Africa: Inside the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights in Africa: [Globetrotter] The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) gained a historic win at the Kenyan Supreme Court on February 24, 2023. It was finally able to register as an official nongovernmental organization (NGO), after a 10-year legal battle in a country where homosexuality is outlawed. However, the LGBTQ+ community’s celebrations were cut short by a wave of backlash. A day later, local organizations reported an immediate increase in “verbal and physical attacks,” and in coastal cities, large anti-LGBT – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: How the Judiciary Can Lead in Reversing Negative Effects of Climate Change: [Capital FM] In 2017, Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled that Polling Station results were final. They cannot be adjusted at a later stage. This landmark ruling guided the way the 2022 election results were handled. This is just one illustration of how instrumental the Judiciary can be in entrenching binding ground rules for critical matters in a country. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: South Africa’s Facebook Rapist Arrested in Tanzania: [VOA] Officials in Tanzania say they have arrested South African national Thabo Bester, a convicted murder known as the Facebook Rapist. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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