Africa breaks silence on gays
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Members of LEGABIBO during a recent court case
African nations have colluded to suspend the work of the first United Nations (UN) independent expert charged with investigating violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The expert, appointed in September, was to carry out country visits, take up individual allegations with governments and work to support and protect gay rights defenders.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...