US Edition‘It’s not a right’ — Kenya blocking Canadians from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees
- The Kenyan government is blocking Canadians from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees and believes that sexual orientation and gender identity are not legitimate grounds for seeking refugee status.
- The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees stated that the Kenyan government has stopped processing most refugee claims based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
- The situation worsened last year, with Kenya nearly halting the registration of LGBTQ+ claimants, affecting their ability to work and access benefits.
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Winnipeg Free Press
LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them
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'It's not a right' — Kenya blocking Canadians from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees
The United Nations says the Kenyan government is blocking Western countries like Canada from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees, leaving hundreds of desperate people languishing in dangerous refugee camps and safe houses in Kenya.
‘It’s not a right’ — Kenya blocking Canadians from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations says the Kenyan government is blocking Western countries like Canada from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees, leaving hundreds of desperate people languishing in dangerous refugee camps
Kenya blocks LGBTQ2S+ refugee resettlement to Canada
In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas with peanut sauce. Like many locals, most of them wear beaded bracelets with the flag of Kenya, or of their native Uganda. But Anne, who requested their real name not be published to protect their safety, is wearing a bracelet with the flag of Canada. Anne, who uses gender-neutra…
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