In North Africa, LGBTI advocates are slowly achieving awareness of the human rights of sexual minorities, despite repressive governments and homophobia societies that extend from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. The objective is to raise awareness about the human rights of LGBTQI+ people and democracy, through an interactive dynamic: that of cinema, music, and theater that reflect the difficult lives of LGBTQI+ people in Northern Africa. The first is to prepare reports to monitor violations of the rights of LGBTQI+ people. The second aims to occupy advocacy spaces, to encourage and channel pressure from the international community on national governments, including the Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review and the African [Commission] on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Khadija Rouggany is a Moroccan human rights attorney.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 01, 2019 12:56 UTC