Tag Archives: LGBT rights by country or territory

Zambian Police Hunting Homosexuals and Arrest HIV/AIDS Activist

April 9, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A Zambian activist has been arrested after arguing for gay rights to be respected as human rights, in a live TV appearance. Paul Kasonkomona was taken into custody by police who were waiting outside the studios of privately owned Muvi … read more »

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‘We will crackdown on these gays’, Says Uganda Minister

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kampala – Gay rights activists should be banned from holding meetings or standing up for their rights, a key Ugandan minister said Friday, ahead of a scheduled court appearance next week over allegations that he had impeded the exercise of … read more »

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Anti-gay group in Liberia issues hit list

April 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Monrovia – An anti-gay organisation in Liberia is distributing a hit list and threatening to target the seven people one by one. Fliers with the names of the seven were put up over the weekend and signed by a group … read more »

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Mr Gay Namibia beaten up, robbed

December 9, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Windhoek – A gay rights group on Thursday condemned a physical assault on a black homosexual after he won a title in the first ever Mr Gay Namibia contest. Out-Right Namibia (ORN) said it “strongly condemns the homophobic, and what … read more »

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Homosexuality In Ghana – An Under-Estimation Of A Myth Or Reality?

August 10, 2011 by benim

“We’re in a state of crises where our nation is literally ripping apart at the seams right now, and lawlessness is occurring from one nation to the other. And we’re seeing the fulfilment of the book of Judges here in … read more »

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