Cameroon pro gay lawyer gets death threats
GayStarNews Reports: Alice Nkom a prominent lawyer and pro LGBT rights advocate from Cameroon has received several death threats via text messages. Cameroon lawyer Alice Nkom, who is known for […]
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UPDATE: Augustas Dennie’s sliver of hope
On Oct 12, 2012 Xtra! Reports: Coalition forming to help refugee claimant stay in Canada Augustas Dennie is a week away from his exit interview. Dennie, who came before a […]
UN Highlights Protection Needs for LGBTI Refugees
On Oct 17,2012 Human Rights First reports: In recent weeks, two officials from the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have taken steps to address the unique challenges facing LGBTI refugees by raising […]
UN Addresses LGBT Rights Violations in Turkey
On Oct 22, 1012 IGLHRC Reports: UN Human Rights Committee Tackles LGBT Rights Violations with Turkish Government (Geneva)—The United Nations Human Rights Committee completed its first periodic review of the […]
‘Gays’ Jailed by Cameroon For Five Years
GayStarNews Reports: Cameroonians who got five years for appearing feminine and ‘gay’ should hear today if there sentence will be reduced. Two Cameroonians, jailed for appearing gay because they drank […]
ROW at the Reel Pride Film Festival
Reel Pride, ROW Premieres Film on Persecution over Sexual Orientation A film about the harassment and persecution of people around the world because of their sexual orientation is having its […]
Gay Afghan Men Face Exile or Marriage
The fear and loathing of being gay in Afghanistan where family is king is exposed by Hamid Zaher’s memoirs. The first time he slept with a man, Hamid Zaher was […]
