Hate Crimes Against Gays on the Increase in Africa
International human rights groups are reporting increases in hate crimes against gays and lesbians across Africa.
Denis Nzioka, one of East Africa’s most prominent gay rights activists, points out that, “We have seen an upsurge of violence, of discrimination.… You’ve got guys in Cameroon being arrested; you’ve got guys in Nigeria being killed for being gay. It’s happening all over Africa.”
In South Africa, according to Natasha Vally of Lesbian and Gay Equality Project, a particularly worrying phenomenon in Africa is, “Police homophobia.… Police are increasingly using arrest itself as a means of punishment. So we’ve seen in lots of these cases it doesn’t appear that the police have the intention to prosecute at all.”
To read the article titled, "Africa’s gays say they’re ‘under siege," click here.
Denis Nzioka, one of East Africa’s most prominent gay rights activists, points out that, “We have seen an upsurge of violence, of discrimination.… You’ve got guys in Cameroon being arrested; you’ve got guys in Nigeria being killed for being gay. It’s happening all over Africa.”
In South Africa, according to Natasha Vally of Lesbian and Gay Equality Project, a particularly worrying phenomenon in Africa is, “Police homophobia.… Police are increasingly using arrest itself as a means of punishment. So we’ve seen in lots of these cases it doesn’t appear that the police have the intention to prosecute at all.”
To read the article titled, "Africa’s gays say they’re ‘under siege," click here.
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VOA News
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