

African HRC PLEA ON IDAHOT
Today is International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). African Human Rights Coalition is calling upon all...

LGBT Activists Protest at Commonwealth Meeting for Refusal to Engage in Decriminalization
Global human rights activists and LGBT community in London launched a robust protest today at the Commonwealth Heads of Government...

Acceptance of LGBT people and rights has increased around the world
Conversely the analysis showed that the least accepting countries have become less accepting over time | New Global Acceptance Index...

Trinidad and Tobago Decriminalizes LGBTQI Sexuality
The High Court in Trinidad and Tobago delivered a verdict today striking down the old buggery law that criminalized homosexuality....

NOTE TO BE AWARE for LGBTI Refugees in Kenya
To: LGBTI Refugees in Nairobi From: Melanie Nathan, Executive Director, African HRC Date: April 06, 2018 NOTICE | PLEASE BE AWARE!...

African HRC Support the Students of the USA as they Demand their Right to a SAFE Education
Tragedy after tragedy culminated in the February 14 massacre of 17 students and teachers at The Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in...

LGBTI community in Ghana calls for a referendum on gay rights
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTI) Community in Ghana has put out a proposition to Parliament to consider opening a...

Kenya Appeal Court Rules to End Forced Anal Exams of Men Suspected of Being Gay
In a significant win for human rights in Kenya, the Court of Appeals has ruled that the use of forced anal examinations by the state is...

Unsolved Robberies and Murders as Uganda Fails to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Break-ins and violence against security personnel of human rights organizations seems endemic in Uganda, as elucidated in an article...


Challenging the Trump Administration's Arbitrary Detention of Asylum Seekers
Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2018) - The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Human Rights First, and...