By Melanie Nathan, July 31, 2026 - Country Conditions Expert on Ghana UPDATED AUG 01, 2026: Parliament has adjourned sine die, bringing the second meeting of the second session of the Ninth Parliament to a close without reconsidering the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2026. Parliament has adjourned sine die, bringing the second meeting of the second session of the Ninth Parliament to a close without reconsidering the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill,

Melanie Nathan, Executive Director , JULY 28, 2026 Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, one of the most important human rights instruments ever adopted. Born from the devastation of the Second World War, the Convention embodies a simple but profound promise: that no person should be denied protection simply because they have been forced to flee persecution. For seventy-five years, that promise has stood as the cornerstone of international refugee p

By Melanie Nathan, July 20, 2026 Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, who has died at the age of 94, was a remarkable Ugandan clergyman who chose conscience over comfort. At a time when evangelical hatred was helping propel Uganda’s first “Kill the Gays” bill, he stood almost alone among senior Christian leaders, publicly declaring that LGBTQ people deserved dignity, compassion, and God’s love—not persecution. For that unwavering faith, he paid a heavy personal price, yet he never re

Melanie Nathan, July 02, 2026 Emergency Appeal: Protecting LGBTQI+ Refugees Trapped by Xenophobia in South Africa For more than a decade, the African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) has provided humanitarian assistance, advocacy, and protection to LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum seekers fleeing persecution across Africa. Many of those we serve have escaped imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, forced marriage, family rejection, and death threats because of their sexual orientatio