By Melanie Nathan, ED African Human rights Coalition, COPYRIGHT: Melanie Nathan and AHRC. African Human Rights Coalition is deeply saddened to hear of the brutal murder of Sheila Lumumba. We extend our deepest condolences to Sheila's grieving family, their friends and the Kenyan lesbian, non-binary and LGBTQI community. May their dear soul find rest and may their memory be a blessing. AHRC joins the call for justice for Sheila. AHRC calls for an end to the criminalization and

WASHINGTON—Today, the Florida Department of Health released a statement, which it sent to licensed health and human services providers in the state of Florida, attacking the established standards of age-appropriate, medically-necessary, and often life-saving care for transgender youth. In response, Equality Florida and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) condemned it as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest move to attack transgender and non-binary children and adolescents, only weeks after

Pesach and the Stranger - Do not Pass Over LGBTQI Africa CHAG SAMEACH April 14, 2022, 13 Nissan 5782 Dear Friends, We are reminded to talk about the stranger at our Seder table. The Jewish people memorialize the Exodus from Egypt during the Pesach (Passover) Holiday, this year April 15 to April 23, reading and citing blessings from the Haggadah, where a passage from Exodus notes, “You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of a stranger.” This is a message in

Today we rejoice as one of the most qualified Justices ever is confirmed by the United States Senate to the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. President Joe Biden kept his promise. With many blessings, African Human Rights Coalition congratulates Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and the People of the United States. May she serve well and safely for decades to come.

Steve Hofmeyr is a South African singer, songwriter, writer, actor and former TV presenter. He is also the richest South African musician in South Africa. Wikipedia Born: August 29, 1964 (age 57 years), Pretoria, South Africa Spouse: Janine van der Vyver (m. 2014), Natasha Sutherland (m. 1998–2008) Children: Benjamin Hofmeyr, Armand Hofmeyr, Devon Hofmeyr, Sebastian Steve Hofmeyr, Charissa Hofmeyr Melanie Nathan, in her capacity as Executive Director of African Human Rights C

The Biden administration announced that it will terminate its Title 42 policy on May 23, 2022. This announcement marks a crucial first step towards building a fair and humane asylum system that welcomes people fleeing persecution with dignity. We are dismayed, however, that the administration has stated expulsions will proceed unabated over the next seven weeks. And all the while Ukrainians and Russians do not seem to be subject to the same cruel policy. The Biden administra