LGBT community living in fear of attacks in Kenyan refugee camp

 | 
04/28/2020

Eva Nabagala hoped she and her young son would be safe from her family when they fled Uganda for a Kenyan refugee camp – but instead, the 28-year-old says she was attacked and raped there as punishment for being a lesbian. “I have been threatened with death, I have been beaten, I have been harassed sexually, and I have been sexually abused, raped,” Nabagala told Reuters by phone. She’s one of a group of around 300 gay, lesbian and transgender refugees in Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya, who say other refugees repeatedly attack them because of their sexual orientation. The group say police and the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, have failed to protect them. UNHCR Kenya told Reuters that police investigate reports of violence, assault, or other crimes and UNHCR offers support to survivors.

Regions: , ,

Share this:

Latest Global News

Added on: 10/12/2024
10/12/2024
In Bangladesh, where traditional gender roles are deeply entrenched, transgender people face extraordinary challenges in achieving educational and economic success. A study conducted by …
Added on: 10/12/2024
10/12/2024
Father Johan Verschueren, the general counsellor and delegate for the Interprovincial Houses and Works of the Society of Jesus in Rome, expressed his support …
Added on: 10/12/2024
10/11/2024
A queer bar destroyed by Hurricane Helene in September is getting a new lease on life with the help of thousands of donations from …

Explore LGBTQ+ Issues

Other News from , ,

Added on: 10/12/2024
Ghana’s Supreme Court is under fire from anti-LGBTQ legislators for not issuing a ruling on a harsh anti-LGBTQ bill that Parliament passed in February. …
Added on: 10/09/2024
Clare Byarugaba, a renowned Ugandan LGBTQI rights activist whose recent photo with Pope Francis went viral online, has been named by Human Rights First …
Added on: 10/09/2024
One group wey dey call dem Arise Ghana togeda wit some religious groups don hit di streets to protest against di delay by di …