The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is the only organisation in Kenya taking a legal route to fight for LGBTIQ rights.
#IndexAwards2018: National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission combats Kenyan discrimination
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CATEGORY: Fellowship 2018
#IndexAwards2018: Egytian Commission for Rights and Freedom advocates for a democratic Egypt
ECRF has been fighting censorship and defending human rights through its criminal justice programme and online platform to bring students and practitioners online to discuss a student charter related to freedom of association in universities.
#IndexAwards2018: Banned novelist Abbad Yahya sheds light on the taboo
Abbad Yahya is a Palestinian writer whose fourth novel Crime in Ramallah has been banned for depictions of gay sex, as well as political commentary about fanaticism and religious extremism.
#IndexAwards 2018: Museum of Dissidence creators remain fiercely loyal to their project
The Museum of Dissidence represents a new, young generation of artists who are not afraid to challenge Cuba’s still repressive regime.
#IndexAwards2018: Silvanos Mudzvova’s performances protest Zimbabwe regime
The Zimbabwean performance artist has been abducted, beaten, and arrested, but has also been internationally recognised for his creative protests.
#IndexAwards 2018: Jamal Ali’s music fights oppression in Azerbaijan
Jamal Ali is a young Azerbaijani rapper living in exile in Berlin who – with one song – challenged the authoritarian regime.
