By Melanie Nathan, Nov 29, 2025. All of the countries under review — including Uganda, Ghana, Senegal, Zambia, Guinea-Conakry, Cameroon, Tanzania, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria are parties to the core universal and regional human-rights treaties which together enshrine the fundamental human dignity, equality and protection against discrimination, violence, and arbitrary deprivation of freedom of all persons. For example, each is a State Party to the International Covenant

By Melanie Nathan, November 08, 2025. Nov 08 2025, - An Open Letter to Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani - Now That You Are Elected — You Must Speak Out Dear Mayor Elect Mamdani, Now that you are about to hold the highest office in New York City, your voice carries global weight. That voice can no longer remain silent about the atrocities of the country of your birth, Uganda, a country whose passport you reportedly still hold, where you visit regularly, and where you recently celebr

by Melanie Nathan, Oct 31, 2025. On October 31, the Trump administration published its Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions (PD) in the Federal Register, which sets the refugee admissions ceiling at the historic, cruel and shameful low of only 7,500 people. The PD also prioritizes the resettlement of Afrikaners (white South Africans) - while turning its back on over 120,000 refugees who were already conditionally approved for resettlement as of January 20. The ind