Ms Wanjiru Muiruri on the Kenyan Sex Crimes Bill
Who is funding "progressive" human rights activists to rewrite Kenyan law, on the sly, with the intention of hoodwinking Kenyans into endorsing values they have not considered, and in most cases, do not support?
 
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Africa Abroad

This section covers international events that have an impact on LGBT issues in Africa and also the achievements and lives of lesbian and gay Africans outside Africa.

International organisations

ILGA
(International Lesbian and Gay Association) Admin office
81 Kolermarkt, B1000, Brussels
Tel: +32 (0)2 502 2471
Fax: +32 (0)2 502 2471
Email: ilga@ilga.org

IGLHRC (International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission)

Address: 1360 Mission Street, Suite 200, California CA94103
Tel: +1 415 255 8680
Fax: +1 415 255 8662
Email: iglhrc@iglhrc.org
Website: http://www.iglhrc.org/
Activities: lobbying and advocacy

Articles:

SHOULD WE TELL JOKES ABOUT GAYS AND LESBIANS? BBC ASKS THE NATION

MORE GAY AFRICANS SEEK ASYLUM ABROAD

CAMPAIGN TO END HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

LUTHERAN COUNCIL SHUNS HOMOSEXUALITY

HONOURED FOR CAPTURING TRUTHS ABOUT SOCIETY

YOUTH GUIDELINES CONDEMNED AS PROMOTING HOMOSEXUALITY by Jerina Chendze Messie 16/10/2009
JWG CONDEMNS HOMOPHOBIC UTTERANCES FROM TREKI - UN by Lesego Tlhwale 5/10/2009
LES GAYS ONT BEAUCOUP A OFFRIR AU COMMONWEALTH by Simangele Mzizi 4/9/2009
FIN DE L�EDITION 2009 DES JEUX GAYS A COPPENHAGUE by Lesego Tlhwale 4/9/2009
SOUTH AFRICAN TEEN WINS 800 AMID GENDER-TEST FLAP by Mask Admin 20/8/2009
MR GAY SOUTH GOES INTERNATIONAL by Simangele Mzizi 7/8/2009
WORLD OUTGAMES 2009 CONCLUDED by Lesego Tlhwale 3/8/2009
GAYS HAVE A LOT TO OFFER THE COMMONWEALTH � ACTIVISTS by Simangele Mzizi 29/7/2009
SURVEY: OVERALL, GAYS ARE NOT GODLESS by Mask Admin 30/6/2009
REPORT REVEALS SHOCKING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN AFRICA by Mongezi Mhlongo 10/6/2009
�GAY� FAMILY KIDS 7 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE HOMOSEXUAL by Mask Admin 9/6/2009
VICTORY AS FRANCE REMOVES TRANSGENDERISM AS A MENTAL DISORDER by Lesego Tlhwale 27/5/2009
�REMOVE TRANSGENDERISM AS A MENTAL ILLNESS� ON IDAHO by Lesego Tlhwale 8/5/2009
CONFERENCE URGES STATES TO EXPLICITLY PROTECT LGBTI PEOPLE by Mask Admin 5/5/2009
party animals gear up for pink loerie mardi gras by Mask Admin 17/3/2009
how long will african countries deny existence of lgbti people by Mask Admin 17/2/2009
anal cancer proved rife in gay men by Mongezi Mhlongo 26/11/2008
africa�s representatives secure vital positions at ilga by Mask Admin 18/11/2008
ilga promises improved relations with its regions by Thuli Madi 17/11/2008
ilga s�organise localement pour amener des changements au niveau global by Abeli Zahabu 15/8/2008
ilga organises locally to bring on global change by Abeli Zahabu 11/8/2008
facebook the new tool to help prove gay refugee claimants' sexual orientation by Mask Admin 8/8/2008
aids conference seeks end to discrimination based on sexual preference by Mask Admin 7/8/2008
uk government grants asylum to nigerian gay christian activist by Mask Admin 29/7/2008
14th lambeth conference takes off in england by Mongezi Mhlongo 17/7/2008
conservative leaders oppose violence against homosexuals by Mask Admin 26/6/2008
lesbians to challenge homophobic muslim region by Mask Admin 3/4/2008
african bishop spins homosexuality debate in tec diocese by Mask Admin 25/1/2008
new asylum chance for gay egyptian by Mask Admin 14/1/2008
dutch government to fight for gay rights, at home and abroad by Mask Admin 7/12/2007
us funding blamed to fuel homophobia in africa by Nthateng Mhlambiso 13/11/2007
netherlands to promote gay rights in third world by Mask Admin 12/11/2007
stanford student under fire in uganda for covering gay issues by Mask Admin 3/9/2007
africans overseas condemn hate crime in sa by Mask Admin 15/8/2007
activist: moroccan assaulters often gay themselves by Mask Admin 31/7/2007
gay tycoon in death fall by Mask Admin 14/2/2007
ghana visit should address gay rights by Mask Admin 15/11/2006
"uganda is the new zimbabwe" by Mask Admin 28/9/2006
gay means rubbish, says bbc by Mask Admin 7/6/2006
hiv positive rapist is �lowest of the low� says gay rights campaigner by Mask Admin 5/6/2006
prejudice is killing aids victims, warns annan by Mask Admin 2/6/2006
point foundation grants scholarships to 30 lgbt students by Mask Admin 25/5/2006
gap announces anti-homophobia day by Mask Admin 16/5/2006
mugabe might be �repressed queen� by Mask Admin 28/3/2006
'my life doesn't belong to me anymore' by Mask Admin 26/1/2006
uk home office attempts to deport gay ugandan torture victim by Mask Admin 7/10/2005
nigerian blogger tackles taboos by Mask Admin 7/7/2005
le maroc vainqueur by Mask Admin 7/7/2005
iasscs 2005 lacks african presence by Mask Admin 29/6/2005
an ethiopian human rights activist raises the profile of gay rights on campus by Mask Admin 22/6/2005
africa rapport lobbies the british prime minister about Africa lgbti issues and hiv/aids. by Mask Admin 12/6/2005
an archive project aimed at black lgbti in the uk gets underway by Mask Admin 2/6/2005
ethiopian gays are organizing themselves in washington d.c. by Mask Admin 20/5/2005
malcolm x - gay black hero? by Mask Admin 19/5/2005
sllaga addresses the united national human rights commission session in geneva by Mask Admin 18/4/2005
gay algerian faces deportation after 10 years in uk by Mask Admin 21/2/2005
gay ugandan refused entry to uk because homosexuality is illegal in his homeland by Mask Admin 31/1/2005
black, muslim and gay by Mask Admin 11/11/2004
candlelight vigil and wreath-laying: fannyann eddy remembered by Mask Admin 10/11/2004
amsterdam: the moroccan quandary by Mask Admin 1/11/2004
fannyann remembered at homomonument by Mask Admin 24/10/2004
tumaini - african and gay in the uk by Mask Admin 5/10/2004

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netherlands to promote gay rights in third world
AFRICA ABROAD � November 12, 2007: The Netherlands has told its ambassadors in countries receiving foreign aid they must lobby those nations to decriminalize homosexuality and provide LGBT civil rights. [more]

us funding blamed to fuel homophobia in africa
AFRICA ABROAD � November 13, 2007: While international human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, sent petition to the US Global Aids Coordinator complaining about bias funding received in Uganda, the US embassy in Kampala denied the allegations.  [more]
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