LGBTQ African activists have called upon human rights and humanitarian organizations to expedite evacuation of queer refugees from Kenya's Camp Kakuma following the death of Ugandan refugee activist Chriton "Trinidad" Atuhwera.
Atuhwera suffered severe burns from a firebomb attack on Block 13, where a group of LGBTQ refugees live at Kakuma, during the early hours of March 15.
The 22-year-old gay activist's death at 11:30 a.m. local time April 12 was due to complications caused by burn wounds and lack of proper treatment, according to gay African activists.
Atuhwera, who used the alias "Trinidad Jerry" online, was one of two victims who suffered severe burn injuries from the attack, according to an April 12 joint news release from a