Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from torture: Challenges, opportunities, and comparative experiences
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https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v31i2.128109Palabras clave:
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 tortureResumen
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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Madrigal-Borloz, V. (2021). Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from Torture: Challenges, opportunities and comparative experiences [Video]. https://youtu.be/UFe6g1Esl8Y
Ndashe, S. (2021). Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from Torture: Challenges, opportunities and comparative experiences [Video]. https://youtu.be/UFe6g1Esl8Y
Oporto, G. (2021). Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from Torture: Challenges, opportunities and comparative experiences [Video]. https://youtu.be/UFe6g1Esl8Y
Sogunro, A. (2021). Protecting LGBT+ persons in Africa from Torture: Challenges, opportunities and comparative experiences [Video]. https://youtu.be/UFe6g1Esl8Y
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