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Gabon has joined dozens of other African countries in making same-sex sexual relationships illegal. Gay sex is now reportedly illegal…
According to a report, a bar in Kampala, Uganda known to be LGBT+ friendly was raided by police, resulting in…
Uganda’s Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, indicating that the Ugandan Government intends to introduce the death penalty for…
The High Court in Botswana strikes down discriminatory laws which effectively outlawed homosexuality.
“The safety and security of all refugees is of utmost priority to us. “
The Peter Tatchell Foundation has written to the UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi, who as failed to respond to accusations of “neglect, collusion, and inaction” over the victimisation of LGBT+ asylum seekers in Kenya’s refugee camps.
The ruling in a constitutional case challenging laws criminalising gay sex has been postponed to 24 May 2019.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said “outsiders” are trying to corrupt his people by convincing them to have oral sex.…
A court in Kenya has ruled that the controversial use of forced anal examinations on men suspect to be gay…
The African country of Tanzania has withdrawn its threat of creating a list of gay people and sharing it publically.…
In its continued crackdown on gay people, the Tanzania government has said it could publish a “list of gay people”.…