Gay freetown, sierra leone

Freetown, 25th August In Sierra Leone, where male same-sex activity is still punishable by life imprisonment under the Offences Against the Person Act of and where female same-sex relationships remain legally invisible the LGBTQ community is quietly expanding. Youth Arise is a non-profit, member-driven organisation founded in Learn more about the positive impact we have, and join us in bringing about positive change. Here at Youth Arise Organisation, we are driven by a single goal; to do our part in making the world a better place for all, a world without discrimination against the LGBT community.

Male same-sex sexual activity (whether in public or private) is illegal in Sierra Leone and carries a possible penalty of life imprisonment (with hard labor), although this law is seldom enforced. Richard Ammon. Ever since independence from England in since the Sierra Leone government and society have preferred to deny the existence of lesbians and gay men. Sierra Leone is no exception and today male same-sex sexual activity is illegal with possible life imprisonment as punishment.

Sierra Leone is one of more than 30 African nations (over half the continent) that criminalize same-sex relations. While most of the gay people I spoke with there did not seem to fear being arrested, they said discrimination against them was widespread in housing, employment and family life. They are requested by IRB decision-makers. The database contains a seven-year archive of English and French RIR s. Earlier RIR s may be found on the European Country of Origin Information Network website.

Official hostility towards LGBTQ people permeates even the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL). This has forced countless LGBTQ people to go into hiding. Some, like Freeman, have fled the country out of fear for their safety. The Sierra Leone Civil War began in and was resolved in after the United Nations led by Nigeria defeated the rebel forces and restored the civilian government elected in to Freetown. Since then, almost 72, former combatants have been disarmed and the country has reestablished a functioning democracy. The country is the lowest ranked country on the Human Development Index and seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index, suffering from endemic corruption and suppression of the press.