Global struggles for LGBTQ+ rights: Latest news from the front lines
News in brief from Nigeria, Uganda, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Egypt.
Judge grants bail for 3 arrested Malawi dissidents
A Malawian magistrate has granted bail to political dissidents and LGBTQ rights activists who were arrested for opposing…
Activists fear for safety of 2 arrested Malawi dissidents
Human rights defenders fear for the safety of two prominent political dissidents and LGBTQ rights activists who were…
Worldwide struggle for LGBTIQ rights: Latest news from the front lines
News in brief from Malawi, Ghana, United Arab Emirates, Cambodia, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and India.
Malawi: Court releases 2 arrested activists
A Malawi court released LGBTI rights activists Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembeleka on bail Friday, three days after…
U.N. says ‘Sorry! Please release Malawi activists’
Apologetic U.N. officials have joined international calls for the release of two LGBT rights activists in Malawi who…
Malawi police arrest 2 prominent LGBTI rights activists
Police in Malawi have arrested Gift Trapence, the leader of the country’s main LGBTI rights organization, the Centre…
Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law
Angola’s repeal of its anti-gay law last month could lead to the repeal of all remaining anti-homosexuality laws…
Gay arrests in Malawi: More mixed signals on gay rights
The southeast African country of Malawi remains torn about homosexuality — unwilling to repeal its anti-homosexuality law, but…
LGBTI Ugandans flee anti-gay Kakuma, find worse in Malawi
Trouble was all that four desperate Ugandan LGBTI refugees found when they tried to escape from the homophobia…