Refugees have shared their stories of fleeing the ‘gay purge’ in Chechnya and violence in Jamaica. They are supporting the international organization that helped them flee to safety – Rainbow Railroad.
The organization, dedicated to helping LGBT+ people escape violence and persecution to find safety, says it is now struggling with a caseload of 3,000 people needing help each year.
Meanwhile, during the pandemic, it says it has tried to support 448 people, including helping 49 of them flee to a safer country.
One of the people Rainbow Railroad previously helped was Amin. He was a victim of the infamous 2017 ‘gay purge’ in Chechnya which saw the creation of ‘concentration camps’ for gays.