Policy Brief 5 of 2015 – Access to Justice for LGBTI Migrants in Africa 19th November 2015, Cape Town
On 19th of November 2015, SALO facilitated a dialogue in Cape Town on: access to justice for LGBTI migrants in Africa. The main speakers included, Hon John Jeffery, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development; Isabella Matambanadzo, SALO board member and Zimbabwean gender activist; and Tatenda Ngwaru, from the LGBTI Refugee Unit of the refugee rights NGO, People Against Suffering, Suppression, Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP). The dialogue was enhanced by the participation of a broad and representative grouping of participants including members of civil society, LGBTI migrants, policy makers as well as academics and members of the public. Notably, Mr Zane Dangor, Special Advisor to the Minister of Social Development, managed to actively take part in the discussion around LGBTI migrants and their respective concerns.
Read Policy Brief here:Policy brief 5 – 19 Nov 2015