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Category Archives: Africa (Sub Saharan)
Zambia: No bail for couple on trial for gay sex
AllAfrica reports: Two men in Kapiri Mposhi arrested for allegedly being in a homosexual relationship have been denied bail by a Kapiri Mposhi magistrate’s court on the basis that they may commit the same crime if released. The two men, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Trials / punishments
Tagged Bwalya Mubanga, James Mwape, Kapiri Mposhi, Phil, Philip Mubiana, William Ngwira, Zambia
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Campus Crusade for Christ harms LGBTs in Ethiopia
In the wake of recent news that anti-gay Ethiopians are seeking passage of a death penalty of homosexuals, the LGBT rights group Truth Wins Out issued this statement about the role that Campus Crusade for Christ played in inciting anti-gay … Continue reading
Congo: LGBT activists arrested, beaten, released (update)
This is an update of a preliminary report published May 14, 2013. Earlier this month, police in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrested two members of the non-governmental organization Rainbow Sunrise Mapambazuko, which works for sexual health and human rights … Continue reading
Cameroon: Drop charges against 2 transgender youths
A press release signed by Alternatives-Cameroun, ADEFHO, CAMFAIDS, Human Rights Watch, and ILGA: Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth Prosecution Based Solely on Bias, Not Evidence (Yaoundé, May 17, 2013) – The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against … Continue reading
Seeking help for LGBT Ethiopians, not the death penalty
The Ethiopian LGBT-rights group Rainbow Ethiopia today called for continued foreign aid to the country, but an end to international financial support of organizations that seek passage of the death penalty for sexual minorities in Ethiopia. In recognition of the … Continue reading
Zambia: Trial delayed for activist Paul Kasonkomona
The trial of Zambian AIDS activist Paul Kasonkomona was postponed today after his lawyers argued that the case should be heard in the High Court. They also said that the charges brought against him — “soliciting for immoral purposes” — … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Harassment, Trials / punishments
Tagged AIDS, Guy Scott, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Kapiri Mposhi, Kasonkomona, Paul Kasonkomona, Zambia
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Congo report: LGBT activists arrested, tortured
Update: See updated article “Congo: LGBT activists arrested, beaten, released” (May 22, 2013) May 14, 2013 — Human rights groups are seeking to verify reports that gay-rights activists in the troubled region of eastern Congo were arrested and tortured … Continue reading
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Tagged Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Human rights, Kigali
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LGBT rights video: U.S. fundamentalist vs. African mom
‘Faceoff’ The newly launched video “Faceoff over homosexuality” presents performances depicting the contrasting attitudes of a white American fundamentalist preacher and an African mother whose son is gay. The video, produced by the activist media organization Global Dialogues with support from … Continue reading
Gays in Cameroon, beware this blackmailer
Denounced for two years in gay activist groups’ press releases, Albert Edward Ekobo Samba, who passes himself off as a gay man on the Internet, continues to trap gay men with the help of accomplices posing as police. Here’s what … Continue reading
Uganda: As AIDS worsens, archbishop is an obstacle
The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, who fought AIDS in Uganda in the 1990s and then saw it rebound in recent years, returned there recently to work on developing a gay-straight health-care alliance to continue the fight. He made progress, but … Continue reading
