
African LGBT Community Mourns Death of Human Rights Defender
The international and African LGBT human rights community is mourning the passing of a renowned human rights advocate, Joel Gustave Nana,...

South Africa Plans to Leave ICC
According to Deputy Minister, Obed Bapela, the South African government will begin the process to leave the International Criminal Court...

UNAIDS and PEPFAR launch HIV AIDS faith initiative
UNAIDS and the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have launched a two-year initiative to work with...

London Rally Urges Nigeria to Repeal Anti-LGBT Laws
Nearly 100 people, including many LGBT asylum seekers and refugees from Africa, rallied outside the Nigerian High Commission in London...

Global Leader in Fight Against Malaria Dies
It is with profound sadness that African Human Rights Coalition acknowledges the passing of Dr. Alan Magill. We extend deepest sympathy...

Crisis for Africa as Snakebite Antivenom Runs Out
BASEL—Tens of thousands of people will continue to die of snakebite unnecessarily unless the global health community takes action to...

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls for UN peace keeping force in Syria
At the 13th September emergency meeting of 57 representatives of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) nations, the world’s second...

Powerful Opening Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Here are excerpts frm the opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at the 30th session of the...


Calling On Obama Admin to Settle LGBT Syrian Refugees
While have watched the increasing crisis for Syrian refugees unfold and applaud the Obama administration for agreeing to settle 10,000...

President Obama talks Gay Rights to Young African Leader Participants
This week President Obama spoke to the current participants of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - a group of young leaders...