Tag: Rainbow Sunrise Mapambazuko
Congo lawmaker wants jail, not slavery, for LGBT people
Congolese member of parliament and former presidential candidate Constant Mutamba is standing by his bill that would criminalize gay sex for the f [...]
Trans women in the Congo face new dangers during election campaign
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the campaign of presidential and local candidates kicked off on Nov. 20 and will continue until the ele [...]
In the Congo, some hope to use anti-gay Uganda as a role model
Gift bags with rainbow colors spark protest at mining conference. Activist comments: 'In a world running out of ideas, LGBTphobia moves in where polit [...]
Plea for action against Congo machete attack, rapes, arson
LGBTI+ people in the eastern Congo remain at risk of murder and rape.
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Congo: A neglected region with forgotten victims
LGBTI people face tremendous violence and discrimination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a sprawling country of more than 100 million people [...]
DR Congo: Dejected LGBTI activist returns, despite dangers
Congolese LGBTI rights activist Jeremie Safari thought he was out of the woods after he fled west in March to the anonymity of the capital city, Kinsh [...]
Congo: LGBTI+ rights defender hides from death threats, faces prosecution
For more than a week, Congolese LGBTI+ rights activist and Rainbow Sunrise Mapambazuko executive director Jérémie Safari has been hiding from death th [...]
Congo: Anti-LGBT violence drives out 6 activists
Six LGBT activists were beaten up, threatened and driven out of town by homophobic residents of Kamituga near the eastern border of the Democratic Rep [...]
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