African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) Statement on the Preferential Admission of White South Africans Under U.S. Refugee Policy The African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) strongly condemns the growing inequity and racial disparity reflected in the United States’ preferential refugee admissions policy toward white South Africans under the Trump administration. The decision to fast-track thousands of white South Africans into the United States under claims of an “emergency refug

By Melanie Nathan - May 18, 2026. What is being packaged as a defense of “African sovereignty” is, in reality, a modern colonial coup against Africa’s own constitutional and human rights traditions. As Professor Jeffrey Haynes argues, the ideological engine, financing, and strategic direction behind the so-called “Family Values” movement are not organically African, but are driven by Western far-right Christian nationalist networks seeking to export their culture wars into A

By Melanie Nathan, May 17, 2026 The reintroduction of Ghana’s Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 represents one of the most sweeping attempts in modern Africa to criminalize not merely same-sex conduct, but identity itself, together with advocacy, association, support, expression, and public existence. The Bill and its accompanying Memorandum frame the legislation as a defense of sovereignty, public morality, religion, and Ghanaian cultural values against what i

By Melanie Nathan, African Human Rights Coalition May 17 2026 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT 2026) Today, on IDAHOBIT 2026, the African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) stands in solidarity with LGBTQI+ people across the globe, especially those living under criminalization, violence, forced displacement, religious extremism, political persecution, and social erasure. Across Africa and many regions of the world, and more so in the USA tha

By MELANIE NATHAN, MAY 14, 2026 The African Human Rights Coalition issues this unequivocal and urgent statement: the findings of the recent 300-page report by the Civil Commission expose, "Silenced No More, Sexual Terror Unveiled", with devastating evidentiary clarity, that the barbaric and depraved atrocities committed on October 7 were not incidental acts of war but a planned, systemic, tactical and orchestrated campaign of sexual violence perpetrated by the Palestinian rul

Melanie Nathan, May 14, 2026. African Human Rights Coalition Statement: We extend our deepest condolences to our colleagues, friends, and chosen family in Cameroon as they mourn the devastating loss of Doloresse, a courageous transgender pioneer whose life and legacy will not be forgotten. Doloresse was a symbol of resilience, visibility, and resistance in the face of relentless violence and marginalization. Her courage in living openly in an environment that punishes ident

AHRC, April 26, 2026. The African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) is experiencing a sharp surge in urgent calls from Senegal, marked by panic, credible threats, and pleas for immediate protection following the escalation of laws, arrests, lengthy detentions, and rhetoric targeting LGBT individuals. Reports describe individuals being actively sought out, with fear spreading rapidly through communities already living on the margins. At present, there are virtually no resources a

From food aid to resettlement, see how LGBTQI+ refugees are moving toward safety and new lives. Support the African Human Rights Coalition’s Travel with Dignity program. A Glorious Site and Sight!!! From rows of food parcels to lines of suitcases, this is what your support has made possible. These images tell the story of years of survival transforming into the reality of resettlement for one of our LGBTQI+ groups in Africa (location withheld for safety). Month after month,

Violations of International and Regional Human Rights Law African Human rights Coalition - An Open Letter to Congressional Black Caucus, Leadership of the NAACP, UNESCO : Why Ghana Is Not a Safe Host for the 2026 Reparatory Justice Conference. Ghana has announced that it will host a high-level global conference on reparatory justice on June 18–19, 2026, bringing together Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, and leading institutions, including the Congressional Black Caucus and

Call on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to speak out against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act and the global rise in anti-LGBTQ persecution. Learn why this matters now.