The Issue is violence : attacks on LGBT people on Kenya's coast / [wriiten primarly by Neela Ghoshal, senior researcher in the LGBT Rights Program, and Monica Tabengwa, former LGBT Rights researcher at Human Rights Watch].
"September 2015"--Table of contents page. "This report is the outcome of a joint initiative by Human Rights Watch and PEMA Kenya. The report was researched and written primarily by Neela Ghoshal, senior researcher in the LGBT Rights Program, and Monica Tabengwa, former LGBT Rights researcher at Human Rights Watch"--Acknowledgments. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
II. Failure to Protect: Mob Attacks and Individual Acts of Violence on the Coast : Mtwapa (Kilifi County), February 2010: Attacks on LGBT People and a Health Center -- Kiswahili Terms -- A Note on Terminology -- Summary -- Key Recommendations -- Methodology -- I. Background: The Movement for Human Rights for LGBTI People in Kenya -- Homophobic and Transphobic Discourse: Politicians, Religious Leaders, and the Media -- Politicians -- Religious Leaders -- The Media -- Discriminatory Laws -- II. Failure to Protect: Mob Attacks and Individual Acts of Violence on the Coast : Mob Attacks and Inconsistent Police Response -- Kwale, February 2015: Attacks and Arrests Following the Circulation of Photos -- Watamu (Kilifi County), February 2015: Threats Against LGBT Mourners at a Funeral -- Mombasa, October 2014: Beatings and Threats Following "Pornography" Report -- Likoni (Mombasa County), February 2012: Attack on an HIV Workshop -- Mtwapa (Kilifi County), February 2010: Attacks on LGBT People and a Health Center -- Equality and Non-Discrimination under International Law -- Other Acts of Homophobic and Transphobic Violence -- When "Protectors" are Perpetrators -- Police Discrimination and Refusal to Take Statements from LGBT People -- Fear of Arrest as an Obstacle to Justice -- Police Failure to Investigate Crimes against LGBT Individuals -- V. Kenyan and International Law: -- Continuing Stigma in Some Healthcare Facilities -- IV. Civil Society Initiatives -- Outreach to Religious Leaders -- Training of Law Enforcement Officials -- Training of Health Care Providers -- V. Kenyan and International Law: -- Kenyan Law as a Source of Violations -- Laws Prohibiting Consensual Same-Sex Conduct -- Laws Prohibiting Sex Work -- Kenya's Human Rights Obligations -- Responsibility to Protect under International Law -- Equality and Non-Discrimination under International Law -- Criminal Acts by Kenyan State Agents -- Prohibition on Forced Anal Examinations -- The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health -- The Right to Housing -- Constitutional Rights in Kenya -- Criminal Acts by Kenyan State Agents -- Acknowledgments. Recommendations -- Annex: Kenyan Law Enforcement -- Acknowledgments.
Summary:
"Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta stated in July 2015 that 'gay rights is a non-issue.' But for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people living in Kenya's coastal counties of Kilifi, Mombasa and Kwale, the right to be free from violence is a critical issue. In at least six instances between 2008 and 2015, members of the public have attacked or threatened to attack LGBT people or health workers serving the LGBT community. The authorities' response has been painfully limited. Officials rarely condemn the attacks, and police -- while in some cases protecting victims -- have not arrested anyone for participating in or inciting these attacks. Many victims do not report crimes, believing that the police will not help them or, worse, might arrest them. In one case, police arrested two men solely on the basis of rumors, subjecting them to humiliating anal examinations in a deeply misguided attempt to 'prove' their sexual orientation. The Issue is Violence documents rights abuses against LGBT people in Kenya's coast region, including mob violence, assault, rape, incitement to violence, and inadequate protection. The report identifies ways in which the Kenyan authorities could improve the response to these abuses and uphold their responsibility to protect all Kenyans. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights passed a groundbreaking resolution in 2014 calling on governments to prevent and punish all forms of violence targeting persons on the grounds of real or imputed sexual orientation or gender identity. Kenya should uphold this resolution and protect, rather than persecute, sexual and gender minorities"--Page [4] of cover.
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