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The Ugandan Minister Who Hunted Gays is DEAD

Uganda's Former ethics and integrity minister Rev Fr Simon Lokodo is dead. Ironically Fr Lokodo, one of the greatest human rights abusers...

GOOD NEWS for Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel

The Israeli interior ministry has acceded to a court ruling and is beginning to grant temporary residence status to 2,445 Sudanese asylum...

Namibian Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couples While Justices Express Support for Recognition

The Windhoek High Court has dismissed the application by two Namibians and their foreign born spouses to have their marriages recognized...

TITEL 42 In Federal Court Today - Take Action as U.S. Continues Trump Policy to Hurt Asylum Seekers

Huisha-Huisha Case hearing today - Title 42’s only purpose is to keep people from seeking asylum in the U.S. and inflict suffering....

California Fails on Intersex Legislation

Senator Wiener Will Not Seek to Advance SB 225 — Intersex Civil Rights Legislation — Due to Lack of Votes in Committee by Melanie Nathan,...

African Human Rights Coalition Mourns the Passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"“We see before us a land, bereft of much justice, and therefore without peace and security. Unrest is endemic and will remain an...

Senegal Lawmaker’s Holiday Gift to Gays is one of Persecution

By AHRC, Dec 23, 2022. It is being reported by Reuters and AHRC community that a group of Senegalese lawmakers drafted new law that would...

UNHCR and USA - Good News for Advancing Needs of LGBTQI+ and other Refugees

Much work occurred this past year by and on behalf of LGB TQI people in forced displacement, including the UNHCR Global Roundtable, with...

A Death Sentence for Men who Loved Each Other - The Struggle to Decriminalize

Zackie Achmat is researching the connection between law, power and the Constitution. Abdurrazack "Zackie" Achmat is a South African...

African HRC Decries Biden's Remain in Mexico Program

The Biden administration announced imminent plans to restart the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), a Trump policy that forced people...

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Anti LGBTQI Countries Get to Guard Human Rights for the United Nations

AHRC Condemns Trump Administration's New Refugee Policy: For LGBTQI+ Refugees, the Threat of Deportation Can Be a Death Sentence

BEWARE: BE SAFE - RED FLAGS - IT MAY NOT BE THE JOB YOU SIGNED UP FOR

Forced Anal exams These examinations are not medically legitimate tests for homosexuality.

Forced Anal Examinations in Senegal: When an LGBTQI Investigation Becomes Torture

AHRC is Meeting an Unprecedented Need - Evidence Protecting Against Cruel Policies of these Times

THE 4th PARLIAMENTARY ANTI-LGBTQI+ CONFERENCE IN ACCRA PRODUCED A DANGEROUS RESOLUTION

Africa and the Architecture of Anti-LGBTQ Persecution – The Ghana Charter

GHANA'S NEW ANTI-LGBTQI LEGISLATION UPDATE AS PARLIAMENT RECESSES:

The Promise at 75: Honoring the Refugee Convention Means Protecting Everyone

Bishop Christopher Senyonja - Remembering a Giant of Courage

LGBTQI+ Refugees Trapped by Xenophobia in South Africa After Violent Rampage Leaves Group Destitute

The African Human Rights Coalition responds to the U.S. Supreme Court's asylum ruling, warning that LGBTQI+ refugees fleeing persecution, criminalization, and violence face heightened risks when denied access to seek asylum at U.S. ports of entry.

Blow to Asylum Rights, SCOTUS Allows Trump Admin to Block Asylum Seekers at Border

Religion Impact, Global map and analysis of anti-LGBT laws, religion, LGBTQ rights, Ghana anti-LGBT bill, asylum country conditions, and human rights trends.

Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Some Christian nations repeal them

South Africa xenophobia crisis report examining anti-foreigner violence, migrant displacement, and human rights concerns ahead of the June 30, 2026 deadline.