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Kenyan Gay Rights Activist Found Dead

by VOA News

   The body of a Kenyan gay rights activist was found in a metal box
   discarded along a road in Kenya's Uasin Gishu county, in the western
   region of the country.

   The Associated Press reports that a motorcycle taxi driver alerted
   police that a vehicle without license plates had dumped a box on a
   road.

   Police found the remains of Edwin Chiloba in the container. The cause
   of death and motive for the killing are unknown.

   "Kenya criminalizes same-sex sexual activities between men. Sentences
   include a maximum penalty of fourteen years imprisonment," according to
   Human Dignity Trust, an international organization that defends the
   human rights of LGBT people.

   In Kenya, the trust said, "There have been consistent reports of
   discrimination and violence being committed against LGBT people in
   recent years, with high-profile attacks against LGBT refugees in Kakuma
   Refugee Camp."