Across Africa, LGBTI persons face a distressing regression of progress, enduring relentless protests and formidable obstacles to their rights. This review exposes an alarming trend: the weaponization of law to target and marginalize the LGBTI community, exacerbating a deteriorating state of human rights. During 2022/23, there was a surge in fear, attacks, increased oppression, and growing hostility towards their identities.
Index Number: AFR 01/7533/2024