Amnesty International Articles Kenya LGBTQ+ News Life National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission News

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers face extreme violence in Kenyan refugee camp, report finds

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers living in one of Kenya’s largest refugee camps routinely face extreme violence and human rights abuses, Amnesty International and the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) said in a joint report. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. The 54-page report, titled Kenya: “Just Like Any Other Person”, details the discrimination LGBTQ+ people face at the Kakuma camp. This included hate crimes, rape and other serious human rights abuses which perpetrators were able to commit “with almost…

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Amnesty International Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Iran LGBTQ+ News Life Nadia Whittome MP News

Nadia Whittome MP urges UK government to help LGBTQ+ activists sentenced to death in Iran

Labour MP Nadia Whittome has called on the UK government to help two LGBTQ+ activists that were sentenced to death in Iran. Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Choubdar were found guilty of spreading “corruption on earth” by a court in Urmia this August, according to the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights. They also faced charges of “trafficking” as a result of helping at-risk people escape the country, where homosexuality is criminalised and punishable by death. “The women were targeted due to their real or perceived sexual orientation and/or gender identity and…

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Pride flag projected onto Ukrainian government buildings to highlight anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime

Two Ukrainian consulate buildings were lit up with projections of the Pride flag to highlight increasing LGBTQ+ hate crime in the country. Against a backdrop of increasing hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community in Ukraine, Amnesty International UK took the action to urge authorities to do more to protect those being affected. In recent months, LGBTQ+ groups such as Sphere have been subjected to dozens of discriminatory attacks. Sphere, which provides a safe space for women and LGBTQ+ people in Kharkiv, Ukraine, has been targeted by people who have urinated…

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