Émilie Laystary

Émilie Laystary has been a social affairs journalist since 2010. She writes regularly about the environment, feminism, social policy and digital freedoms.

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In Burkina Faso, being transgender means living in the shadows

17 July 2019

Human rights

In Burkina Faso, being transgender means living in the shadows

Although homosexuality is not illegal in Burkina Faso, members of the LGBTI community, and trans people in particular, struggle to find places [...]Read the full article

“We have an historic opportunity to put an end to the AIDS epidemic in Africa”

2 May 2019

Development

“We have an historic opportunity to put an end to the AIDS epidemic in Africa”

In October 2019 the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will meet in Lyon (France). NGOs active in this struggle are hoping world [...]Read the full article

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