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The btal murr of Sphamandla Khoza, who had apparently been bullied for beg gay, has left people shocked, outraged and fearful over the safety of LGBTQI+ people.

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SOUTH AI: THE ICJ LLS ON THE THORI TO ENSURE THAT JTICE IS RENRED FOR KILLGS OF FOUR GAY MEN

Homophobia is agast Ain notns of ubuntu.

GAY MAN KILLED ON BIRTHDAY ALLEGED NYANGA HATE CRIME

Over the past month, the killgs of four gay men have ma headl South Ai.

Lonwabo Jack, a 22-year-old gay man, was killed on his birthday, 18 April. Earlier April, two more gay men, were killed – Nathaniel Mbele Vanrbijlpark and Sphamandla Khoza Durban.

GRIEF, SHOCK AND FEAR AFTER GAY DURBAN MAN BTALLY MURRED

Lonwabo Jack’s killg occurred jt two days after advot for the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex people (LGBTI) led protts ont of Parliament Cape Town mandg that the South Ain ernment addrs the untrywi homophobic vlence that ntu unabated. The group Jtice for Lulu, found after Andile “Lulu” Ntuthela, a 40-year-old gay man, was killed the Eastern Cape on 10 April. The Gay and Lbian Alliance of South Ai (GLASA), turn, lled for the ernment to speed up the adoptn and enactment of the Preventn and Combatg Hate Crim and Hate Speech Bill B9 of 2018.

BTAL MURR OF DURBAN GAY MAN LEAV LGBTQ+ MUNY LIVG FEAR

Homophobia is enmic South Ai, spe the prehensive and progrsive legal amework, cludg legal protectn for the human rights of LGBTI persons. The view that homosexualy is un-Ain is held by many. Polil and cultural lears have the past publicly poed anti-gay sentiments and this enurag discrimatory attus and vlence agast people based on their real or imputed sexual orientatn, genr inty or exprsn”, said Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, Director of ICJ Ai.

The barriers to accs to jtice and effective remedi for human rights vlatns clu experienc of discrimatn wh the crimal jtice system, as well as societal homophobia and transphobia. Progrsive legislatn is not enough, the crimal jtice system needs to be sensized and ted to elimate experienc of societal homophobia and transphobia. The homophobic acts and sentiments South Ai are agast Ain notns of ubuntu.

Cape Town – Yet another gay man has been murred after beg allegedly raped a spected hate crime Nyanga.

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Btal murr of Durban gay man leav LGBTQ+ muny livg fear.

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