LGBTI equality for a fairer future

Justice Dingake
Justice Dingake

Justice Key Dingake* co-chair of the African Think Tank on HIV, Health
and Social Justice, highlights the ongoing prejudice against the LGBTI community across Africa, and calls on the Commonwealth to accelerate action for LGBTI equality and equitable access to services

In the African continent, there has been a very mixed record of achievement on human rights and social justice for vulnerable and key populations, including LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) persons.

It is correct to assert that the broad orientation of the legal frameworks in Africa regarding the rights of LGBTI persons can be described as hostile and anti-human rights.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

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