~It is a basic human right to live a happy and safe life, regardless of one’s sexuality and gender identity.
African HRC provides services to assist LGBTI Africans in their pursuit of life, liberty, freedom, and equality.~
COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
AHRC provide ad hoc and comprehensive case management and/or resources for internally and externally forcibly displaced LGBTQI+people in and from African countries.
We provide or direction to resources and referrals, as needed, to include assistance for individuals and organizations in their dealings with agencies, government, courts, and tribunals.
HUMANITARIAN
We engage in humanitarian relief through direct support and fundraising campaigns for safe-shelter, food, medicine and transport, on an emergency basis.
We also provide consulting and logistic supports to other humanitarian campaigns.
ADVOCACY
AHRC educates and creates awareness about the issues facing LGBTQI+ people in African countries, toward understanding and combating homophobia, transphobia, and xenophobia.
LEGAL
We provide resources, referrals, evidence gathering, strategy, agency and organizational support, country conditions expert witness testimony and asylum reports, and refugee advocacy. We provide referrals to agencies, organizations, services, legal resources, and affirming faith based services.
AHRC researched and provides Countries Conditions reporting and expert witness testimony for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers from: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, The Gambia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.