Kenyan Queer Rights Group has launched a social support initiative to combat endemic homophobic stigma and discrimination in the country.
The equality and non-discrimination initiative that has trained judicial officers on LGBTQ rights is to use sports and other social activities to educate the public against anti-kier discrimination.
Mombasa-based Inend donated soccer jerseys, balls, goal post nets and other sports items to local teams last month through the “Advocasie Mu Thani” or “Grassroots Advocacy” campaign. We also used the platform to educate communities of our communities on beneficiaries and queer rights issues.
The donation was followed by another donation, “Boda Boda.” or “Public Bike Rider” was held on October 29th. The Mombasa Group received umbrellas to protect drivers and passengers from the sun and rain.
“We have distributed umbrellas to various “bodaborder” stages to equip operators, as well as operators, with messages of effort to become human rights champions in society and prevent violence,” Essy Adhiambo said. Ta.
The in-end has also been started Comic Strip“Davii and Oti” tells the story of pride and alleship.
The comic strip series features heterosexual, non-binary, gay, lesbian characters, and countless sociocultural and economical entities, including discrimination and violence that queers experience in their families, workplaces, social gatherings and other settings. It helps you explore the problem.
“This amazing queer comic focuses on what is often misused as a debate against the LGBTQ+ community in Kenya: family values, African culture, traditions,” Inend said.
Comic Strips advocating inclusion and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity also educate queer people about prosperity through self-acceptance, resilience and economic empowerment.
Inend also came up with local human rights advocacy training focusing on misinformation, disinformation and digital rights. These workshops are aimed at women, queer people, and other marginalized groups.
For example, the organization trained a group of female leaders and queer people in the coastal counties of Mombasa and Kilifi last month. The other took place in Nishigun, Busia, adjacent to Uganda.
“These trainings come at a critical moment, especially when we witness an increase in online gender-based violence against LGBTQ+ people,” Inend noted.
Training aims to create a safe digital space for “structurally silent women and strange people” is through a partnership between in-end and two global organizations. It supports Access Now, advocating for the digital rights of people at risk and communities, and the Progressive Communications Association, the use of Internet and information and communications technology for social justice and sustainable development.
India has stepped up regional training for judiciary officers around the country after it published a judicial guidebook last October to help judges better protect the rights of queer people. This month, they trained judiciary in Kisumu and North Lift regions and Kilifi, Kenya’s third largest cities.
The two-day training that began on November 5th made the judiciary sensitive to strange people, empathize with sexual and gender minority groups, and support the dignity of all, “more fair and inclusive.” The focus was on realizing the legal system.
Training followed the launch of Innend Report It was entitled “Awareness of Change” in July accessing the impact of sensitization involvement with 53 judges and magistrates on queer rights protection in 2022.
“The results provided a glimpse into hopes for a more comprehensive judicial system,” the report said. “Over 70% of judiciary officers investigated after training should have negatively affected the social views of LGBTQ+ individuals, such as sections 162, 163 and 165 of the Criminal Code that criminalizes homosexual intimacy. I’ve admitted.”
The report also points out that 80% of judiciary trained on the issue of strange rights have shown that they live a comfortable or indifferent life next to strange people
Pema Kenya is another local advocacy group that is working to make queer people more sensitive when judiciaries handle cases.
The group held two-day training on gender and sexuality issues of members of the Judicial Services Committee, the highest governing body of Kenya’s judicial service.
“This initiative will ensure that key stakeholders have the key stakeholders with the critical knowledge and skills to handle cases relating to gender and sexuality with empathy, understanding and professionalism within the judicial framework. It’s the purpose,” Pemakenya said. It is listed.
Source: Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News – www.washingtonblade.com
