Statement from African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) January 30, 2026 Melanie Nathan Commissionermnathan@gmail.com African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) unequivocally condemns the arrest of journalists Don Lemon  and Georgia Fort  for doing nothing more than reporting the news. These arrests are a direct assault on the U.S. Constitution and a dangerous strike against the very foundation of our democracy. Journalists are the public’s eyes and ears. Their role is to document, q

AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COALITION (AHRC) — STATEMENT - January 26, 2026 When a civil immigration system starts leaving bodies in the streets, something has gone catastrophically wrong. It is enough! African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) extends heartfelt condolences to families, friends, colleagues, and communities grieving loved ones, and also mourns the lives taken and shattered by recent ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minnesota and across the United States. We stand in

Lest we forget—especially today—that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an authentic Nobel Peace Prize laureate, accepting the award on December 10, 1964. He not only met the standard for earning it; for the four years of his life that followed, he led with such moral stature, courage, and consequence that no prize yet exists to measure what he accomplished. In his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Martin Luther King Jr. accepted the award on behalf of the entire

Structural Violence Against LBQ Women Across African Contexts , From Home to Hostile Host: Structural Violence Against LBQ Women Across African Contexts , authored by Melanie Nathan , is a new African Human Rights Coalition report examining how lesbian, bisexual, and queer women experience systematic violence that begins within families and communities and continues through displacement, detention, and so-called host countries. Drawing on AHRC’s long-standing documentation,