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The US embassy told its citizens to leave the country "while commercial [flight] operations are available" following the attacks, while the European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas branded them "unacceptable" and "deeply troubling". These organizations have worked together to produce this report on the human rights situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (LGBT) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday spoke to his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, with the two agreeing on an urgent need for a ceasefire and resumption of peace talks. [3] Same-sex sexual activity is legal for both males and females in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, although LGBTQ individuals may still be targeted.

The lakeside city of Goma, on the border with Rwanda, is a vital transport and trading hub close to large sources of minerals that are essential in the manufacture of mobile phones among other things. Rebels appear to be edging closer to taking control of the key city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following reports that they had captured its airport.

Country record at United Nations. Laws on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. LGBTI Rights in Democratic Republic of Congo. Earlier on Tuesday, Adelheid Marschang, the World Health Organization's emergency response co-ordinator for the Democratic Republic of Congo spoke of "hundreds of people in hospital, most admitted with gunshot wounds".

Growing up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was difficult. On Tuesday, the new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Rwanda's President Paul Kagame to ensure an immediate ceasefire in DR Congo. LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more.

LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF LESBIANS, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX PEOPLE AND SEX WORKERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. A lawmaker in the Democratic Republic of Congo is proposing to make homosexuality illegal in the central African country for the first time.

Kenya's President William Ruto has said that both Tshisekedi and Kagame will attend an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the situation but the two leaders have not confirmed they will attend. Calls for peace talks to end the fighting are mounting. The AU's peace and security commissioner, Bankole Adeoye, condemned the "violence by M23 and all other negative forces, and calls for full respect of DR Congo's sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity", a statement from the AU on X said.

Speaking to reporters in Geneva, the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC said its hospital in Goma had received more than wounded in just 24 hours, a number it previously received over the course of a month. From a young age, Scaly KEP’NA struggled with his sexuality.

Authorities in Kinshasa have since banned protests in the city. Neighbouring Rwanda has been accused of backing the Tutsi-led M23 as it made a rapid advance in recent months across the mineral-rich region. Although the central African country has made progress toward accepting some 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, homophobia and intolerance towards the queer community still run rampant.

The use of heavy artillery in densely populated areas is causing severe injuries, particularly among children, it added. As diplomats were discussing the situation, the rebels seemed to be gaining ground in Goma. Following a meeting on Tuesday, the African Union AU called on the M23 to lay down its arms.

As well as civilian deaths, South Africa said on Tuesday that four more of its soldiers, who are in DR Congo as part of peacekeeping efforts, had died as a result of clashes with the M This brings the total number of South African deaths to Malawi and Uruguay have also lost peacekeepers.

This collaborative report discusses the human rights violations against individuals because of their real or imputed sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The Congolese government has insisted that it is still in charge as fighting in parts of the city continues.

In Kinshasa, angry crowds targeted the French, Kenyan and Ugandan embassies among others. It said this had forced its staff to turn the hospital car park into a triage unit. The clashes between M23 rebels and the army and its allies have left hospitals overwhelmed by casualties and bodies lying on the streets, according to the UN.

Growing anger over the rebel offensive led to protesters targeting foreign embassies in the capital, Kinshasa. Kagame said in a post on X that they agreed on the need for a ceasefire and address the "root causes of the conflict". LGBTQ rights in the Democratic Republic of the CongoLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) face discrimination and legal challenges not experienced by non- LGBTQ residents.

Warehouses with food and medical supplies have been looted, aid agencies say.