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Mixed reaction to scrapping of anti-gay law in Mozambique
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Earlier this week, Mozambique scrapped a
colonial Portuguese law demanding "security measures to be taken
against anyone practicing vices against nature." The move is seen as
part of the more liberal social stance of recently elected President
Filipe Nyusi. ...
Report urges Nigeria to repeal draconian anti-LGBT law
Monday, June 29, 2015
Nigeria's draconian law against gays
has encouraged mob attacks, police torture, evictions and public
whippings, according to a report Monday that urges the country's new
president to repeal the legislation.
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Morocco: Two gay men to serve 4 months for posing close together for photograph
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Two Moroccan gay men have been
sentenced to four months each in jail after they were arrested for
standing too close to one another as they posed for a photograph in
front of a historic site in Rabat.
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Kenya: Court orders government to register gay rights group
Monday, April 27, 2015
The Kenyan constitution recognizes and
protects the rights of minorities, the three judges of the High Court
said in their ruling. The Non-Governmental Organization Co-ordination
Board had refused to register the rights group on religious and moral
grounds.
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Egypt reduces sentences of 8 men convicted for taking part in alleged gay wedding
Saturday, December 27, 2014
An Egyptian appeals court has upheld
the conviction of eight men for "inciting debauchery" for appearing in
an alleged same-sex wedding video, but reduced their sentences from
three to one year in prison. ...
U.S. drops Gambia from trade agreement in response to anti-LGBT crackdown
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
The decision to drop Gambia from
special trade status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act of
2000 came amid news that three Gambian men had been arrested and accused
of homosexuality. ...