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44 living with HIV / AIDS at risk in the Congo
Homophobic intolerance is rampant in the hospitals and clinics of Bukavu, the city at the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), next to Rwanda. HIV testing in Bukavu. (Photo...
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Congo report: LGBT activists arrested, tortured
Update: See updated article “Congo: LGBT activists arrested, beaten, released” (May 22, 2013) May 14, 2013 — Human rights groups are seeking to verify reports that gay-rights activists in the...
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Congo: LGBT activists arrested, beaten, released (update)
[This article in French: Congo: 2 militants LGBT arrêtés, battus, libérés] Map of the Democratic Republic of Congo shows Bukavu in the far east, near the borders Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Earlier...
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Uganda: Congolese refugee becomes LGBTI activist
Members of the Angels Refugee Support Group (Photo courtesy of Bibe Kalalu) Bibe Kalalu (Photo courtesy of Bibe Kalalu) By Jean Marc Yao Bibe Kalalu is a former chief of the Barega tribe in the...
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In Bukavu, anti-LGBTI hate crimes are common, condoned
After three military police officers threatened seven LGBTI youth,s the youths jumped into this ravine connected to the Kawa River in Bukavu. (Photo courtesy of ALCIS) Threats, forced evictions,...
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Congo: Trans victim of anti-LGBT attack seeks safety
Live Consolé Bahati at the hospital in 2016 after the attack. (Photo courtesy of ALCIS, published with permission of Mr. Bahati) A young transgender activist — attacked, wounded and taken to the...
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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 threats in Kinshasa, more than 2200 km from his home...
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Cherie’s story: DRC queer rights activist forced to go into hiding
The Congolese advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights has been living in fear after spurious charges of ‘promoting homosexuality’ led the police to her door. Illustration by Anastasya Eliseeva for New Frame. By:...
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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, Kinshasa, leaving behind the homophobic cauldron of...
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Traditional chiefs in DR Congo condemn 7 trans women to slavery
Traditional chiefs in the Walungu district in eastern Congo have condemned seven trans women to a life of slavery, but they escaped this summer and sought refuge with an LGBTI rights group 30 miles...
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