Jessica Stern, researcher for Human Rights Watch Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program
Lesbians in South Africa face abuse and violence simply for not fitting social expectations of how women should look and act.
by Jabulane Dube 21/8/2008
SOUTH AFRICA – August 21, 2008: Frustration and tension rose outside the Wynburg magistrate court, north of Johannesburg, where human rights groups picketed against the handling of Busisiwe Tlokwe’s rape trial last week.
new asylum chance for gay egyptian AFRICA ABROAD – January 11, 2008: A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Philadelphia, ruled on December 20 that a gay Egyptian man should receive a further hearing from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which earlier rejected his bid to stay in the US.
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Jessica Stern, researcher for Human Rights Watch Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program
