NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — When he was attacked by a mob for beg gay, Mart Okello said the kicks and blows om his assailants me so fast that he uldn't stop them or flee.
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GAY REFUGE KENYA REPORT REPEATED ATTACKS OM LOLS
* lgbt refugees in kenya *
This surge followed state-ndoned vlence agast gays and lbians Uganda durg the 2014 bate of an ‘anti-homosexualy bill’ which ially clud the ath penalty for ‘practicg homosexuals’.
Uganda is one of 32 untri Ai that crimalis homosexualy. In eastern Ai, Somalia – where large numbers of refuge Kenya origate – punish homosexual acts by ath.
This paper problematis the amg and implementatn of protectn of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex (LGBTI) refuge Kenya by the Uned Natns Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Dpe creased ternatnal attentn beg paid to them, the extant lerature foc on asylum-see … * lgbt refugees in kenya *
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) rights are still a pot of tense polil negotiatn. In 2019, the Kenyan High Court voted to uphold a lonial era law banng nsensual homosexual activy, spe a long history of queer activism and prott the untry.
LGBTI refuge fd themselv nontg a siarly hostile and homophobic environment to that which they had fled – on top of margalisatn related to their refugee stat. LGBTI refuge are tryg sperately to survive not only the face of vlent homophobia, but broar poverty and margalisatn. “If you e to Kenya as a refugee and you’re om Uganda, people tomatilly know ’s bee you are gay, ” one refugee poted out.
14, Hayn / SOPA Imag/LightRocket via Getty Imag fileBut acrdg to Mos and experts on refuge and migratn, the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer refuge Kakuma — many of whom fled homophobic and transphobic vlence nearby Uganda — ntue to face threats and vlence om lols and other refuge for the simple reason that they are LGBTQ. “They were kicked out by the UNHCR and forced to the homophobic muny wh other refuge, " and then lol rints om the area, the Turkana, "attacked them some time ago, ” Mos wrote the email sent to human rights officials and journalists.