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9 May 2013
Amnesty urges Zambian authorities to release gay men arrested on sodomy allegations 1 Amnesty International has urged authorities in Zambia to release two men who were arrested and charged on allegations of sodomy earlier this week.
25 April 2013
Two years on and still no justice for South African lesbian murder victim Noxolo Nogwaza 4 Family, friends and campaigners are remembering Noxolo Nogwaza, a young lesbian in South Africa, who was raped and murdered two years ago this week after a night out with friends.
19 April 2013
Zambia: Gay rights activist claims police withheld HIV drugs 1 A gay rights activist, who is due in court in May, claims he was denied access to his tuberculosis and HIV medication.
19 April 2013
Zimbabwe: Campaigners mark country’s independence with call for LGBT rights + With Zimbabwe marking 33 years of independence, campaigners are using the anniversary to remind people that the country is still a long way from securing LGBT rights.
15 April 2013
Zambia: Lawmakers seek to ban ‘homosexuality’ and ‘lesbianism’ in new constitution 14 Lawmakers in Zambia are pushing ahead with plans to further ban same-sex activity in the country’s new constitution.
14 April 2013
South Africa: Government condemns anti-LGBT violence following attack + The South African Government has stated its opposition to anti-LGBT violence, following an attack on a gay man in Cape Town which left him missing part of one ear.
12 April 2013
South African cardinal: ‘I can’t be accused of homophobia because I don’t know any homosexuals’ 65 A South African cardinal has rejected accusations that he is homophobic, saying it is impossible because he knows no gay people.
12 April 2013
Zambia: Gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona granted bail 1 A gay rights activist and HIV campaigner has been granted bail in Zambia, having called for same-sex relationships to be decriminalised.
11 April 2013
Zambia: Gay rights activist pleads not guilty to promoting homosexuality 2 A Zambian gay rights activist has pleaded not guilty to promoting homosexuality.
9 April 2013
UK: Lesbian asylum seeker due to be deported to Uganda on Wednesday 19 An asylum seeker who claims she is at risk of homophobic persecution is due to be deported to Uganda on Wednesday evening.
9 April 2013
Ugandan asylum seeker freed from Bedfordshire detention centre + A Ugandan female asylum seeker, who campaigners claim was raped by her father, has been freed from a detention centre in Bedfordshire.
5 April 2013
UK: Judges accused of asking lesbian asylum seekers ‘inappropriate’ questions such as ‘Have you read Oscar Wilde?’ 11 New research shows LGBT asylum seekers are regularly being asked “inappropriate and insensitive” questions by judges.
3 April 2013
UK: Government think tank gives cautious response to Border Agency reforms + The Institute for Government has commented on the decision to scrap the UK Borders Agency – which handles claims made by asylum seekers fleeing homophobic persecution.
3 April 2013
Brazil: Anti-gay evangelical politician who believes ‘AIDS is a gay cancer’ appointed to run human rights commission 28 A row has erupted in Brazil after the House of Representatives elected an evangelical politician with homophobic views to run the country's Human Rights and Minority Commission.
1 April 2013
Wife of Uganda’s president denies Anti-Homosexuality Bill is designed for persecuting gays 27 First Lady Janet Museveni reportedly told a delegation last month that the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is not for persecuting gay Ugandans.
29 March 2013
Ugandan asylum seeker has Heathrow deportation flight cancelled 9 The deportation flight of a female asylum seeker to Uganda has been cancelled with just hours to spare against Friday’s deadline.
28 March 2013
UK Border Agency accused of trying to deport Ugandan female rape victim 3 Human rights campaigners have once again accused the UK Border Agency (UKBA) of trying to deport a vulnerable female asylum seeker to Uganda.
25 March 2013
EU eases restrictions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government 9 Despite its reputation for violating human and LGBT rights, the EU has suspended the majority of its sanctions against Zimbabwe’s government.
21 March 2013
Somalia: Man stoned to death for alleged sexual act with teenage boy 20 Reports out of Somalia say a man has been stoned to death for carrying out an alleged sexual act with a 13-year-old boy.
20 March 2013
Pope Francis criticised for greeting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe 38 Pope Francis has been criticised by human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell for meeting with President Robert Mugabe.

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