Tag: Zimbabwe

Searching for that elusive holiday adventure can sometimes be tricky for the LGBT+ traveller who on the one hand loves to find something exotic and undiscovered but needs to make sure they weight that up with safety and a sense of belonging in the country they visit. The global travel experts at Abercrombie & Kent

President Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa says it is not his duty to do anything for LGBTI rights The new President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has dashed the hopes of local LGBTI advocates. He has stated that he has little intention of making life easier for LGBTI people in the country. Mnangagwa, 75, recently replaced Robert Mugabe, who had ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years. The new President took part in an interview with CNN in Davos, Switzerland. The Swiss town is currently playing...

‘The people of Zimbabwe deserve better‘ LGBTI and human rights groups have ‘welcomed the demise of the brutal homophobic tyrant Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Many groups are now calling on whoever replaces the ousted leader to improve the country’s human rights record. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years and resigned on Tuesday after a military coup and rising tensions in his own party. In his 37 years of rule, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people were tortured, forcibly disappeared or...