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Rainbow Railroad wants more help for Afghans
Rainbow Railroad's Executive Director continues to urge the Canadian government to directly assist LGBTQI+ Afghans facing egregious human rights abuses.
November 9, 2021
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29 LGBTQ Afghan refugees have made it the the UK, thanks to Toronto’s Rainbow Railroad
Executive Director Kimahli Powell joined CBC Metro Morning with Ismaila Alfa to discuss our recent operations in Afghanistan and how we need the Canadian government to step up now.
Nov. 2, 2021
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Canadian NGO is helping LGBTQ Afghans get to safety. But Ottawa is sitting on sidelines
It's time for Ottawa to stop making excuses and to get an underground railroad up and running for some of the most vulnerable people in Afghanistan.
Oct. 29, 2021
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Toronto charity helps airlift group of LGBTQ people out of Afghanistan
After months of partnership development and direct advocacy to the U.K. government, Rainbow Railroad assisted 29 Afghan nationals to safety in the U.K. It's hoped they will be the first of many.
Oct. 29, 2021
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Rainbow Railroad and ORAM Release Report on LGBTQI+ Refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
Minneapolis, MN (20 October 2021), New York, NY: Rainbow Railroad and ORAM – Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration today announced the publication of an in-depth research report...
Oct. 20, 2021
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LGBT History Month: A Celebration Of Our History
Rainbow Railroad helped Elton to safety in Canada in 2018. To mark LGBT History Month, he penned this reflective piece in In Magazine.
October 1, 2021
