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Query Responses

Query responses are replies to focused queries or requests for Information that are submitted in the course of the refugee status determination process.

Selected filters: Kenya Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)

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Kenya: Treatment of LGBT people including legal status and police protection 12 December 2013 \| Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: 1. What is the specific offence (if any) with which a person would be charged if accused of being a homosexual man, or engaging in male same-sex sexual activity, in Kenya? 2. What is the specific offence (if any) with which a person would be charged if accused of being a lesbian, or engaging in female same-sex sexual activity, in Kenya? 12 August 2011 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: 1. Please provide background information on the bisexual and homosexual community in Kenya, including estimates of proportion / population. 2. Deleted. 3. Please provide information on the current laws on bisexuality and homosexuality in Kenya, including whether it is illegal to be bisexual or homosexual and the penalty for conviction of an offence under the relevant laws. Please also include information on the enforcement of the laws by the relevant authorities. 4. Please provide information on treatment of, and attitude toward, homosexuals by general society in Kenya, including traditional attitudes. 5. Please provide information on whether there is mob-violence whereby groups of the public attack bisexuals or homosexuals. 6. Please provide information on the treatment of homosexuals and bisexuals by the state authorities, particularly the police, in Kenya. 7. Please provide information on the protection of, and support services for, homosexuals and bisexuals in Kenya. 8. Please provide information on whether there are any areas within Kenya where the treatment of homosexuals or bisexuals is more tolerant (with a view to the reasonableness of relocation to such an area). 20 January 2011 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: Information on the legal status of lesbians in Kenya. Information on the current situation and treatment of lesbians in Kenya? What is the government's and society's attitude in relation to this issue? Are lesbians being discriminated against due to their sexual orientation? What NGOs are available to support lesbians in Kenya? Is there free movement within Kenya; would a lesbian experience any legal or practical problems moving within the country? Would police provide protection / services to a woman experiencing problems due to her being a lesbian? 19 January 2011 \| Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: Information on the treatment of homosexuals in Kenya. Whether homosexual people are accepted by society. Whether they are subjected to harassment or violence. Whether homosexuality is illegal in Kenya. Whether this law is enforced 1 June 2010 \| Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: Situation of homosexuals; legislation, state protection and support services (2007 - September 2009) 12 November 2009 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya : situation des femmes et des hommes homosexuels, y compris les lois touchant l'homosexualité, la protection offerte par l'État et l'existence de services de soutien (2007-septembre 2009) 12 November 2009 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: Treatment of persons by the police who are homosexual. Treatment by society generally of persons who are homosexual and the failure of the state to adequately deal with same 24 September 2009 \| Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya : information sur le traitement que réservent les autorités et la société en général aux homosexuels (novembre 2002-février 2005) 9 February 2005 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: Treatment of lesbians by the authorities and by society, specifically the treatment of Hindu lesbians by the Hindu community 5 February 2003 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses

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