Gombe state arrests took place amid anti-LGBTQ crackdown
Wealth and fame can shield one from prosecution in the country
Authorities paraded detainees in front of journalists
Kenya and Eswatini groups have won legal victories this year
Same-sex relationships remain criminalized in country
Wednesday was World Press Freedom Day
“The inhumane violations and slaughter of LGBTIQ+ persons should prompt thorough investigations, aimed at prosecuting those responsible”
Respondents in 15 countries participated in Ichikowitz Family Foundation poll
Sharia court in Bauchi state issued ruling on July 1
The initial ruling was the asylum bid was frivolous because he fabricated a key element of his application & failed to establish he's gay