Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture: Challenges, opportunities, and comparative experiences

This news piece is about REDRESS' webinar held on 1 July 2021 on the protection of LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture and ill-treatment. The speakers on that occasion included (i) Victor Madrigal, the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orie...

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Main Authors: Renata Politi, Chris Esdaile
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Language:English
Published: International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/torture-journal/article/view/128109
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description This news piece is about REDRESS' webinar held on 1 July 2021 on the protection of LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture and ill-treatment. The speakers on that occasion included (i) Victor Madrigal, the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; (ii) Sibongile Ndashe, founder and Executive Director of the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), based in South Africa; Ayo Sogunro, Manager of the Sexual Orientation, Gender identity and Sex Characteristics Unit at the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria, in South Africa; and (iv) Gabriela Oporto, from the Peruvian organisation PROMSEX. This news piece was written by Chris Esdaile and Renata Politi, from REDRESS.
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Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture: Challenges, opportunities, and comparative experiences
Torture
human rights
discrimination
lgbt
torture
ill-treatment
africa
sexual orientation
gender identity
litigation
strategic litigation
azul rojas marín
accountability
judgment
african human rights system
african commission
inter-american system of human rights
inter-american court of human rights
african commission on human and peoples' rights
violence
discriminatory torture
title Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture: Challenges, opportunities, and comparative experiences
title_full Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture: Challenges, opportunities, and comparative experiences
title_fullStr Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture: Challenges, opportunities, and comparative experiences
title_full_unstemmed Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture: Challenges, opportunities, and comparative experiences
title_short Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture: Challenges, opportunities, and comparative experiences
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torture
ill-treatment
africa
sexual orientation
gender identity
litigation
strategic litigation
azul rojas marín
accountability
judgment
african human rights system
african commission
inter-american system of human rights
inter-american court of human rights
african commission on human and peoples' rights
violence
discriminatory torture
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