Gateway Health Institute, a South African not-for-profit organization, is extending its services to LGBT immigrants seeking asylum in South Africa. Continue reading
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Gay Ugandan saved his life by hiding in a tree, but now …
Peter, a gay Ugandan, hid in a tree to escape death at the hands of his homophobic family, then fled to Kenya. Because his mother had given birth to him in Kenya before taking him to live in Uganda, he is ineligible for refugee status in Kenya. He must continue onward in his quest for … Continue reading
U.N. help needed as Kenyans threaten Ugandan refugees
The African Human Rights Coalition reports: Kenyan Mob Attempts Attack on Ugandan Gay Refugees. This morning, four young Ugandan urban refugees were eating breakfast in the privacy of their rental premises in Kenya, when a mob entered the gate and started banging on their door and window screaming anti-gay slurs. After calling for help, the … Continue reading
