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 …
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GAY REFUGE KENYA REPORT REPEATED ATTACKS OM LOLS
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. * 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. Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) rights are still a pot of tense polil negotiatn.
* lgbt refugees in kenya *
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.