highlights the views expressed by the staff members at GALZ
on the source of the raids. 24.4% of the participants reported
having been raided by unidentified people. 44% were raided
by the police on the instigation of their superiors, whilst 31.2
% of the respondents experienced raids by both the police
and unidentified individuals. This shows how precarious the
situation for GALZ is as any group can take advantage and
perpetrate violence on the LGBTI community.
Figure 5: Source of Raid
Percentage
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Police
Unidentified
people
44.4
24.4
Police&
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31.2
Figure 6 summarises what the individuals who have experienced
raids were subjected to. About 73.1% of the participants
were subjected to physical harm and other injustices. Other
injustices experienced by the LGBTI community include verbal
abuse, detention and loss of personal belongings. Individuals
behind these raids often come with logs and other objects that
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An Assessment of the impact of state sanctioned and unsanctioned raids on
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