE Brazil Place: Engenheiro Domingos Ferreira, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Folha de Pernambuco, online portal, 18.05.11 year: 2011 |
Name: Paloma Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 21/05/11 sort by this date: 21/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Rua Landulfo Alves, Itaguaí, RJ Brazil Place: Rua Landulfo Alves, Itaguaí, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: construction site Cause: beaten Remarks: Paloma was a young travesti. She was clubbed to death in the bathroom of a construction site. Sources: TvT project: Journal Atual, online portal, 5.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Monica (Javier Ernesto) Elizondo Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 21/05/11 sort by this date: 21/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Mejicanos, San Salvador El Salvador Place: Mejicanos, San Salvador Region: Central and South America Country: El Salvador Location: bus Cause: shot Remarks: Monica was shot while riding on a public bus. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Prensa Libre, online portal, 24.5.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Milda Rusel Aguilar Donis) Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 24/05/11 sort by this date: 24/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Rosa Guatemala Place: Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Rosa Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot as several persons attacked a group standing in front of a bar. A woman, the bar owner, was also killed. Another man was injured. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; La Pagina online portal, 21.5.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Alison Pereira Cabral dos Anjos (Camile) Age: 23 Profession: sex worker Date: 26/05/11 sort by this date: 26/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Rua Doutor Edgard Teotônio Santana, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Rua Doutor Edgard Teotônio Santana, Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Alison was shot by a client at around 8.30 pm. She reportedly owed him 10 reais as she did not have change when he paid. The man came back with a gun and shot her at least seven times. A witness reported the license plate of the motorcycle on which the perpetrator fled. Sources: TvT project: estadao/Sao Paulo, online portal, 27.5.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Alicinha (Alisson Otavio) da Cruz Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 28/05/11 sort by this date: 28/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Tres Lagoas, Cuiaba, MT Brazil Place: Tres Lagoas, Cuiaba, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: strangled Remarks: Alicinha's body was found in a stream in a state of decay with marks of strangling on the neck in the stream Gumita. Alicinha's body had additionally been dragged by a car and then been thrown into a sewer. The police were investigating for homophobia and drug-related vengeance. They relate the case to the murder of Mailda dos Santos, which happened on 8 June 2011 in the same area of Cuiaba. Sources: TvT project: Gay 1 online portal, 30.5.11, 14.6.2011. year: 2011 |
Name: (Roberto Confessor da Silva) Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 29/05/11 sort by this date: 29/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Mangabeira, João Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Mangabeira, João Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was killed with two gunshots in the early morning when returning home. According to locals, the alleged perpetrator had a sexual relationship with the victim. Sources: TvT project: Paraiba News, online portal, 18.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Laísa (Genilton) Pereira de Lima Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: May, 2011 sort by this date: 31/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim had been missing since 24 April 2012. On 29 May, family members learned that she was dead. Sources: TvT project: Jornal de Hoje, online portal, 23.05.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: Levinha Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 31/05/11 sort by this date: 31/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Salvador, BA Brazil Place: Salvador, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: not reported Remarks: According to Grupo Gay da Bahia, the murder was based on 'homophobia'. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) year: 2011 |
Name: Comadre Zezinha (José Sebastiao) Ferreira da Silva Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: May, 2011 sort by this date: 31/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Lajedo, PE Brazil Place: Lajedo, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: wasteland Cause: stoned, beaten Remarks: The body of the victim, who had been missing since 7 May 2012, was found on 11 May. Three young men were arrested, one of whom confessed the crime, stating the reason for the killing was that the victim owed him money for sexual services. Sources: TvT project: Jornal de Toritama, 11.05.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: (Alexandre dos Anjos) Age: 36 Profession: cook Date: 31/05/11 sort by this date: 31/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Itamaraju, BA Brazil Place: Itamaraju, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim's body was found naked with a piece of wood next to it that had been used to kill the victim. Sources: TvT project: Jorge Quixabeira, online portal, 31.05.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Deniz Cigli Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: May, 2011 sort by this date: 31/05/11 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Antalya, Turkey Place: Antalya Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 01/06/11 sort by this date: 01/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Goiandia, GO Brazil Place: Goiandia, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: decapitated Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) year: 2011 |
Name: Matilde (Josimar) Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 02/06/11 sort by this date: 02/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Ampliación Las Bajadas, Veracruz Mexico Place: Ampliación Las Bajadas, Veracruz Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: wasteland Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was around 25 years old. The body was found on the morning of 2 June on a piece of wasteland. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; La Tarde, online portal, 2.6.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 03/06/11 sort by this date: 03/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Poncitlan, Jalisco Mexico Place: Poncitlan, Jalisco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was around 30 years old and, according to witnesses, was shot by the driver of a black Ford Lobo, who after committing the killing fled the scene. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Mileno, online portal, 3.6.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Karlota (Carlos Alfredo Gomez Pena) Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 06/06/11 sort by this date: 06/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Condado, Santurce Puerto Rico Place: Condado, Santurce Region: Central and South America Country: Puerto Rico Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Before Karlota was killed, two persons in an old car approached several trans women whether they had seen Karlota. One of the trans women reported that one of the individuals showed a firearm to the ones they asked. Nobody informed the police. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Nuevo Dia, online portal, 6.6.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Mailda dos Santos (Maria do Bairro) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 08/06/11 sort by this date: 08/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Lagoa Encantada, Cuiaba, MT Brazil Place: Lagoa Encantada, Cuiaba, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: park Cause: beaten Remarks: Mailda's body was found by a student who called the police. The circumstances of the murder are reported to have been similar to the murder of Alicinha, which occurred on 28 May 2011 in the same area of Cuiaba. Sources: TvT project: Gay 1 online portal, 9.6.11, 14.6.2011. year: 2011 |
Name: Medipalli Prasad Age: 30 Profession: beggar Date: 09/06/11 sort by this date: 09/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Visakhapatnam, India Place: Vusakhapatnam Region: Asia Country: India Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was described as a hijra, who was found hands and legs tied to a boat at a beach. The two murderers confessed the crime. One of them declared, that the victim used to tell the locals that he was her husband. Sources: TvT project: Bay News: 24.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Carla (Juan Carlos) Tovar Cardenas Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 12/06/11 sort by this date: 12/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Tala, Jalisco Mexico Place: Tala, Jalisco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Carla's body was found around a week after she disappeared. Her body showed marks of multiple stabs and severe beatings. Three adolescents of 14 and 16 years of age were arrested and faced charges. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Occidental, online portal, 12.6.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Nathan Eugene) Davis Age: 44 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/06/11 sort by this date: 13/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Northborough Drive, Houston, TX USA Place: Northborough Drive, Houston, TX Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot in the head near an apartment block where the victim was reported to have worked as a sex worker. The body was found near an apartment complex dumpster. The police have released a sketch of the alleged perpetrator, who is assumed to be a man in his late 20s to early 30s. The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: Houston Press, blog, 13.6.2011, 14,6.2011; Click 2 Houston, online portal, 13.6.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Kenia (Lineker) Silva Nascimento Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 18/06/11 sort by this date: 18/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Av. Deodoro da Fonseca, Natal, RN, Brazil Place: Av. Deodoro da Fonseca, Natal, RN Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The killing happened at around 8.30 pm. The victim was on the intersection of Avenida Deodoro da Fonseca and General Osorio in Natal as a car approached and one of three persons fired shots at the victim, who died on the location. One of the lines the police are investigating is homophobia. Sources: TvT project: Tribuna do Norte, online journal, 21.6.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 19/06/11 sort by this date: 19/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Sabaneta, Maracaibo Venezuela Place: Sabaneta, Maracaibo Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: The police suspect that the perpetrators took the victim to the location of the killling, and when the victim resisted hit the victim to death with stones. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Noticia Al Dia, online portal, 19.6.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 20/06/11 sort by this date: 20/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Kazan, Moscow Russia Place: Kazan, Moscow Region: Europe Country: Russia Location: railroad Cause: throat-cut Remarks: The victim's mutilated body was found on 24 June near Kazan railroad. The experts determined that the murder happened on the 20th or 21st. Presumably, the victim was stunned by two or three head punches, and then the killer cut the throat. Sources: TvT project: LGBT Asylum News, blog, 27.06.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Karla Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 27/06/11 sort by this date: 27/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Juarez, Nuevo Leon Mexico Place: Juarez, Nuevo Leon Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Karla was severely beaten on the head. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: "Nieves" Toledo Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/06/11 sort by this date: 29/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Caloocan, Philippines Place: Caloocan Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was described as a trans man. Sources: TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: June, 2011 sort by this date: 30/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Natal, RN Brazil Place: Natal, RN Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Tribuna do Norte, online journal, 21.06.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: June, 2011 sort by this date: 30/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Natal, RN Brazil Place: Natal, RN Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Tribuna do Norte, online journal, 21.6.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Casandra (Marco Fidel Luján) Hernández Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 30/06/11 sort by this date: 30/06/11 Month: June, 2011 Location data: Calarca, Quindio Colombia Place: Calarca, Quindio Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to one hypothesis, Casandra was killed because she had witnessed another homicide. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Cronica del Quindio, online portal, w/o date year: 2011 |
Name: (Agnaldo) Araujo Lopes Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 06/07/11 sort by this date: 06/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Vilhena, RO Brazil Place: Vilhena, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: bridge Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's body was found on a bridge with a gunshot in the head. The victim was from the city of Rio Branco/Acre but worked in Vilhena and will be buried locally. Sources: TvT project: Rondonia Livre, online portal, 12.11.2011; Mortal e Curioso, online portal, 7.07.2011; Extra de Rondonia / Guarda Noturno CDD, blog, 8.7.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Thalia Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 06/07/11 sort by this date: 06/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico Place: Chihuahua, Chihuahua Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Numerous shots were fired from a passing car at Thalia and other trans women that were together with her. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 12/07/11 sort by this date: 12/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Cinthia (Roberto Marcelino) Gonzalez Garrido Rodriguez Age: 46 Profession: sex worker Date: 14/07/11 sort by this date: 14/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: El Loa, Calama Chile Place: El Loa, Calama Region: Central and South America Country: Chile Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Cinthia's body was found with a gash in the neck three days after she had disappeared in an space she rented in the city of El Loa. A young man was arrested and suspected the crime. He worked in for a contract firm and was reported to have a problem with drugs. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; En Sentido Contrario, online portal, 14.7.2011; Emol Chile, online portal, 14.7.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Shayara (Johny) Soares Santana Pereira Age: 22 Profession: sex worker, performer Date: 16/07/11 sort by this date: 16/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Rua Nair Silva, Belford Roxo, RJ Brazil Place: Rua Nair Silva, Belford Roxo, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Shayara was a sex worker and clubbed to death in the early morning. After her death, family members started a public campaign, since the police did not seem to be investigating the crime seriously. Sources: TvT project: R7 Videos, online portal, 12.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Val (Valter Felipe) de Souza Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 17/07/11 sort by this date: 17/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Ariquemes, RO Brazil Place: Ariquemes, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: bar Cause: shot Remarks: Val was at a bar dancing with friends in the afternoon when two men drove by on a motorbike and fired shots at them. Two persons got hit and injured and Val was shot to death. The police assume prejudice against LGBT people to be a possible reason for the crime. Sources: TvT project: Folha de Rondonia, online portal, 21.07.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 18/07/11 sort by this date: 18/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Zona 5, Guatemala City Guatemala Place: Zona 5, Guatemala City Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: hospital Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was approximately 25 years old and died in hospital from shots in the head, shoulder and hand. According to first-aiders, the victim did not live in the area and was shot point-blank by unknown persons who fled the scene. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Prensa Libre, online portal, 18.7.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Lashai Mclean Age: 24 Profession: sex worker Date: 20/07/11 sort by this date: 20/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: 61st street Northeast Washington, USA Place: Washington, USA Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Lashai was shot by two men at a sex worker's place. The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: Washington Blade, 25.07.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Samantha (Jesus Nazareth Rondon) Age: 24 Profession: employee Date: 22/07/11 sort by this date: 22/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Avenida Libertador, Los Jabillos, Caracas Venezuela Place: Avenida Libertador, Los Jabillos, Caracas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Samantha had moved to Caracas from Margarita several months ago and worked in the beauty industry. She had been with her friend Brenda on Avenida Libertador in the early morning. Brenda left to get some drinks, and when she returned, Samantha had disappeared. According to witnesses, a person in a car had come by and kidnapped Samantha. She was shot six times and stolen numerous belongings. Brenda reported that Samantha had been beaten before after leaving work because she was transgender. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; El Universal, online portal, 24.7.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Nela (Manuel) de Jesus Erazo Ramírez Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 22/07/11 sort by this date: 22/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Villanueva, Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Villanueva, Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: grassland Cause: shot Remarks: Nela was shot around 3 am near the place where she lived, on the way home from a party. She was a member of the local organisation Crisalidas-Trans Palada that had been founded several months earlier. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 23.07.2011; La Tribuna / Puro Chuky, blog, w/d year: 2011 |
Name: Didem Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 31/07/11 sort by this date: 31/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Findikzade, Turkey Place: Istanbul Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: The murderer was a 26 year-old man, who met with Didem on facebook and agreed to have sex by paying her. He was caught by the police and confessed: "I thought that she was a woman, but she was a trans person. After learning this, I killed her." Sources: TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 64 Profession: not reported Date: July, 2011 sort by this date: 31/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Cabrera d'Anoia, Spain Place: Cabrera d'Anoia, Spain Region: Europe Country: Spain Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim was murdered by her husband, who pretended that she was alive, faking mobile phone calls and reporting her missing in February 2012. Sources: TvT project: El Pais 13.06.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: Zabi Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: July, 2011 sort by this date: 31/07/11 Month: July, 2011 Location data: Kabul Afghanistan Place: Kabul Region: Asia Country: Afghanistan Location: Cause: dismembered Remarks: Zabi was dismembered after she had danced on a wedding. Her remains were sent to her family. Sources: TvT project: Memorias 2011, TDOR Facebook page, 11.07.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Camila Guzman Age: 38 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/08/11 sort by this date: 01/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: East Harlem, New York City, USA Place: New York City, USA Region: North America Country: USA Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Camila was a sex worker. Camila's body was found with several stabs in her back. Her boyfriend confessed the murder. The relationship was described as abusive, e.g. the boyfriend stole items from Camila. The victim was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: The Advocate, 23.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 06/08/11 sort by this date: 06/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Recife, PE, Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia, Tabela 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 06/08/11 sort by this date: 06/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Rua Sílvia, Piedade, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil Place: Rua Sílvia, Piedade, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: O Globo, online portal, 6.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 06/08/11 sort by this date: 06/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Tlajomulco de Zúñiga Mexico Place: Tlajomulco de Zúñiga Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: burned Remarks: The victim's body was found buring in the early morning on a street. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Informador, online portal, 7.8.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Yelkin Nikley Jimenez Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 08/08/11 sort by this date: 08/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Maicao Colombia Place: Maicao Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Yelkin was a leader in the local LGBT community. She was shot together with another community member, Jonathan Chinchia Manga. It is reported that they were in a group of young LGBT people that were caught in the middle of a gang feud. Sources: TvT project: El Informador, online portal, 9.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 11/08/11 sort by this date: 11/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Tlalpan, Distrito Federal Mexico Place: Tlalpan, Distrito Federal Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: burned Remarks: The victims body was found partly burnt near a highway. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; La Prensa, online portal, 11.8.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Wajahat Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 14/08/11 sort by this date: 14/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Orangi Town, Karachi, Pakistan Place: Karachi, Pakistan Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Wajahat, a transgender woman, was shot together with her partner after the two decided to marry by two men who entered their house and shot them to death. Sources: TvT project: The News, 15.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Baby (Alexandro) Lourenço Gonçalves Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 17/08/11 sort by this date: 17/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: São José, João Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: São José, João Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: hospital Cause: shot Remarks: Baby was shot by a woman on 16 August after an argument they had during a music event. She died the following day in hospital. Sources: TvT project: Espresso PB, online portal, 17.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Roberta (Alberto) Machado Amorim Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 20/08/11 sort by this date: 20/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Santa Luzia, MG Brazil Place: Santa Luzia, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: According to the police, six men, among them Roberta's ex boyfriend Tata (Edmar Antunes de Jesus), surprised Roberta at home and tortured her in order to get money that she and Tata had gained from selling a house. After three hours of using extreme forms of torture, the men killed Roberta. While the five other men were arrested, Tata was still fugitive. Sources: TvT project: Canal Reis, online portal, w/o date; Gterra, online portal, 16.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 20/08/11 sort by this date: 20/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Tiquisate, Escuintla Guatemala Place: Tiquisate, Escuintla Region: Central and South America Country: Guatemala Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was around 29 years old. The body was found with stab wounds and marks of strangulation near a cart track. As the victim did not have any relatives in the area, neighours suspect that she was from El Salvador. She was last seen on the night of 19 August in a disco, and some persons, who were possibly the perpetrators, picked her up. According to the authorities, her body showed signs of sexual abuse. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Prensa Libre, online portal, 20.8.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: La Frutera (Ender Antonio Serrano Rodríguez) Age: 18 Profession: sex worker Date: 21/08/11 sort by this date: 21/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Libertador, Merida, Venezuela Venezuela Place: Libertador, Merida, Venezuela Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: La Frutera was from the city of El Virgia and used to come to Merida for sex work work. She was shot in the back at 11:40 pm by unknown persons. Friends and family members lamented that another killing had already taken place nearby and that the sex workers frequently receive 'homophobic' shouts. Sources: TvT project: El Diario de los Andes, online journal, 23.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 35 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/08/11 sort by this date: 24/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: 17. Arrondissement, Paris France Place: 17. Arrondissement, Paris Region: Europe Country: France Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim's body was found with several stab wounds in the own apartment at around 2 am. The victim was a sex worker and in their 30s. Sources: TvT project: Le Parisien, online portal, 24.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: August, 2011 sort by this date: 30/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Red Hills, Chennai, India Place: Chennai Region: Asia Country: India Location: Cause: stoned Remarks: The alleged murderer was a 33 year-old man, who was arrested by the police. Sources: TvT project: Times of India 25.08.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Víctor Manuel) Ulloa Morales Age: 39 Profession: practitioner of naturopathy Date: 31/08/11 sort by this date: 31/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Santa Cruz de Yojoa Honduras Place: Santa Cruz de Yojoa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: Unknown persons forcefully entered the victim's apartment in the early morning and shot the victim in the head. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo, online journal, 1.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Suzie (Lionel) Morl Age: 49 Profession: not reported Date: August, 2011 sort by this date: 31/08/11 Month: August, 2011 Location data: Openshaw, Manchester, UK Place: Manchester Region: Europe Country: UK Location: apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Suzie was killed by a couple of drug addicts who killed her, stuffed her body in a suitcase and then let her rot in their own bathroom. At court they confessed that they killed her to steal money to buy drugs. They were jailed for life for murder in July 2012. Sources: TvT project: Mirror 13.06.2012; Daily Mail 06.07.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: La China (Alejandro Ismael) Saucedo Rodriguez Age: 20 Profession: sex worker Date: 05/09/11 sort by this date: 05/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: La Presa, Aguascalientes Mexico Place: La Presa, Aguascalientes Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: park Cause: beaten Remarks: La China's body was found floating in the lake La Presa, showing wounds of blows on the head. La China was a sex worker and had last been seen entering the park with a potential client on 5 September at around 8.30 pm. Sources: TvT project: Aguas Digital, 8.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Adriana Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 05/09/11 sort by this date: 05/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, BA Brazil Place: Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Adriana was severely beaten in the early morning of 5 September. She was taken to an emergency station but had already died when arriving there. Sources: TvT project: Mural do Oeste, online portal, 5.09.11 year: 2011 |
Name: Camila Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 06/09/11 sort by this date: 06/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Bairro Francisco Antonio Zea, Medellin Colombia Place: Bairro Francisco Antonio Zea, Medellin Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Personeria de Medellin, Boletin de Prensa No. 159, 21.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 07/09/11 sort by this date: 07/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Santa Branca, Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil Place: Santa Branca, Belo Horizonte, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: motel Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim entered a motel with a man, supposedly a client, around 2 am but shortly after went to the reception as she had been stabbed into the neck and the back. The emergency came, but the victim died on the location. Sources: TvT project: Em, online portal, 7.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Renata Desirree Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 08/09/11 sort by this date: 08/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: São Raimundo Nonato, PI Brazil Place: São Raimundo Nonato, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: Renata Desirre was found dead on a highway. Sources: TvT project: Sobral 24 Horas, online portal, 9.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Luana (Wagner) de Oliveira Batista Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 08/09/11 sort by this date: 08/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Rondonopolis, MT Brazil Place: Rondonopolis, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: park Cause: strangled Remarks: Luana was a sex worker. Her body was found with marks of strangulation and a cut in the neck in a park. Sources: TvT project: Clique F 5, online portal, 9.09.2011; 24 Horas News, 9.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Suzi (Benedito) Divino da Silva Age: 54 Profession: bartender Date: 08/09/11 sort by this date: 08/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Nova Fatima, PR Brazil Place: Nova Fatima, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: strangled, stabbed Remarks: Suzi worked at night clubs. Her body was found with marks of strangulation and stab wounds in the morning of 8 September. Sources: TvT project: Radio Web, online portal, 9.09.11; Anunci Facil, online portal, 9.09.11 year: 2011 |
Name: Simone (Carleone) Santos Rodrigues Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: 09/09/11 sort by this date: 09/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Eunapolis, BA Brazil Place: Eunapolis, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Simone was a sex worker. Two men were seen entering her apartment at around 5 pm and leaving again with blood on their hands. The police was called at 5.40 pm, and arrived only around 9 pm. Simone was stabbed at least 17 times. Sources: TvT project: Atlantica News, online portal, September 2011; Ocorrencia Policial Bahia, blog, 10.09.2011; Rota 51, online portal, 9.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Gaurav Gopalan Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 10/09/11 sort by this date: 10/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: 11th Street NW, Columbia Heights Washington Place: Washington, D.C. Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: head injury Remarks: The victim was of Tibentan ancestry. The killing was the fourth in a series of attacks against trans people in Washington. Two days later another trans woman was shot and survived. Sources: TvT project: TvT research; The Advocate, 12.09.2011, Metro weekly, 20.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Carlos Eduardo) Ferreira de Oliveira Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 12/09/11 sort by this date: 12/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Rua Dr Otávio Tarquino, Nova Iguacu, RJ Brazil Place: Rua Dr Otávio Tarquino, Nova Iguacu, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Bandeira G, online portal, 22.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Akeem) Laurel Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 16/09/11 sort by this date: 16/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: West 38th Street, Savannah, GA USA Place: West 38th Street, Savannah, GA Region: North America Country: USA Location: street (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: The Coastal Sourca, online portal, 20.10.2011; Savannah Morning News, 19.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Wiji) Subekti Age: 60 Profession: masseuse Date: 17/09/11 sort by this date: 17/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Nganjuk, East Java, Indonesia Place: Kediri Region: Asia Country: Indonesia Location: street stall Cause: poisoned Remarks: The victim was poisoned by a 24year old man called Mujianto, when having dinner with him at a street stall. Mujianto is suspected of poisoning 15 gay people and murdering 5 of them. Sources: TvT project: The Jakarta Post 20.02.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: Brigitte Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 17/09/11 sort by this date: 17/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Boca del Rio, Veracruz Venezuela Place: Boca del Rio, Veracruz Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Brigitte was a prominent sex worker in Veracruz. According to a report that was not officially confirmed, Brigitte was killed in an apartment in the district of Boca del Rio. Sources: TvT project: Terra, online portal, 21.09.2010 year: 2011 |
Name: (Jorge Alexis) Ortiz Hernández Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 17/09/11 sort by this date: 17/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: San Cristobal Venezuela Place: San Cristobal Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Two men on a motorbike fired numerous shots in the early morning at a group of trans women who were sex workers, killing one and injuring two, the 18 year-old 'Jhon Jairo Rodriguez' and 19 year-old 'Yeritson Camacho'. The authorities consider 'homophobia' to be a possible motif of the attack. Sources: TvT project: La Nacion, online journal, 19.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Shamir Mussan) Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 18/09/11 sort by this date: 18/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Volcy-Pougnet Street, Port-Louis Mauritius Place: Volcy-Pougnet Street, Port-Louis Region: Africa Country: Mauritius Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed to death in front of her own apartment by a one of a group of men. They came to 'teach her a lesson' after the victim and her partner had an argument with a group of people earlier the same day. The police arrested nine suspects. Sources: TvT project: Maurinews, online portal, 20.09.2011; Le Mauricien, online portal, 3.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: La Denisse (Adolfo Rivera Hurtado) Age: 40 Profession: not reported Date: 19/09/11 sort by this date: 19/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Galeana, Zacatepec Place: Galeana, Zacatepec Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: bar (hospital) Cause: stabbed Remarks: La Denisse was from Tlaltizapán. She was stabbed to death in a bar in the early morning and died in hospital. It is reported that she had been arguing with a man who had beaten a woman. The man left the bar and came back and stabbed La Denisse in the back. Sources: TvT project: Diario de los Morelos, online journal, 20.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 20/09/11 sort by this date: 20/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Rua Pedro Bérgamo, Boa Viagem, PE, Brazil Place: Boa Viagem, Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: beach Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and her body was found on a beach with marks of beatings on the head. Sources: TvT project: Folha de Pernambuco, online portal, October 2011; Mix Brasil, online portal, 28.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Gabrielle (Darius) Frazier Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 20/09/11 sort by this date: 20/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: 52nd St N, Birmingham, AL, USA Place: Birmingham, AL Region: North America Country: USA Location: car Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was killed at point-blank. Sources: TvT project: WBRC, online portal, 1.03.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: Lucie Parkin Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 20/09/11 sort by this date: 20/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: La Quinta Inn, Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, California, USA Place: Hayward, California Region: North America Country: USA Location: motel Cause: shot Remarks: The police said that the victim was killed, because she owned the perpetrator money. Sources: TvT project: The Advocate, 27.10.2011 & Oakland Tribune 27.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Nihat Kurt) Age: 39 Profession: not reported Date: 22/09/11 sort by this date: 22/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Basaksehir, Istanbul Turkey Place: Basaksehir, Istanbul Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim's body was found dead and naked in the own apartment on 25 September 2011 but had been dead for three days already. The victim had been stabbed three times in the chest, legs and heart. Sources: TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/09/11 sort by this date: 22/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Avenida Dom Hélder Câmara, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Place: Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: bus stop Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim's body was found in the morning at a bus stop. Sources: TvT project: Ultimo Segundo, online portal, 22.09.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 28/09/11 sort by this date: 28/09/11 Month: September, 2011 Location data: Nova Serrana, MG Brazil Place: Nova Serrana, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) year: 2011 |
Name: (Helio) Pereira Menezes Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 02/10/11 sort by this date: 02/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Araripina, PE Brazil Place: Araripina, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was beaten to death and parts of the body burnt. Sources: TvT project: Gay1, online portal, 5.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Paloma Perez Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 03/10/11 sort by this date: 03/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: San Juan de Miraflores, Lima Peru Place: San Juan de Miraflores, Lima Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: canal Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim's body was found under a bridge in a garbage bag and showed signs of utter cruelity. After strangling the victim, the perpetrators stabbed, beheaded and burnt the victim's body. Sources: TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Nuevo Ojo, online portal, 3.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 03/10/11 sort by this date: 03/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Avenida Sabaneta, Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela Place: Avenida Sabaneta, Maracaibo, Zulia Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: canal Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim's body was found naked and covered with litter bags in a canal, showing stab wounds in the chest, arms, hands and knees. The authorities belief the killing was committed in a different location. Sources: TvT project: Noticia al Dia, online journal, 4.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Tierrita (José Manuel Concepción) Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 04/10/11 sort by this date: 04/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Avenida San Martin, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Place: Avenida San Martin, Santo Domingo Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Tierrita was a sex worker and lived in the district of Villa Mella. Sources: TvT project: El Nacional, online journal, 5.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Paloma (Joaquim) Rodrigues da Cunha Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 05/10/11 sort by this date: 05/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Rua Perimetral, Fortaleza, CE Brazil Place: Rua Perimetral, Fortaleza, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway Cause: run-over by car Remarks: Paloma was run over by a car. According to witnesses, she was using crack and, experiencing a psychotic crisis, she threw herself onto a highway, where she was killed. A smoking pipe was found nearby that the police belief belonged to Paloma. Sources: TvT project: Jangadeiro, online portal, 6.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Ramazan Cetin Age: 24 Profession: not reported Date: 06/10/11 sort by this date: 06/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Cengiz Gökcek Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey Place: Ganziantep Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: hospital Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot by her brother in a hospital in front of other patients. It was a tranphobic hate crime. The brother confessed to the police, that he killed her, becuase she "was engaged in transvestism" and that he "cleansed his honour". The victim was suffering from violence from her family before. Sources: TvT project: TvT partner organization Pembe Hayat & The Advocate, 08.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Ceci (Rubén Rolando) Montenegro Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 09/10/11 sort by this date: 09/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: La Banda, Santiago del Estero Argentina Place: La Banda, Santiago del Estero Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: hotel Cause: shot Remarks: Ceci was a sex worker. She was shot in the head and shoulder in a hostel. Pablo Alejandro Peralta was arrested and charged with murder. Sources: TvT project: El Siglo, online portal, 12.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Jefferson) Diogo de Cezaro Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 10/10/11 sort by this date: 10/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Rua Bento Gonçalves, Caxias do Sul, RS Brazil Place: Rua Bento Gonçalves, Caxias do Sul, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: car Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim was strangled and thrown out of a car. A witness reported the car's plate number to the police, who arrested the car owner and a second man. Sources: TvT project: Rede Trans, online portal, year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 40 Profession: sex worker Date: 10/10/11 sort by this date: 10/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: General Paz, Córdoba Argentina Place: General Paz, Córdoba Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: apartment Cause: dismembered Remarks: The victim's body was found in a garbage bag under the table in the apartment of 21 year-old Germán Alejo Torres, after neighbours had noticed a strong smell and called the police. The head, arms and legs had been cut off and put on the pavement to be picked up by the refuse collection. Torres confessed the crime. The victim could be identified preliminarily due to a tatoo and was presumably a sex worker. Sources: TvT project: La Voz, online journal, 16.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Joana (Sergio Ricardo) Farias Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 10/10/11 sort by this date: 10/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) year: 2011 |
Name: Sandy Age: 27 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/10/11 sort by this date: 13/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Itaparica, Vila Velha, ES Brazil Place: Itaparica, Vila Velha, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Sandy, who was between 25 and 30 years old, was shot five times by a person on a motorbike at around 8 pm. According to witnesses, Sandy was from the district of Terra Vermelha in the same city and had been doing sex work at the location of the crime for about a year. Sources: TvT project: Folha Vitória, 14.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Astrid Carolina Lopez Ceice Age: 30 Profession: sex worker Date: 13/10/11 sort by this date: 13/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Tetuan, Madrid Spain Place: Tetuan, Madrid Region: Europe Country: Spain Location: client's apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: 33 year-old Raul Vega Carvajal confessed having killed Astrid Carolina and buried her in his own backyard. While the confession was made on 3 November, the body had been buried for 15-20 days. Astrid Carolina was a sex worker and Raul Vega Carvajal one of her clients. He hit her with a hammer and then stabbed her to death with a knife. Sources: TvT project: ABC/Diario Digital Transexual, w/d; El Mundo, online portal, 3.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Elisa Sabatella Brasil Age: 17 Profession: sex worker Date: 15/10/11 sort by this date: 15/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Cacoal, RO Brazil Place: Cacoal, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Thonny Hawany, blog, 18.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Maicon Michel) Cardoso da Silva Westenhofen Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 15/10/11 sort by this date: 15/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Lajeado, RS Brazil Place: Lajeado, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: river Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim's body was found with marks of torture and a stab wound in the chest in the river Taquari. The police belief that the victim was killed on the weekend of 15/16 October, as the victim was missing since 15 October. Sources: TvT project: Gazeto do Sul, online portal, 19.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Jose Manuel) Vargas Bringas Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 15/10/11 sort by this date: 15/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Calle Río Guayalejo, Los Sábalos, Altamira, Mexico Place: Los Sábalos, Altamira Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: own apartment Cause: decapitated Remarks: The victim was stabbed, strangled and beheaded by 21 year-old Jonathan Garcia Hernandez. The perpetrator stated he met the victim on the internet and committed the murder because the victim did not pay an amount agreed on for having sex. Sources: TvT project: Milenio, online portal, 15.10.2011 & 16.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (José) de Arimatéia da Silva Age: 27 Profession: sex worker Date: 16/10/11 sort by this date: 16/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Patos, PB Brazil Place: Patos, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was from the city of Campina Grande. The mother stated she suspected prejudice to be the reason of the murder. Sources: TvT project: Gay 1, online portal, 17.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Rashawn Bernard) Howard Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 17/10/11 sort by this date: 17/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Bulloch Street, Savannah, GA USA Place: Bulloch Street, Savannah, GA Region: North America Country: USA Location: car Cause: shot Remarks: The victim, who was from Thunderbolt, was shot in the car which then ran into one parked. The victim died in hospital. The court charged then 16 year-old Jarrett Javonte Jones with murder. Sources: TvT project: WTOC, online portal, 18.10.2011; Savannah Now, online portal, 19.01.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 17/10/11 sort by this date: 17/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Buner Pakistan Place: Buner Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: drawing room Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was killed with two other people during a private party by militants coming from outside of the village, who entered the party and opened fire killing three people and injuring two people. The locals said the attack won't affect their morale. Sources: TvT project: The Express Tribune, 20.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Lulu Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/10/11 sort by this date: 18/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Medellin Colombia Place: Medellin Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Personeria de Medellin, Boletin de Prensa No. 159, 21.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 19/10/11 sort by this date: 19/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Betim, MG Brazil Place: Betim, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: G online, online portal, 19.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Naveena (Preethi) Age: 32 Profession: not reported Date: 20/10/11 sort by this date: 20/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Bangalore, Karnataka India Place: Bangalore, Karnataka Region: Asia Country: India Location: apartment (hospital) Cause: stabbed Remarks: According to a witness, Navena was killed by a man called Abdul Farish, who invited her to his room to have sex with her, and stabbed her four times after she refused. Naveena was taken to the Victoria Hospital where she reportedly made a statement to the police before dying. Sources: TvT project: IBN live, online portal, 2.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Talha Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 22/10/11 sort by this date: 22/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Abdullah College, Karachi, Pakistan Place: Karachi Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: shop Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot in a shop, when resisting a robbery. Sources: TvT project: Daily Times, 23.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Shelley 'Treasure' Hilliard Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 23/10/11 sort by this date: 23/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Detroit, USA Place: Detroit Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: decapitated Remarks: Shelley Hilliard was a person of color (based on photographs published after death). Sources: TvT project: Detroit News, 10.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Cristian Yoneiker) Torres Escuraima Age: 19 Profession: sex worker Date: 23/10/11 sort by this date: 23/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Calle 9, San Cristobal Venezuela Place: Calle 9, San Cristobal Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Various persons fired shots at a group of sex workers in the early morning. 'Cristian' was shot at least 20 times. He had told a relative that it had occurred several times already that shots had been fired at them only to scare them and make them run away. Sources: TvT project: La Nacion, online journal, 23.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Dudu (Eduardo) Paixão de Jesus Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 23/10/11 sort by this date: 23/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Avenida Radial B, Camaçari, BA Brazil Place: Avenida Radial B, Camaçari, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim had survived an attempted murder the previous year, where Dudu was shot six times. Sources: TvT project: Grupo Contra o Preconceito, blog, 24.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 23/10/11 sort by this date: 23/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Rua Professor Onésimo Silveira, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Rua Professor Onésimo Silveira, Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: park Cause: stoned Remarks: Two travestis were found dead in a park on 23 October. Sources: TvT project: Camacari Noticias/Grupo Contra o Preconceito, 24.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 23/10/11 sort by this date: 23/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Rua Professor Onésimo Silveira, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: Rua Professor Onésimo Silveira, Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: park Cause: stoned Remarks: Two travestis were found dead in a park on 23 October. Sources: TvT project: Camacari Noticias/Grupo Contra o Preconceito, 24.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Malu (Antenor Manoel) dos Santos Moraes Age: 34 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/10/11 sort by this date: 24/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Avenida Rio Madeira, Porto Velho, RO Brazil Place: Avenida Rio Madeira, Porto Velho, RO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and was stabbed by a supposed client who had already attacked another travesti sex worker several days before. The police was looking for the perpetrator. Sources: TvT project: Rondoniagora/Jornal Policial, 25.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Luis) Chichay Kano ('The Key') Age: 38 Profession: not reported Date: 24/10/11 sort by this date: 24/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Berisso Argentina Place: Berisso Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: hospital Cause: burned Remarks: The victim was set on fire after a dispute with her partner. She died 8 dies later in the hospital. Sources: TvT project: Latin America Current Evenets, 24.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Fogao (Adilson) Ferreira Rodrigues Age: 41 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/10/11 sort by this date: 24/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Carmo da Mata, MG Brazil Place: Carmo da Mata, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: field Cause: stabbed Remarks: Fogao's body was found in the morning in near a gymnasium. Next to the body, two knifes and a brick with marks of blood were found. Sources: TvT project: TV Alterosa, online portal, 24.10.2011; Jornal Fama, online portal, 25.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Gabi (Davi) Pereira Dantas Age: 17 Profession: cleaner Date: 27/10/11 sort by this date: 27/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Lagarto, SE Brazil Place: Lagarto, SE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Gabi had moved to Lagarto from the city of Aracaju shortly before being killed in order to work as a cleaner. Sources: TvT project: Sergipe Hoje, online portal, 28.10.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/10/11 sort by this date: 29/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Recife, PE Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Grupo Gay da Bahia, Tabela 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: La Moma (Sebastián Manuel González Abad) Age: 35 Profession: sex worker Date: October, 2011 sort by this date: 31/10/11 Month: October, 2011 Location data: Calle 4, La Plata, Buenos Aires Argentina Place: Calle 4, La Plata, Buenos Aires Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: own apartment Cause: strangled Remarks: La Moma's body was found half-naked and in a state of putrefaction on her bed with a scarf around her neck. Her brother called the police. Sources: TvT project: El Dia, online journal, 9.11.11 year: 2011 |
Name: Jessica Rollon Age: 32 Profession: sex worker Date: 01/11/11 sort by this date: 01/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Ciserano Italy Place: Ciserano Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: street Cause: head injury, strangled Remarks: The victim was a sex worker of Brazilian descent and living in Italy since 2005. Italian NGO's complained about the transphobic way in which the murder was reported in local media. Sources: TvT project: Eco di Bergamo, 03.11.2011 & GayWave.it 08.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Luana (Kelvin) de Oliveira Moreira Age: 18 Profession: sex worker Date: 02/11/11 sort by this date: 02/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Rua Pardal, Rio Verde, GO Brazil Place: Rua Pardal, Rio Verde, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Luana was a sex worker from the city of Uberaba. She was shot to death when she walked home with the perpetrator and a colleague of hers. Although her colleague identified the perpetrator, the police only took his testimony and did not arrest him immediately. Sources: TvT project: Plantao Policial de Rio Verde-Goias, 2.11.2011 & 4.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 02/11/11 sort by this date: 02/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Coahuila Mexico Place: Coahuila Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: highway Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim's body was found on the highway to Torreon entirely naked and with the remains of the sexual organs, parts of the skin as well as flesh from the limbs and other body parts cut off. The body was found on 4 November and had been dead for at least 36 hours. The victim was estimated to have been aged 30. Sources: TvT project: El Diario de Coahuila, 7.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 02/11/11 sort by this date: 02/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Gaspar Hernandez Dominican Republic Place: Gaspar Hernandez Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: estate Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim was found dead with the hands, feet and neck tied. Sources: TvT project: El Higuamo, online portal, 3.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Muneer Age: 45 Profession: not reported Date: 04/11/11 sort by this date: 04/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Bhaati Gate, Lahore, Pakistan Place: Lahore Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Pakistan Today, 05.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Nicoll Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 04/11/11 sort by this date: 04/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Calle La Paz, Medellin Colombia Place: Calle La Paz, Medellin Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Unidad Permanente para los Derechos Humanos, Medellin, human rights organization, communication from 3.02.20 12 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 04/11/11 sort by this date: 04/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Av Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH Mexico Place: Av Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: van Cause: decapitated Remarks: The victim's body was found in a van together with the body of another trans person and a women, all of whom were reportedly sex workers. Several hours earlier, the police had received a phone call informing them that several men had abducted two travestis and a woman after they left a hotel named Carmen. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 4.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 04/11/11 sort by this date: 04/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Av Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH Mexico Place: Av Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: van Cause: dismembered Remarks: The victim's body was found in a van together with the body of another trans person and a women, all of whom were reportedly sex workers. Several hours earlier, the police had received a phone call informing them that several men had abducted two travestis and a woman after they left a hotel named Carmen. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 4.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 40 Profession: not reported Date: 08/11/11 sort by this date: 08/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Calle Canepa, Formosa Argentina Place: Calle Canepa, Formosa Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: street (hospital) Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was beaten and stabbed by members of youth gangs in the early morning of 4th November 2011 and died in hospital on the 8th. Six youths were detained and charged with murder. Sources: TvT project: La Manana Online, online journal, 9.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Patty Ruiz Saldana Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 12/11/11 sort by this date: 12/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Comas, Lima Peru Place: Comas, Lima Region: Central and South America Country: Peru Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: Patty was brutally beaten and stabbed to death with 15 stabs by a men she had met at a night club. They had left together in a taxi headed for a hotel, but the taxi driver asked them to leave the car after the man started beating Patty. Sources: TvT project: Generaccion, online portal, 13.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Flor de Oro (Brayan Anderson Escarraga Medina) Age: 28 Profession: stylist Date: 13/11/11 sort by this date: 13/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Calle 11, Barranquilla, Atlantico Colombia Place: Calle 11, Barranquilla, Atlantico Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: According to witnesses, Flor de Oro was killed by a homeless person in the early morning after a discussion between the two. Sources: TvT project: Elheraldo, online portal, 14.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 13/11/11 sort by this date: 13/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Recife, PE Brazil Place: Recife, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Grupo Gay da Bahia, Tabela 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Samira (Mison Augusto) dos Santos Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 17/11/11 sort by this date: 17/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Boca do Rio, Salvador da Bahia Brazil Place: Boca do Rio, Salvador da Bahia Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Samira was shot in the buttocks, back and ribs at around 7:30 pm at the entrance of her apartment by two men who passed by on the street on a motorcycle. Sources: TvT project: Noticias Terra, online portal, 18.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Cassidy (Nathan) Vickers Age: 32 Profession: sex worker Date: 17/11/11 sort by this date: 17/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Lexington Ave, Los Angeles, USA Place: Los Angeles Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Cassidy was shot in the chest and killed at 9:55 pm. Police believe the same suspect may have been responsible for the attempted robbery of another African American transgender woman in Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Sources: TvT project: LGBT Pov, online portal, 18.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Angela Age: 49 Profession: not reported Date: 17/11/11 sort by this date: 17/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Arroyo Pantanoso, Montevideo Uruguay Place: Arroyo Pantanoso, Montevideo Region: Central and South America Country: Uruguay Location: apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Angela's body was found with three shots in the house of a trans person whom Angela had asked several days before if she can stay at their place. Angela's body was found on the weekend of 18 and 19 November, but the killing happened at least 48 hours earlier. Sources: TvT project: El Pais, online portal, 24.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/11/11 sort by this date: 18/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil Place: Rio de Janeiro, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Grupo Gay da Bahia, Tabela 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/11/11 sort by this date: 18/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Calle Santa Ana, Prado de Maria, Caracas Venezuela Place: Calle Santa Ana, Prado de Maria, Caracas Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim's body was recovered in the early morning of the 18th. The authorities state that she was killed around 4.30 am. A neighbour reported that when he saw the victim lying on the street at 6.20, she was still breathing, but nobody came to help. Another neighbour stated that at 5.30 am she went to inform the local authorities, but they did not take any action. Sources: TvT project: El Nacional, online journal, 19.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Sonia Masi (Imran Ajmeri) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 24/11/11 sort by this date: 24/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Ahmedabad, Gujarat India Place: Ahmedabad, Gujarat Region: Asia Country: India Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Sonia Masi was a main spokesperson of the trans community in the state of Gujarat. She was shot at 8:20 pm six times at point-blank by men in a car as she was about to get refreshments at a snack bar. Sonia had already been subject to an attack in 2008. Sources: TvT project: Daily News & Analysis India, online portal, 25.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Shakira (Jose Antonio) Quinonez Ortega Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 25/11/11 sort by this date: 25/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Calle 34, Monteria, Cordoba, Colombia Place: Monteria, Cordoba Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Shakira's body was found on 8 December when she had been dead for almost two weeks. Sources: TvT project: El Meridiano de Cordoba, online portal, w/d year: 2011 |
Name: Brenting Dolliole Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 26/11/11 sort by this date: 26/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Banks Street, New Orleans, USA Place: New Orleans Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Brenting Dolliole was a person of color. Her killing was reported as being the 175th homicide in New Orleans in 2011. Sources: TvT project: The Times Picayune 28.11.2011; The New York Times 07.12.2011; Youth Breakout 10.01.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 27 Profession: not reported Date: 26/11/11 sort by this date: 26/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Calle 12, Chihuahua Mexico Place: Calle 12, Chihuahua Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's body was found at 3:30 am in the Historical Center of Chihuahua with wounds of gun shots in the head. Sources: TvT project: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 27.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Gardenia (Claudio Lucio Miranda de Almeida) Age: 47 Profession: sex worker Date: 26/11/11 sort by this date: 26/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Rua Barreto Leme, Campinas, SP Brazil Place: Rua Barreto Leme, Campinas, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Gardenia was clubbed to death with a stone block. The police arrested a 33 year-old suspect who is assumed to have proposed Gardenia to have paid sex. Sources: TvT project: RAC, online portal, 8.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Sarita (Antônio Gilson) da Costa Rodrigues Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 29/11/11 sort by this date: 29/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Jacaranda, Camocim, CE Brazil Place: Jacaranda, Camocim, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: rural area Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sarita was stabbed to death by three men. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) year: 2011 |
Name: Carol Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 29/11/11 sort by this date: 29/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Rua Paulo Alberto Pan, Jd Boa Esperanca, Sinop, MT Brazil Place: Rua Paulo Alberto Pan, Jd Boa Esperanca, Sinop, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Carol's body was found by locals around 5 am in front of a bar. She was killed by a gun shot in the eye. Sources: TvT project: Agencia Noticia, online portal, 29.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Y. M. A. Zambrano Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: November, 2011 sort by this date: 30/11/11 Month: November, 2011 Location data: Venezuela Place: Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was killed by two men on a motorcycle. Sources: TvT project: Memorias 2011, TDOR Facebook page, 10.11.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Suely Scalla (Ademir) Melo Oliveira Age: 41 Profession: hairdresser, performer Date: 03/12/11 sort by this date: 03/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Avenida Francisco Glicério, Campinas, SP Brazil Place: Avenida Francisco Glicério, Campinas, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Suely Scala was killed in the early morning on the city's main street. The police investigate a possible relation to a series of killings of homeless people in the city center. Sally Scala had been well-known in the LGBT community of Campinas since the 1980s. Sources: TvT project: Tadashi HP, LGBT online portal, 8.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Carlos Porfirio) Juarez Quiroz Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 04/12/11 sort by this date: 04/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Tegucigalpa Honduras Place: Tegucigalpa Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation TVMex - Travestis Mexico, Resumen 2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Ursula Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 04/12/11 sort by this date: 04/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: R. Quinze de Novembro, Alvorada, Manaus, AM Brazil Place: R. Quinze de Novembro, Alvorada, Manaus, AM Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to witnesses, Ursula was shot by a men who came with a car while she was standing on the street doing sex work. He shot her in the head, then left the vehicle and fired another five shots. Sources: TvT project: Em Tempo, online portal, 5.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Pascual Ake Beh) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 04/12/11 sort by this date: 04/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Mexico Place: Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The vicitm's body was found at 7 am with gunshots in the neck. Sources: TvT project: Milenio, online portal, 5.12.2011; Por Esto, online portal, 5.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Esmeralda (Jose) Severino da Silva Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 07/12/11 sort by this date: 07/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Lagoa Mundau, AL Brazil Place: Lagoa Mundau, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: Esmeralda had been missing since 7 December, but her body was found only on the 9th by fishermen on the margins of a pond called Lagoa Mundau. Sources: TvT project: Alagoas 24 Horas, online portal, 10.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: 23 Profession: hairdresser Date: 08/12/11 sort by this date: 08/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Patos, PB Brazil Place: Patos, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: wasteland Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's body was found in the early morning on a piece of wasteland. The victim was a hairdresser and sex worker. Her body was found about two hours after she had left with a client. The police assume 'homophobia' to be the motive of the crime. Sources: TvT project: Gay 1, online portal, 9.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Luningning (Felix) Alsade Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 09/12/11 sort by this date: 09/12/11 Month: December 2011 Location data: Sitio Ulibo Brgy. Buhisan Cebu City, Philippines Place: Cebu City Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: beaten and tortured Remarks: The victim's body was found naked with genital mutilations and burn wounds. In her left chest was stabbed in the form of a bra. Sources: TvT partner organization: STRAP year: 2011 |
Name: La Loba (Robert Alejandro) Fonseca Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 11/12/11 sort by this date: 11/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Calle 72, Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela Place: Calle 72, Maracaibo, Zulia Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: car Cause: shot Remarks: La Loba was murdered by 36 year-old merchant Daniel Fernando Sanchez Sequera, who was a lover or client of hers. Sequera had driven with La Loba in his car, but after a discussion she left the car and he shot her. Sources: TvT project: Noticia Al Dia, online portal, 21.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Perla Mora (Mario Vega) Age: 49 Profession: police officer Date: 13/12/11 sort by this date: 13/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Chimbas, San Juan Argentina Place: Chimbas, San Juan Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: car Cause: decapitated Remarks: Perla Mora's body was found beheaded, naked and presumably raped in a car on a camping-ground. Perla Mora was a police officer and an active member in the LGBT community. Sources: TvT project: Minuto Uno, online portal, 13.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 13/12/11 sort by this date: 13/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Calle Victoria, Chihuahua, Mexico Mexico Place: Calle Victoria, Chihuahua, Mexico Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: stoned Remarks: The victim's body was found at 6 am at a public garden, yet had been dragged along a street before, leaving marks of blood on the asphalt. Sources: TvT project: El Diario, online portal, 13.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Frederico) Claret dos Santos Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 19/12/11 sort by this date: 19/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Pouso Alegre, MG Brazil Place: Pouso Alegre, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was killed with numerous hits on the head with a stone after leaving a snack-bar on the night of the 19th. The alleged perpetrator is 23 year-old Renan Donizeti Tomas, who reportedly had a relationship with the victim. Sources: TvT project: EP Noticia, online portal, 20.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: (Marvin Geovany) Ramos Miranda Age: 23 Profession: sex worker Date: 20/12/11 sort by this date: 20/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: 1 Avenida, San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: 1 Avenida, San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: hotel Cause: strangled Remarks: The victim's body was recovered from a hotel room. According to witnesses, the victim, who was a sex worker, had entered a hotel in the compony of two persons. Then, two other persons entered who attacked the hotel employees. The victim was killed with one of the sheets from the hotel room. The body was recovered only around 10 hours after the killing. Sources: TvT project: La Tribuna, 22.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Patricia (Fernando) Costa Alves Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 20/12/11 sort by this date: 20/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Posto Horizonte, Rio Verde, GO Brazil Place: Posto Horizonte, Rio Verde, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: parking lot Cause: shot Remarks: Patricia was shot to death on a yard where trucks park, and where reportedly drug dealers, sex workers and clients meet at night. On 5 February a trans person with the legal name of Tiago da Silva Carvalho was shot to death on the same location. Sources: TvT project: Imagem Goias, online portal, 6.2.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: Natalia (Raimundo) Ferreira Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 23/12/11 sort by this date: 23/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Jardim Paraiso, São José do Rio Preto, SP Brazil Place: Jardim Paraiso, São José do Rio Preto, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: motel (hospital) Cause: stabbed Remarks: Natalia was stabbed at around 6 am in a motel. She died in hospital shortly after. According to a witness, the murder was committed by a motorcyclist. Sources: TvT project: Diario Web, online portal, 23.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 23/12/11 sort by this date: 23/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Cesteros, Chimalhuacan Mexico Place: Cesteros, Chimalhuacan Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: car Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim's body was found dead on the morning of the 23rd on lying on the back seats of a car. Sources: TvT project: La Prensa, online portal, 23.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Bruninha (Regis) dos Santos Lima Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 24/12/11 sort by this date: 24/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: R. Bandeirantes, Apucarana, PR Brazil Place: R. Bandeirantes, Apucarana, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Bruninha died on the 24th in hospital after she was shot in the face on the 21st on a cemetery in Apucarana. Bruninha had been stabbed in the chest and neck on 21 October. Although Bruninha had identified a 28 year-old woman as the perpetrator of the stabbing, she then did not want to enter legal action against her and the file was closed. Sources: TvT partner organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2011) year: 2011 |
Name: Fabiola Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 24/12/11 sort by this date: 24/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Avenida Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH Mexico Place: Avenida Juarez, Chihuahua, CHIH Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: bar Cause: shot Remarks: Fabiola was a sex worker. The two previous days, two similar killings occurred in the area, although it is not reported whether the victims were trans persons. In November 2010, another trans sex worker called Fabiola and a further sex worker were shot dead in the same area. In November 2011, two trans sex workers were shot dead in the same area. Sources: TvT project: La Poliaca, online portal / year: 2011 |
Name: Mona Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 27/12/11 sort by this date: 27/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: R. Japura, Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil Place: R. Japura, Belo Horizonte, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Mona was shot three times in the back and foot on the street where she lived with other homeless persons by a person who passed by by foot. Among various hypothises, the police suspect the involvement of a local resident or merchant in the crime, who did not want the travesti to be around. According to neighbours, the night before, a person had set the belongings of homeless people on fire and fired shots at them, without hitting anybody. Sources: TvT project: Em, online portal, 27.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Githe (Orlando) Goines Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 29/12/11 sort by this date: 29/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Old Gentilly Road, New Orleans, USA Place: New Orleans Region: North America Country: USA Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Githe's killing was reported as being the 198th homicide in New Orleans in 2011. Sources: TvT project: The Times Picayune 30.12.2011; Youth Breakout 10.01.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: Magnolia (Odair) Barbosa da Silva Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 29/12/11 sort by this date: 29/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: Centro, Maringa, PR Brazil Place: Centro, Maringa, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to the police, Magnolia had come to Maringa from Umuarama several weeks before to do sex work. Sources: TvT project: Maringa O Diario, online portal, 30.12.2011 year: 2011 |
Name: Dee Dee Pearson Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 31/12/11 sort by this date: 31/12/11 Month: December, 2011 Location data: 43rd Street, Kansas City, USA Place: Kansas City Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: A client of the victim was arrested and charged in the killing. Sources: TvT project: CAMP, Kansas City, 05.01.2012 year: 2011 |
Name: Ingrid Popinha (Carlos) Magno Rosa Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 01/01/12 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Rua Cardoso Moreira, Campos, RJ Brazil Place: Rua Cardoso Moreira, Campos, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: After a street mass in commemoration of the New Year, Ingrid left and was found dead later with wounds in the thorax. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. portalozknews.com.br 02.01.2012; Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 01.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Ricardo Júnior) de Jesus Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 04/07/05 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: BR-365, Ituiutaba, MG Brazil Place: BR-365, Ituiutaba, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: On 4 October 2012, the remains of the body probably of a travesti, who had been missing for seven months, were found near a highway, showing a hole in the skull and two bullets nearby. Sources: TvT project: Uipi, online portal, 04.10.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Republica Dominicana Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: In a press conference in December 2012, the Dominican Trans-NGO COTRAVE (La Comunidad Trans Travesti Dominicana) reported 18 murdered trans people in the Dominican Republic in 2012. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Proceso.com.do, Periódico Online 10-12-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Centro de Monitoreo de Medios de Comunicación Cattrachas-Organización Lésbica Feminista year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Centro de Monitoreo de Medios de Comunicación Cattrachas-Organización Lésbica Feminista year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Centro de Monitoreo de Medios de Comunicación Cattrachas-Organización Lésbica Feminista year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Centro de Monitoreo de Medios de Comunicación Cattrachas-Organización Lésbica Feminista year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Centro de Monitoreo de Medios de Comunicación Cattrachas-Organización Lésbica Feminista year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Centro de Monitoreo de Medios de Comunicación Cattrachas-Organización Lésbica Feminista year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Centro de Monitoreo de Medios de Comunicación Cattrachas-Organización Lésbica Feminista year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: not reported Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Centro de Monitoreo de Medios de Comunicación Cattrachas-Organización Lésbica Feminista year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 2012 sort by this date: 01/01/12 Month: 2012 Location data: Honduras Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.conexihon.info 08.09.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Jessica (Leidel Luis) Age: 18 Profession: not reported Date: 04/01/12 sort by this date: 04/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Guaimaro, Camagüey Cuba Place: Guaimaro, Camagüey Region: Central and South America Country: Cuba Location: jail Cause: beaten Remarks: Jessica was detained and beaten for no apparent reason by police members. She was then taken to a police station where she was again beaten and put into a cell where she died from the beatings. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. Cubanet.org 16.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Jaime Antonio López Age: 35 Profession: fiscal agent Date: 1/5/2012 sort by this date: 05/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Machiques, Zulia Venezuela Place: Machiques, Zulia Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot various times by an unknown person who left the apartment on a motorbike. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Noticias24.com, 06.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Herminia) Lidoma Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 05/01/12 sort by this date: 05/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Davao, Philippines Place: Davao Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: bar Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was described as a trans man who was having drinks with two men in a karaoke bar. When he had an argument with the the two men, one of them tok a knife and stabbed him several times. Sources: TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) year: 2012 |
Name: Safira (Josimar) Ferreira Severino Age: 23 Profession: sex worker Date: 08/01/12 sort by this date: 08/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Rua Borba Gato, Bauru, SP Brazil Place: Rua Borba Gato, Bauru, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: An unknown man shot the victim dead. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br, 10.01.2012; TvT project: Rede Bom Dia, 29.09.2012; Liberal, online portal, 24.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Fayla Gold Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 09/01/12 sort by this date: 09/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Cajamar, SP Brazil Place: Cajamar, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 09.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Acucena (Adler) Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 12/01/12 sort by this date: 12/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Salvador da Bahia, BA Brazil Place: Salvador da Bahia, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: thrown down stairs Remarks: The victim was thrown down a set of stairs at a party. The police arrested the alleged perpetrator. Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 12.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 16/01/12 sort by this date: 16/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Colonia Fuentes, Santa Lucía, Apodaca, Nuevo León Mexico Place: Colonia Fuentes, Santa Lucía, Apodaca, Nuevo León Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim’s body showed marks of torture. Before being shot, the victim was beaten and the hands semi-amputated. A message was left that read “Por Rata” (“By the Rat”). Neighbours had heard the shot but did not take any action. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: SDP Noticias Online 18.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Carlos Eduardo) Marcondes Age: 31 Profession: sex worker Date: 17/01/12 sort by this date: 17/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Rua José Sapaio, Londrina, PR, Brazil Place: Londrina, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim talked to three men in a car and was shot by one of them. Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & O Diario de Londrina 18.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Carla White Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 17/01/12 sort by this date: 17/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Avenida Tiradentes, Londrina, PR Brazil Place: Avenida Tiradentes, Londrina, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to the police, the victim was shot by three persons in a car after they had started a discussion. Sources: TvT project: O Diario Londrina, 18.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Fernanda Borges da Silva Age: 48 Profession: hairdresser Date: 17/01/12 sort by this date: 17/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Avenida Padre Júlio Maria Lombard, Macapá, AP Brazil Place: Avenida Padre Júlio Maria Lombard, Macapá, AP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed by a man with whom she had had a relationship for five years. Sources: TvT project: Amapa Digital, online portal, 18.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Crain Conaway Age: 47 Profession: not reported Date: 21/01/12 sort by this date: 21/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Marquette Street, Oceanside, CA, USA Place: Oceanside, CA Region: North America Country: USA Location: own apartment Cause: blunt trauma Remarks: Sources: TvT project: City of Oceanside News, 02.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Rebeca (Cosmo Marinho) da Silva Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: 22/01/12 sort by this date: 22/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Martins, AL Brazil Place: Martins, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Various unidentified individuals shot Rebeca dead. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.alagoas24horas.com.br 22.04.2012; TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 22.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Willian Rafael) dos Santos Age: 38 Profession: sex worker Date: 23/01/12 sort by this date: 23/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Vila Mariana, Santa Fé do Sul, SP, Brazil Place: Santa Fé do Sul Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & Regiao Noreste, 23.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Mateo) Vicente Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 25/01/12 sort by this date: 25/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Manila, Philippines Place: Manila Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was killed with a strong blow on the head. Sources: TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) year: 2012 |
Name: Sabrina Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 25/01/12 sort by this date: 25/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Redencao, PA Brazil Place: Redencao, PA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Diario do Para, online portal, 27.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Maicon Roux Age: 20 Profession: sex worker Date: 26/01/12 sort by this date: 26/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: BR-470, Indaial, SC Brazil Place: BR-470, Indaial, SC Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Gazeta do Vale do Itajaí, 26.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Luana Preira Cruz Age: 24 Profession: sex worker Date: 26/01/12 sort by this date: 26/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Catu, BA, Brazil Place: Catu, BA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street (hospital) Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & Itapoa Online 27.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Samuel) Bernal Age: 36 Profession: not reported Date: 29/01/12 sort by this date: 29/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: North Cotabato, Philippines Place: North Cotabato Region: Asia Country: Philippines Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot in the head. Sources: TvT project: The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch (PLHCW) year: 2012 |
Name: Hair (Pedro) Tamiarana Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 30/01/12 sort by this date: 30/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Rua Joaquim Cardoso da Silveira, Curitiba, PR Brazil Place: Rua Joaquim Cardoso da Silveira, Curitiba, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: asphyxiation Remarks: The body was found inside the victim’s own apartment with signs of strangulation. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans noticias.band.uol.com.br 31.01.2012; TvT project: Banda B, online portal, 31.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Paola Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 30/01/12 sort by this date: 30/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Cidade Universitaria, Maceió, AL Brazil Place: Cidade Universitaria, Maceió, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: bar Cause: shot Remarks: Paola died after being shoot seven times. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: Tribuna Uniao, online portal, 30.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Guilherme Age: 16 Profession: not reported Date: January, 2012 sort by this date: 31/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Sumaré, SP Brazil Place: Sumaré, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Guilherme was shot thirteen times. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.oliberalnet.com.br 23.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Brilli (Ramón Antonio) Olivero Age: 49 Profession: sex worker Date: January, 2012 sort by this date: 31/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: El Roble, San Félix, Bolívar Venezuela Place: El Roble, San Félix, Bolívar Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Brilli’s body was found half-naked and with seven gunshot wounds in different body parts on 22 January 2012. The authorities assume that she died as a consequence of a fight, but they don’t discard the possibility that the perpetrator was a client. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Globovision, Online 23.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: January, 2012 sort by this date: 31/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: 69077000, Manaus, AM Place: By the campus of Universidade Amanazonas de Manaus, Manaus, AM Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: brushwood Cause: strangled Remarks: The police stated the victim’s body showed signs of strangulation. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br 10.01.2012; TvT project: A Critica, online portal, 17.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: La Princesa (Freddy) Payams Severino Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: January, 2012 sort by this date: 31/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Callejón Cuatro, Sector de Cristo Rey, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Place: Puerto Plata Region: Central and South America Country: Dominican Republic Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.elnacional.com.do 03.01.2023 year: 2012 |
Name: Baku Chaudhari Age: not reported Profession: teacher Date: January, 2012 sort by this date: 31/01/12 Month: January, 2012 Location data: Ahmedabad, India Place: Ahmedabad Region: Asia Country: India Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: According to the police the suspected murderers committed the murder. One of them was described as her gay lover, who kille her becaiuse of the jewellery she possessed. Sources: Tvt project: Daily Bashkar 13.01.2012; Daily News and Analysis 13.01.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 2/1/2012 sort by this date: 2/1/2012 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Via Montalbino 9, Milan, Italy Place: Milan Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: her flat Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was of Brazilian descent and was found in underwear with a knife in her chest. Sources: TvT project: Associazione radicale Certi Diritti - Reporter Nuevo 02.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Rafaela Cavalcante da Silva Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 02/02/12 sort by this date: 02/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Rua José Carlos Bezerra, Fortaleza, CE Brazil Place: Rua José Carlos Bezerra, Fortaleza, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: According to witnesses, a friend of the victim's had been shot dead as well. Sources: TvT project: Jangadeiro Online, online portal, 03.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Deoni Jones Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 03/02/12 sort by this date: 03/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: East Capitol Street, Washington D.C., USA Place: Washington, D.C. Region: North America Country: USA Location: bus stop (hospita)l Cause: stabbed Remarks: Deonie was a person of color. She was attacked by a man at a bus stop and stabbed in the head. She died in the hospital. Sources: TvT project: Washington Blade 04.02.2012; Metro Weekly 11.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Soraia (Valmir) da Silva Age: 39 Profession: not reported Date: 03/02/12 sort by this date: 03/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Olivença, AL Brazil Place: Olivença, AL Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: hospital Cause: beaten Remarks: Soraya had been abducted and tortured without knowing or stating the reason. After being able to go home, she felt bad and was taken to hospital, where she died. It was found that she had had pieces of wood inserted into the rectum and intestines and the penis burnt. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. montanhasrn.wordpress.com 24.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Helen Jabor (Thiago da Silva Carvalho) Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 05/02/12 sort by this date: 05/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Rio Verde, GO Brazil Place: Rio Verde, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: gas station Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Patrulha RV, online portal, 06.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Tiago) da Silva Garcia Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 11/02/12 sort by this date: 11/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Rua Sérgio Gasparetto, Foz do Iguaçu, PR Brazil Place: Rua Sérgio Gasparetto, Foz do Iguaçu, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 11.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Melda (Metin) Yuksel Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: 13/02/12 sort by this date: 13/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Kocaeli Place: Kocaeli Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot by her brother in her apartment. The court gave decreased sentence to the perpetrator (16 years of imprisonment) with the argument that the perpetrator was under "heavy provocation". Sources: TVT project: TGEU SC member Kemal Ordek year: 2012 |
Name: Sarita (Rafael) Teodoro dos Reis Age: 21 Profession: sex worker Date: 17/02/12 sort by this date: 17/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Av. Jones dos Santos Neves, Barra de São Francisco, ES Brazil Place: Av. Jones dos Santos Neves, Barra de São Francisco, ES Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Boca Larga, online portal, 17.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Paulo Afonso) Martins Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 21/02/12 sort by this date: 21/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Rua Marechal Floriano, Porto Alegro, RS Brazil Place: Rua Marechal Floriano, Porto Alegro, RS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The alleged perpetrator has been arrested. According to witnesses, victim and perpetrator llived in the same apartment and had an argument the night before the killing Sources: TvT project: Radio Guaiba, 21.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/02/12 sort by this date: 22/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Carretera Chilpancingo-Chichihualco, Kilómetro 1, Guerrero Mexico Place: Chichihualco-Chilpancingo highway, Guerrero Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: An anonymous call reported the dead body to the police. The victim had received a shot at point blank in the head. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: LaPoliciaca.com 23.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Roberto Paulo) de Campos Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 24/02/12 sort by this date: 24/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: São Mateus, MT, Brazil Place: Estrada do Formigueiro, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: road Cause: stoned Remarks: The victim was a sex worker. After being attacked and severely injured on a road in a rural area, she was left for six hours until being found, trying to indicate the perpetrator(s) to the police. Shortly after, she died. Sources: TvT project: Media News, online portal, 24.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Monserrat (Jonathan José) Pineda Age: 22 Profession: human rights activist Date: 27/02/12 sort by this date: 27/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Avenida 17, Cabañas, San Pedro Sula Honduras Place: Avenida 17, Cabañas, San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: street (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: After constant threats by a security guard, Monserrat Pineda reported the aggressor to the police. As the victim passed the security guard’s place of work, she was shot. She was taken to the hospital, where she died. She was a member of the activist organisation Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico La Tribuna, Online 28.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Jorge Luiz) Feretti Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: February, 2012 sort by this date: 28/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: BR-470, Indaial, SC Brazil Place: BR-470, Indaial, SC Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim's body was found on 18 February near a highway, the face covered in blood. Sources: TvT project: Interativa Regional, online portal, 21.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Dulce (Ivis Rolando) Mejía Age: 23 Profession: human rights activist Date: February, 2012 sort by this date: 28/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: San Pedro Sula, Honduras Place: Colonia Providencia San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: The victim died of three gun shots in the head. She was a member of an association of the gay community and a promoter of HIV/AIDS prevention. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Heraldo Online 14.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: February, 2012 sort by this date: 28/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Rio Verde, GO Brazil Place: Rio Verde, GO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: woodland Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 20.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Evelyn (Daniel Arlex) Ossa Rodríguez Age: 26 Profession: not reported Date: February, 2012 sort by this date: 28/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Cataluna, Medellin, Colombia Place: Cataluna, Medellin Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: The perpetrators entered the victim’s apartment and shot her in the head. Evelyn was from France and had come to Medellín shortly before her death. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: www.tuseguridad.ec 23.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Bruna Semiao Cock Age: 31 Profession: not reported Date: 28/02/12 sort by this date: 28/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Novara, Italy Place: Novara Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: own car Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was of Brazilian descent. Sources: TvT project: Paperblog 28.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: February, 2012 sort by this date: 28/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Carretera a San Mateo, Ciudad Benito Juárez, Monterrey, Nuevo León Mexico Place: Carretera a San Mateo, kilómetro 11, Ciudad Benito Juárez, Monterrey, Nuevo León Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: highway Cause: not reported Remarks: Judicial authorities and members of the Armed Forces confirmed the report of three executed trans persons, two of whom were trans women. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. ivpressonline.com 29.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: February, 2012 sort by this date: 28/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Carretera a San Mateo, Ciudad Benito Juárez, Monterrey, Nuevo León Mexico Place: Carretera a San Mateo, kilómetro 11, Ciudad Benito Juárez, Monterrey, Nuevo León Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: highway Cause: not reported Remarks: Judicial authorities and members of the Armed Forces confirmed the report of three executed trans persons, two of whom were trans women. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. ivpressonline.com 29.02.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: not reported sort by this date: 28/02/12 Month: February, 2012 Location data: Hotel Sn. Felipe, Apan, Hidalgo, Mexico Place: Hidalgo Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: hotel Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was found with a gunshot wound in the head in a hotel. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Por Esto.net, Periódico Online 14-02-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Raquel Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 07/03/12 sort by this date: 07/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Recife, PE, Brazil Place: Recife Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia year: 2012 |
Name: José Enrique Castro Zuñiga Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 11/03/12 sort by this date: 11/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Rivera Hernández, San Pedro Sula Place: Colonia Llanos de Sula, Rivera Hernández, San Pedro Sula Region: Central and South America Country: Honduras Location: canal Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim’s body was found in the brushwood of a canal showing various shot wounds. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico La Tribuna Online. 11.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Cícero) Neto Brás de Sousa Age: 28 Profession: not reported Date: 14/03/12 sort by this date: 14/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: police station Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim had been arrested by the police for beating a sister. While the police stated that the victim committed suicide in jail, relatives, friends and neighbours insist that the police killed her, pointing out contradictions in the stories told by police members and marks of beatings on the victim's body. Sources: TvT project: Associacao de Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 14.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Miquilo (Miguel Angel) Mamaní Age: 29 Profession: sex worker Date: 14/03/12 sort by this date: 14/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Ruta Nacional 50, Salta Argentina Place: Ruta Nacional 50, Salta Region: Central and South America Country: Argentina Location: street (hospital) Cause: stabbed Remarks: In the early morning, various individuals got out of a car and, without any known motive, attacked the victim, inflicting several wounds with a sharp weapon. Before dying, the victim stated having been attacked by a group of “ultramoralist” youths who assault travestis. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Tribuno Salta Online. 15.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Chiquinha (Francisco) Neco de Oliveira Age: 35 Profession: stylist Date: 14/03/12 sort by this date: 14/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own car Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim’s body was found in the trunk of her own car, showing wounds of stone beatings. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: Associacao Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 14.03.2012. year: 2012 |
Name: Rosita Hidalgo Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 15/03/12 sort by this date: 15/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Michigan Avenue, Miami, USA Place: Miami Region: North America Country: USA Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Rosita was of Cuban descent. She worked as a small-time escort bringing her clients to her apartment. She was found gagged, stabbed, and slashed in her apartment. Sources: TvT project: Advocate 28.06.2012; Miami New Times 23.072012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 40 Profession: not reported Date: 16/03/12 sort by this date: 16/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Chañarcillo, Maipú, Chile Place: Calle Chañarcillo, Maipú Region: Central and South America Country: Chile Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim’s body showed lesions in the head, which caused the death in the early morning. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.terra.cl 16.03.12 year: 2012 |
Name: Demetrio Apaza Mayta Age: 43 Profession: not reported Date: 18/03/12 sort by this date: 18/03/12 Month: March, 2013 Location data: Avenida Mariscal Santa Cruz, Villa Ingenio, El Alto, Bolivia Place: El Alto Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: street Cause: burned Remarks: The victim was lynched by a mob. It is reported that she went with a group of people who have been chased by criminals. When the rest of the group fled, the victim was recognized as a trans person. She was beaten up and then burned alive. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: La Prensa.com, Periódico Online 20-03-2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Javier Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 18/03/12 sort by this date: 18/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Salamanca, Guanajuato Mexico Place: Salamanca, Guanajuato Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: own apartment Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.periodico.am 19.10.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Demetrio) Apaza Mayta Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 19/03/12 sort by this date: 19/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia Place: La Paz Region: Central and South America Country: Bolivia Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was tortured, burned, and beaten to death by a mob of up to 400 people. Sources: TvT project: ERBOL 19.03.2012; Bolivia Weekly 21.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Marcela (Eliomar) Machado de Almeida Age: 23 Profession: not reported Date: 20/03/12 sort by this date: 20/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: wasteland Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Associacao de Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 20.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Elaine (Elton Jonh) Felipe de Oiveira da Silva Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 22/03/12 sort by this date: 22/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Joao Pessoa, PB Brazil Place: Joao Pessoa, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 22.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Samuel) Ferreira do Nascimento Age: 22 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/03/12 sort by this date: 24/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Rua Oscar Araripe, Fortaleza, CE Brazil Place: Rua Oscar Araripe, Fortaleza, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and was killed in the early morning on the street where she used to do sex work. Sources: TvT project: Jangadeiro Online, online portal, 24.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Tyrell Jackson Age: 23 Profession: sex worker Date: 24/03/12 sort by this date: 24/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: West 5th Street, Riviera Beach, Florida, USA Place: Riviera Beach Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Jackson was shot together with a friend in a drive-by-shooting by a man, who is described as targeting young trans people, who do sex work. The friend of Jackson, also a trans sex worker, survived. Sources: TvT project: Advocate 09.04.2012; WPTV news 26.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Daniela (David Oswaldo) Pantoja Churion Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 25/03/12 sort by this date: 25/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Ocumare del Tuy Venezuela Place: Ocumare del Tuy Region: Central and South America Country: Venezuela Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Daniela was shot dead together with a 19-year-old woman called Alejandra. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.entornointeligente.com 26.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Shahid Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: 26/03/12 sort by this date: 26/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Shafiqabad, Lahore, Pakistan Place: Lahore Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: Sources: TvT project: The Express Tribune 27.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Mônica Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 26/03/12 sort by this date: 26/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Rua Antônio Sodré, Sao Goncalo, RJ Brazil Place: Rua Antônio Sodré, Sao Goncalo, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: bar Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot in the early morning by a man on a motorbike near a bar. Sources: TvT project: O Sao Goncalo, 27.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Hana (Adriano) Santiago Rocha Age: 25 Profession: sex worker Date: 28/03/12 sort by this date: 28/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Vila Brasil,Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil Place: Vila Brasil,Ribeirão Preto, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was a sex worker and stabbed to death, presumably by a client who fled the scene after committing the crime. Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 29.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Tugce (Hasan) Sahingoz Age: 23 Profession: sex worker Date: 30/03/12 sort by this date: 30/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Izmir, Turkey Place: Izmir Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: in her car Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot in her car. The perpetrator was arrested. Sources: TVT project: TGEU SC member Kemal Ordek year: 2012 |
Name: Roberta (Fernando) Candeira Aires Neto Age: 16 Profession: student Date: 31/03/12 sort by this date: 31/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Av. Pedro Freitas, São Pedro, Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Av. Pedro Freitas, São Pedro, Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was stabbed five times by a 17-year-old friend of her childhood. Sources: TvT project: Associacao de Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 31.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (David William) Cândido de Oliveira Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: March, 2012 sort by this date: 31/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Londrina, PR Brazil Place: Londrina, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: wasteland Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim’s body was found at a construction site on 22 March with marks of violence. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. londrina.odiario.com 22.03.2012; TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 22.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Agnes Torres Age: 35 Profession: activist Date: March, 2012 sort by this date: 31/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Atlixco, Puebla Mexico Place: Atlixco, Puebla Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: gully Cause: decapitated Remarks: Agnes was a trans activist. Her body was found decapitated in a gully near a highway. It is assumed that before, she had been beaten and burned on one arm and the side of the thorax. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: SexenioPuebla Online. 11.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 55 Profession: not reported Date: March, 2012 sort by this date: 31/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: La Trinidad Tepango, Atlixco, Puebla Mexico Place: La Trinidad Tepango, Atlixco, Puebla Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: highway Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim died due to blows on the head. The body was found in a state of decomposition, approximately six days after death. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Noticias SexenioPuebla, Online. 04.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 31/03/12 sort by this date: 31/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Capão Grande, MT Brazil Place: Capão Grande, MT Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway (hospital) Cause: shot Remarks: The victim died of two gun shots. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br 03.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (José Carlos) de Almeida Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: March, 2012 sort by this date: 31/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Teresina, PI Brazil Place: Teresina, PI Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: An alleged perpetrator was arrested on 20 March 2012. Sources: TvT project: Associacao de Travestis do Piaui, online blog, 20.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Perlita (Eduardo) Cano Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: March, 2012 sort by this date: 31/03/12 Month: March, 2012 Location data: Lago de la República, Ciudad del Este Paraguay Place: Lago de la República, Ciudad del Este Region: Central and South America Country: Paraguay Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Her body was found in a trans sex workers’s area, which she did not use to frequent herself. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.diariovanguardia.com.py 23.03.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Baga (Edson) Duarte de Souza Age: 38 Profession: not reported Date: 01/04/12 sort by this date: 01/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Lagoa das Pedras, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ Brazil Place: Lagoa das Pedras, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: own apartment Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim's body was found burned on the sofa in her own apartment, which the perpetrator set on fire. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Mix. Brazil.aul.com.br 03.04.2012; TvT project: Gay 1 Rio de Janeiro, online portal, 03.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Talita (Cláudio) Araújo Santos Age: 17 Profession: not reported Date: 02/04/12 sort by this date: 02/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Renascer, Cabedelo, PB Brazil Place: Renascer, Cabedelo, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot at the door of her own apartment. Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 02.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Rafael) Alves Lopes Age: 24 Profession: domestic servant, sex worker Date: 02/04/12 sort by this date: 02/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Timbú, Eusebio, CE Brazil Place: Timbú, Eusebio, CE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Jangadeiro, online portal, 03.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Chyateki Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 4/2/2012 sort by this date: 4/2/2012 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Pashpathi Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal Place: Kathmandu Region: Asia Country: Nepal Location: temple area Cause: beaten Remarks: Chyateki was brutally beaten up in the evening around 7:30 pm by an unknown person. The murder was pre-planned and Chyateki was known and visible as a trans person lving in the tempkle area. After the attack she was taken to the Kathmandu Medical College hospital, from where she was referred to Teaching hospital and again she was referred to Bir hospital. Because of shifting from one hospital to another she could not got treatment intime and died. Activists claim that the shifting from one hospital to another had to do with transphobia. They also did organize a protest and tried to file a complaint at the police, but they never get a reort and the case was dismissed. Sources: TvT project: Blue Diamond Society year: 2012 |
Name: Coko Williams Age: 35 Profession: not reported Date: 03/04/12 sort by this date: 03/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Parkhurst, Detroit, USA Place: Detroit Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: slit throat, shot Remarks: Coko was killed by a man, who fled n a car in an area, which is known for sex work. Sources: TvT project: CBS Local Detroit 04.04.2012; Huffington Post 04.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Nukhet (Kadir) Kızılkaya Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 05/04/12 sort by this date: 05/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Aydın, Turkey Place: Aydın Region: Europe Country: Turkey Location: own apartment Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was found dead in her apartment, stabbed 40 times to death. Sources: TVT project: TGEU SC member Kemal Ordek year: 2012 |
Name: (Wagner) de Moraes Age: 22 Profession: not reported Date: 06/04/12 sort by this date: 06/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: R. Ana Moretz Miranda, Sao José dos Pinhais, PR Brazil Place: R. Ana Moretz Miranda, Sao José dos Pinhais, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: stoned Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Crimes Curitiba, online portal, 06.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Karolly Mel Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 06/04/12 sort by this date: 06/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: R. Epitácio Pessoa, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Place: R. Epitácio Pessoa, Sao Paulo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: car Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim was beaten to death and thrown out of a car. Sources: TvT project: Santa Cruz Agreste, online portal, 11.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Meankshiammal Age: 42 Profession: not reported Date: 09/04/12 sort by this date: 09/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Mullai Nagar, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India Place: Hosur Region: Asia Country: India Location: own apartment Cause: slit throat Remarks: The victim's body was found naked with marks of burns on the chest. Police suspect that a youth, who used to visit Meenakshiammal frequently, may be involved in the crime. Sources: TvT project: IBN libe, 12.04.2012; News Reporter 12.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Paige Clay Age: 23 Profession: clerk Date: 16/04/12 sort by this date: 16/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: West Garfield Park, Chicago, USA Place: Chicago Region: North America Country: USA Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: Clay was a person of colour. Sources: TvT project: Windy City Times 17.04.2012; Huffington Post 19.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Greice Kelly (Wanderson Jesus) Pereira Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 18/04/12 sort by this date: 18/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Tres Lagoas, MS Brazil Place: Tres Lagoas, MS Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim was known for having won the city's "Miss Gay" title twice. The police arrested the perpetrator. Sources: TvT project: G Planeta, online blog, 18.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Leandro Eduardo Campos Ferreira Age: 25 Profession: stylist Date: 26/04/12 sort by this date: 26/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Av. Leopoldino Canuto de Melo, Olinda, PE Brazil Place: Av. Leopoldino Canuto de Melo, Olinda, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: street Cause: shot Remarks: The victim was shot eleven times. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: Folha Pe, online portal, 27.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Ranjita (Gita) Age: 50 Profession: hijra leader assistant Date: 27/04/12 sort by this date: 27/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India Place: Sri Gangangar Region: Asia Country: India Location: Cause: strangled Remarks: Ranjita was the guru of a hijra dera. According to the police she was killed, because of the walth of her hijra dera. Sources: TvT project: Business Standard 09.07.2012; Deccan Herald 09.07.2012; The Hindu 10.07.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 27/04/12 sort by this date: 27/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Av. Otávio Braga de Mesquita, Guarulhos, SP Brazil Place: Av. Otávio Braga de Mesquita, Guarulhos, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The alleged murderer was arrested by the police and confessed the crime, saying he had killed the victim and a woman who was a sex worker because they reminded him of his mother. Sources: TvT project: Folha Online, 13.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: (Fernando) Carvalho Martins dos Santos Age: 20 Profession: not reported Date: 28/04/12 sort by this date: 28/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: R. Jerônimo Teodoro Souza, Franca, SP Brazil Place: R. Jerônimo Teodoro Souza, Franca, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: wasteland Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Folha Franca News, online portal, 28.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Cristiely (Geovanilson) de Souza da Costa Age: 19 Profession: not reported Date: 29/04/12 sort by this date: 29/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Av. Pres. Castelo Branco, Santa Inês, MA Brazil Place: Av. Pres. Castelo Branco, Santa Inês, MA Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: sports ground Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Agora Santa Ines, 30.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Brandy Martell Age: 37 Profession: outreach worker Date: 29/04/12 sort by this date: 29/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Franklin Street, Oakland, USA Place: Oakland Region: North America Country: USA Location: in own car Cause: shot Remarks: Brandy was sitting in her car having a conversation with two men. She was killed by one of them, who had "become enraged and shot her when he realized she was trans." Witnesses believe that it was a hate crime. Brandy was a person of colour. Sources: TvT project: ABC Local 30.04.2012; Huffington Post, 02.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Bianca Niero (José Dejair) Melle Sobrinho Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 30/04/12 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Vinhedo, SP Brazil Place: Vinhedo, SP Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: hospital Cause: beaten, stabbed Remarks: The victim died in hospital on 30 April, after having been in coma since 19 April with severe injuries of stabs and beatings. Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 30.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Pamela. Age: 26 Profession: sex worker Date: April, 2012 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Melo Uruguay Place: Melo Region: Central and South America Country: Uruguay Location: fountain Cause: not reported Remarks: Pamela’s body was found inside a fountain eight days after she had disappeared. The body showed clear signs of sexual abuse and the death was caused by blows. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Observador Online. 18.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Jaqueline Lorenzo (Jacson) de Souza Neves Age: 29 Profession: not reported Date: April, 2012 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Chapecó, SC Brazil Place: Chapecó, SC Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: rural area Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim, whose body was found on 19 April, had been missing since 14 April 2012. Sources: TvT project: Clic RBS, online portal, 19.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Debora (Javier) Arango Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: April, 2012 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Doleguita, David, Chiriquí Panama Place: Doleguita, David, Chiriquí Region: Central and South America Country: Panama Location: motel Cause: beaten Remarks: Debora was presumably an indigenous person. Her body showed wounds of various blows in the face. She died inside the room she had rented. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. El Siglo.com 02.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Gabriela/La Brasileña Age: 37 Profession: not reported Date: April, 2012 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Uruguay Place: Region: Central and South America Country: Uruguay Location: Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Observador Online. 24.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Cláudia (Sebastiao Francisco) Vila Nova Age: 38 Profession: not reported Date: April, 2012 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Bezerros, PE Brazil Place: Bezerros, PE Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: pond Cause: not reported Remarks: The body of the victim, who was around 38 years old, was found on 9 April 2012. Sources: TvT project: Blog do Adielson Galvao, blog, 10.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: April, 2012 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: BR-116, Governador Valadares, MG Brazil Place: BR-116, Governador Valadares, MG Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway Cause: dismembered Remarks: The victim's body was found dismembered and gagged in a plastic bag near a highway. Sources: TvT project: Quem a Homofobia Matou Hoje?, online portal, 23.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: April, 2012 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Avenida Paraguay, La Aguada, Montevideo Uruguay Place: Avenida Lima y Paraguay, La Aguada, Montevideo Region: Central and South America Country: Uruguay Location: street Cause: not reported Remarks: The victim’s body was found on a street. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Observador Online. 24.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: April, 2012 sort by this date: 30/04/12 Month: April, 2012 Location data: Uruguay Place: Region: Central and South America Country: Uruguay Location: Cause: not reported Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Periódico El Observador Online. 24.04.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 38 Profession: not reported Date: 5/2/2012 sort by this date: 5/2/2012 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Palazzo Alliata di Pietratagliata, Palermo, Italy Place: Palermo Region: Europe Country: Italy Location: historic building Cause: strangled Remarks: The murder was first seen as a suicide, but later subsumed in a series of murders, which occured in the area. Sources: TvT project: L'arena, 26.04.2013 year: 2012 |
Name: Sharmila Age: not reported Profession: hijra leader assistant Date: 07/05/12 sort by this date: 07/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Majnu Ka Tila, Delhi, India Place: Delhi Region: Asia Country: India Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sharmila was the confidant of Sharmila, who was murdered one week earlier by the same people. She was "hammered to death". Sources: TvT project: Business Standard 09.07.2012; Deccan Herald 09.07.2012; The Hindu 10.07.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Paloma (Charles) Moreira de Sousa Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 08/05/12 sort by this date: 08/05/12 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Araguaína, TO Brazil Place: Araguaína, TO Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: Cause: beaten Remarks: Sources: TvT project: Surgiu, online portal, 10.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Stefanny Age: 25 Profession: not reported Date: 09/05/12 sort by this date: 09/05/12 Month: May, 2011 Location data: BR-470, Blumenau, SC Brazil Place: BR-470, Blumenau, SC Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: bridge Cause: hanged Remarks: The victim's body was found hanged on a bridge. Sources: TvT project: Interativa Regional, online portal, 09.05.2012; Journal Alternativo, 14.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Anil Aayiramthengu Age: 39 Profession: harbour worker Date: 10/05/12 sort by this date: 10/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Kollam Port, Thangassery, India Place: Thangassery Region: Asia Country: India Location: harbour Cause: throat slit Remarks: Anil was a transgender and queer activist. In the area, where she was living "hate pamplets" had been distributed before her killing. Activists called the killing "a brutal signal from murdering homophobic patriarchy that trans people/queer people/ non-conforming persons of all kinds have no right to live". Two weeks after the murder, police arrested three suspects, who confirmed the killing. One of them called it a "revenge", because he heard a rumour that Anil was HIV-positive and feared that he got infected because he had sex with her. Sources: TvT project: News Net East 11.05.2012 & 21.05.2011 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 10/05/12 sort by this date: 10/05/12 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Esperança, PB Brazil Place: Esperança, PB Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: marsh Cause: shot Remarks: Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans, TvT project: Portal F6, online blog, 10.05.2012. year: 2012 |
Name: César Aníbal Argel Negrete Age: 40 Profession: stylist, activist Date: 15/05/12 sort by this date: 15/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: La Esmeralda, Barranquilla Colombia Place: La Esmeralda, Barranquilla Region: Central and South America Country: Colombia Location: Cause: stabbed Remarks: The victim died due to a machete attack by various persons. The victim was a human rights defender in the area of sexual diversity. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Zoom.com.co 16.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Liro Liro (Murilo) Cezar Lopes Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 16/05/12 sort by this date: 16/05/12 Month: May, 2011 Location data: Peabiru, PR Brazil Place: Peabiru, PR Region: Central and South America Country: Brazil Location: highway Cause: shot Remarks: The victim's body was found with gunshot wounds in the back, chest and head. Sources: TvT project: Radio Cidade Peabiru, 16.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Bibi (Orbelín) Ramos de la Cruz Age: not reported Profession: sex worker Date: 16/05/12 sort by this date: 16/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Emiliano Zapata, Atasta de Serra, Tabasco Mexico Place: Calle Emiliano Zapata, Atasta de Serra, Tabasco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: hospital Cause: beaten Remarks: Bibi was drinking beer in the company of a friend or client, who was the perpetrator. She died in hospital. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: El Heraldo de Tabasco 17.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: José Armando Rocha Ramos Age: 21 Profession: not reported Date: 19/05/12 sort by this date: 19/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Carretera Irapuato-Salamanca, Guanajuato Mexico Place: Carretera Irapuato-Salamanca, Guanajuato Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: highway Cause: run-over by car Remarks: The police assume that it was no accident, since the dead body had been relocated from the scene of the crime. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.oem.com.mx 19.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: Kimberly (José Edgar) López Inzunza Age: not reported Profession: not reported Date: 25/05/12 sort by this date: 25/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Colonia Luis Donaldo Colosio, Sinaloa Mexico Place: Colonia Luis Donaldo Colosio, Sinaloa Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: own apartment Cause: shot Remarks: Kimberly was murdered inside her own apartment. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans www.noroeste.com.mx 25.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: José Ibáñez Quirola Age: 22 Profession: hair dresser Date: May, 2012 sort by this date: 31/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Ecuador Place: not reported Region: Central and South America Country: Ecuador Location: highway Cause: stoned Remarks: The victim was hit with a stone on the head several times. Her body abandoned naked on the highway. Sources: TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.lahora.com.ec 08.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: May, 2012 sort by this date: 31/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Alajuela Costa Rica Place: Alajuela Region: Central and South America Country: Costa Rica Location: farm Cause: shot Remarks: The body was found on the acres of a farm, showing signs of torture. The victim was hit in the face, stabbed and then shot dead. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans: Diario Extra Online. 14.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: May, 2012 sort by this date: 31/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico Place: Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: beaten Remarks: The victim’s body was found, showing marks of beatings with the head covered with masking tape. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.zocalo.com.mx/ 16.05.2012 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: May, 2012 sort by this date: 31/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Independencia, Los Puestos, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco Mexico Place: Independencia, Los Puestos, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: strangled Remarks: The bodies of two trans women were found with marks of strangulation. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.zocalo.com.mx 16.05.12 year: 2012 |
Name: N.N. Age: 30 Profession: not reported Date: May, 2012 sort by this date: 31/05/12 Month: May, 2012 Location data: Independencia, Los Puestos, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco Mexico Place: Independencia, Los Puestos, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco Region: Central and South America Country: Mexico Location: street Cause: strangled Remarks: The bodies of two trans women were found with marks of strangulation. Sources: TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans. www.zocalo.com.mx 16.05.12 year: 2012 |