By Festus Y. McKeen Paynesville–A year ago, Morris, a young gay man from Duport Road whose name has been changed to protect his identity, agreed to meet a stranger he thought was a new friend. Instead, it was a trap. He was severely beaten and threatened after being accused of being gay. He narrowly escaped, but the palpable fear of exposure, stigma and … [Read more...] about After the United Nations Human Rights Council Review, LGBTQI+ Protection Remains Fragile
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Advocating Against the Odds: Festus McKeen’s Fight for Health and Human Rights in Liberia
2019 EXPERT PROGRAMMATIC AND TECHNICAL SUMMIT: From left to right Pepukai CHIKUKWA, then UNAIDS Liberia Country Director/ Wilhelmina Jallah, then Liberia Minister of Health/ Festus Mckeen, then Enda Sante AYP Communication Liason CSIH/WCA (Senegal, Nigeria, and Liberia) Theodosia Kolee, then Liberia’s National AIDS Commissioner Monrovia – In a time of global health … [Read more...] about Advocating Against the Odds: Festus McKeen’s Fight for Health and Human Rights in Liberia