Kenya

LGBTI Rights in Kenya


ADDED ON: 06/01/2023

Anti-LGBTQ disinformation surges online in East Africa

Anti-LGBTQ bills in Kenya and Uganda have unleashed an unprecedented wave of online disinformation targeting the community, with experts accusing political leaders of spreading falsehoods that put lives at risk. Social media…

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ADDED ON: 05/30/2023

Bill: Intersex suspects, inmates to have special cells

A police officer has told the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) of how he influenced a complaint to withdraw a case from court when a suspect could not be locked…

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ADDED ON: 05/29/2023

KNHRC Champions Intersex Bill To Protect Rights

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is working towards ensuring the establishment of a legal framework that will fill the gap in the law for the protection of the rights…

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ADDED ON: 05/20/2023

Kenya: Kakuma refugee camp complex not yet safe for LGBTI refugees

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers and refugees living in one of Kenya’s biggest refugee camps routinely suffer hate crimes, violence, including rape, and other serious human rights abuses,…

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ADDED ON: 05/19/2023

LGBTQI+ repression in East Africa: ‘They say that Westerners are turning us gay’

Koei lives in a permanent state of tension. A baby-faced young man in his early-20s, he works in an insurance agency on the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. But he…

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ADDED ON: 05/03/2023

Queerphobia in Kenya: a supreme court ruling on gay rights triggers a new wave of anger against the LGBTIQ+ community

The Kenyan supreme court recently struck down a government decision to ban the registration of an LGBTIQ+ community rights organisation, sparking new homophobic rhetoric in the country. Kenya is one of 32…

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ADDED ON: 04/29/2023

Hate speech spikes in Kenya after LGBT rights group given green light

Kenyan LGBT campaigners have been fielding a surge in hate speech since a rights group supporting their cause was given the green light to register as an NGO. Also a deal between…

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ADDED ON: 04/19/2023

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

For Kenya's lesbians and gays, a supreme court ruling allowing the rights body that represents their interests to register as a non-governmental organisation has turned out to be a mixed blessing. February's…

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ADDED ON: 04/17/2023

Kaluma’s Bill seeks to criminalise gay relations

Citizens will be free to apprehend individuals identifying as homosexuals if the Family Protection Bill becomes law. The Bill sponsored by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma proposes that homosexuals will have limitations in…

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ADDED ON: 03/30/2023

Kenya’s Christian Professionals Vow to Restore Family Culture after Pro-Homosexual Ruling

Nairobi, 27 March, 2023 / 9:45 pm (ACI Africa). Christian Professionals in Kenya have vowed to reinstate the “culture of life and family” in the East African nation following Kenya's Supreme Court ruling that…

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ADDED ON: 03/23/2023

Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?

Kenya and Uganda are moving to further curtail the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, whose relationships are already deemed illegal in the conservative East African nations. After a…

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ADDED ON: 03/18/2023

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops condemn Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights

The Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops has condemned a Supreme Court of Kenya ruling allowing the registration of organizations that seek to advocate for and support LGBT people. The condemnation is in…

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