The earliest source dates from DECEMBER 2020 (except for the relevant legislation, dating from November 2015) and the most recent source dates from MAY 2023.
International Organisations
Government sources
Togolese Republic (RepublicOfTogo.com)
United States Department of State (USDOS)
CGRS-CEDOCA – Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (Belgium), COI unit
NGOS and think tanks
Afrique arc-en-ciel
Afrique arc-en-ciel is a Togolese NGO, created in 2007, which aims to fight HIV/AIDS and work for the equality of LGBT people at local, regional and international level through legal aid, documentation of human rights violations, and advocacy.
Human Dignity Trust
The Human Dignity Trust is a London-based NGO which works with legal professionals, civil society organizations and activists globally to defend the rights of LGBT people through strategic litigation, particularly in countries where private same-sex consensual sexual activity is criminalized.
International Committee of the Red Cross - International Humanitarian Law Databases
ILGA World
“ILGA World – the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - is a worldwide federation of more than 1,700 organisations from over 160 countries and territories campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex human rights.
We want a world where the human rights of all are respected and where everyone can live in equality and freedom: a world where global justice and equity are assured and established regardless of people’s sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics (SOGIESC).
Established in 1978, ILGA World has ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations.” (Description taken from organisation’s website).
Synergía - Initiatives for Human Rights
Synergía - Initiatives for Human Rights is a human rights NGO created in 2017 by experienced human rights defenders based in the USA, Latin America, Europe and Africa. It aims to protect and promote human rights, especially in situations of systematic and flagrant violations. Synergía - Initiatives for Human Rights runs a number of programmes on human rights violations against LGBTI people and works with civil society organizations and human rights defenders to defend LGBTI people’s rights in Latin America, the Caribbean, Central and West Africa, and the Middle East & North Africa. The organization’s work in this regard focuses on movement-building, security and protection, and human rights advocacy.
Media
24heure Info
24heure Info is a private Togo-based news and information website directed by Komla Charles-Germain Djade, laureate of a 2019 UNDP prize for impact journalism in Togo. The site aims to provide original content on current affairs in Togo, Africa and the world.
Chronique de la Semaine
Chronique de la Semaine is a private, Togo-based weekly magazine, created in 2008.
Deutsche Welle
Full-News
Full-News is a Togo-based news and entertainment website, created in 2012 and published by the ASMECOM (L’Africaine des Services Média et Communication) company. Full-News is registered at HAAC, Togo’s national media authority.
Ici Lomé
Ici Lomé is a Togolese news, entertainment and opinion website, which also hosts classified and real estate advertising. The article cited is an opinion piece by Gerry Taama, a Togolese member of parliament.
Netafrique.net
Netafrique.net is a general information platform which produces and republishes articles and online content on current affairs, with a particular focus on Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Togo. The platform claims to be apolitical and independent, and that it aims to provide a space for democratic debate. It is run by young communications and information technology professionals, and published by the NetAfrique Group, which has offices in Abidjan, Ouagadougou and Paris.
openDemocracy
openDemocracy is an independent international media platform, headquartered in London.
TogoBreakingNews
TogoBreakingNews is a Togo-based online media site run by a group of young journalists. Information on the website indicates that TogoBreakingNews has been published since 2014, and is registered with HAAC, Togo’s national media authority.