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Added on: 04/11/2024

Eswatini LGBTIQ activists challenge ultra-conservative attitudes

04/10/2024

MANZINI, Eswatini – On the evening of July 2 2018, Mapezu Kunene was filled with anxiety and anticipation for the Pride march happening the next day at…

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Added on: 12/03/2023

Countries that criminalise gay sex are impeding fight against Aids, UN warns

12/02/2023

Anti-homosexuality laws stop people from accessing lifesaving health services and seriously impede progress on eliminating HIV, a senior UN official has said. Sixty-seven countries have laws that…

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Added on: 10/16/2023

LGBTQ+ Groups Denied Registration Even After Supreme Court Decision in Eswatini

10/15/2023

In a move sparking international concern, the government of Eswatini has declined to register an LGBTQ+ rights group, Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM), defying a ruling by…

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Added on: 05/02/2022

eSwatini court refuses to recognise LGBTQ rights group

05/01/2022

A court in eSwatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy where homosexuality is still banned, has rejected a bid by the country’s leading LGBTQ rights group for official recognition,…

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Added on: 04/27/2021

Project lifts the voices of Eswatini’s LGBT people

04/26/2021

Voices of Eswatini, a new project from Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM) and All Out, amplifies the voices of the small but strong LGBT community in…

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Added on: 09/12/2020

Covid-19 and LGBTQ women in southern Africa – a test for universal human rights

09/11/2020

Since March 2020, governments in southern Africa have imposed lockdown measures to control the spread of Covid-19 in the sub-region. The measures include the deployment of police…

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Added on: 10/26/2019

Anti-gay law ‘like a gun pointing at us’ says eSwatini activist

10/25/2019

When LGBT+ people took to the streets last year for the first ever Pride march in eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, some hardly believed they could celebrate…

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Added on: 08/08/2019

Swaziland: LGBTI Discrimination in Swaziland Leads to Big Mental Health Issues, Report Finds

08/08/2019

LGBTI people in Swaziland/eSwatini suffer mental health issues and many have attempted suicide because of the way they are discriminated against in the kingdom. This has prompted…

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Added on: 06/14/2019

Time for Swaziland to Follow Botswana’s Lead and Decriminalise Gay Sex

06/13/2019

Swaziland should follow the example of its near-neighbour Botswana and decriminalise gay sex. The kingdom, also known as eSwatini, has much in common with Botswana. Both were…