By James Ouma | Executive Director
I`m excited to update our donors and suppoters, thanks for your support . Safety of LGBT individuals has become the proirity since the stuation is worsening as the arrest of LGBT is increasing. We at LGBT Voice have been working hard to ensure the safety of LGBT individuals whose lives are threatened by relocating them to safe places.
We are now forced to work underground due to the current political situation in the country LGBT individuals are regarded as criminals they are hunted by authorities, arrested, tortured and forced to undergo anal test. Some Health care providers are afraid to provide services to LGBT people because of the fear that the government may close down their business and that puts the LGBT community at high risk.
We are currently conducting indoor safety training and documentation of incidences of violence to LGBT individuals in thre regions. The training offering individuals with skills on how to stay safe, including avoiding confrontations with authorities and any other homophobic people or groups but also reporting any incidence of violation of their rights as many incidences remain unreported. We have successfully trained 43 individuals in Arusha, 17 in Dar es salaam and 20 in Tanga where recently moved our offices.
Our organization is still in consultation proces with our lawyers on how file a litigation against the government for harassment and violation of LGBT rights. Because all the arrests that happen have no legal basis and not accetable and that is why the authorities have failed to find proper charges against those who they arrest.
Defending and protecting LGBT rights in Tanzania has become the most dengerous job as all activists are threatened by authorities,, "Those who want to campaign for gay rights should find another country that allows that"' a statement made by the minister for Home Afairs.
Thanks for your continued support that has brought us to this moment, please continue standing with us as we continue the fight for #EqualityinTanzania, the struggle has just begun and it will take a long time and alot of resources, we can`t give up now.
''There is no Freedon to those who fight for the freedom of their brothers and sister"
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