Creating the desired change for African 2LGBTIQ+
THE 3rd ANNUAL AFRICA CANADA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION 2025.
Human rights are a set of principles concerned with equality and fairness. They recognise our freedom to make choices about our lives and to develop our potential as human beings. They are about living a life free from fear, harassment or discrimination.
The African Centre for Refugees in Ontario Canada is yet again organizing the 3rd Africa Canada International Convention on Human Rights Promotions 2025. The Convention is slated to take place from September 26th to 27th 2025, at Spaces-Toronto, Ontario M5A 1S5
Why?
At a time where we see more and more countries worldwide becoming progressive with regard to LGBT rights, Africa still maintains their anti-LGBT stance. Many African publics (averagely about 95%) are resistant to the notion that one can naturally be a homosexual and many supports the existing anti homosexuality laws. Anti LGBT laws were not only written into African constitutions, but also into the minds of many African people, and after the passing of several generations, this has become a dogma.
On the other hand, Canada is considered the most gay-friendly country in the world, being ranked first in the Gay Travel Index chart since 2018, and among the five safest in Forbes Magazine since 2019. LGBT rights in Canada are some of the most advanced in the Americas and in the world.
