Gay Refugees Attacked Over Sexuality in South Africa

Author:
enews Channel
Publisher:
enews Channel
Publication Date:
12 April 2013
Tags:
Refugees and Displacement, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Human Rights, South Africa, Africa

A refugee claims he has been violently kicked out of his home by his landlady because he is gay. Albert Kafuka is one of many gay African refugees who have left their home countries for fear of being murdered. But many are finding that in South Africa, they're facing both homophobia and xenophobia.

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