LSE Law and LSE Spectrum public discussion
Date: Monday 23 November 2015
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: CLM2.02, Clement House
Speakers: Lorna Dias, Eric Gitari, Sandé Ligunya
Chair: Dr Chris Thomas
The past few months have seen many historic developments in LGBT+ rights in Kenya. The Kenyan High Court recently held in Gitari v NGO Coordination Board that LGBT+ rights organisations must have their right to freedom of association recognised, and President Obama publicly called on the Kenyan government to treat LGBT people equally under the law. Please join us for a discussion of what these developments mean for LGBT+ people on the ground.
Lorna Dias is the Executive Coordinator of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK). GALCK acts as an umbrella body for LGBT+ organisations in Kenya.
Eric Gitari () is a human rights lawyer and activist and the Executive Director of the Kenyan National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC), an organisation that he co-founded. In April 2015, Eric won a major victory for LGBT+ rights in Kenya when the High Court of Kenya ruled that LGBT+ persons have a right to freedom of association under the Kenyan Constitution.
Sandé Ligunya represented Eric in the case of Eric Gitari v NGO Board. Sandé is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and the founder and Senior Partner at Ligunya Sandé & Associates. She is a member of the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) and the Kenyan Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
Chris Thomas is Assistant Professor in the Department of Law, LSE.
This event is organised in partnership with the Human Dignity Trust and the Kenyan National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
The Human Dignity Trust () is a legal charity that supports those who want to challenge anti-gay laws wherever they exist in the world.
The Kenyan National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) () will engage with the potent elements of law, culture and politics to advance the full participation, equality and inclusion of LGBTIQ individuals in the Kenyan democratic state.
LSE Law () plays a major role in policy debates and in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.
Spectrum () is LSE's LGBT+ staff network.
Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEKenyaLGBT
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