World Politics Review, ‘With Raid on Lawyers, Tanzania Takes Anti-Gay Fight Beyond Its Borders’, 2017
- Category: Other
- Source: Other
- Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Gender Identity, Migration, Human Rights, LGBT+
- Place: Africa
- Year: 2017
- URL: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/23510/with-raid-on-lawyers-tanzania-takes-anti-gay-fight-beyond-its-borders
World Politics Review, ‘With Raid on Lawyers, Tanzania Takes Anti-Gay Fight Beyond Its Borders’, 2 November 2017
Abstract
Tanzania’s decision to detain and deport South African human rights lawyers as part of a broader anti-gay crackdown was a direct affront to a global pioneer on LGBT rights. As is typical, though, South Africa’s response has been muted, despite activists’ request that the country speak out more forcefully.