Month: December 2025

From Uganda to New York: When Bobi Wine’s Campaign Is Under Attack, Silence Is Not an Option for Zohran Mamdani

December 30, 2025

Bobi Wine vs. the State: Uganda’s 2026 Choice in the Shadow of a 40-Year Presidency Uganda’s 2026 presidential campaign is not merely a contest between candidates; it is a confrontation between democratic possibility and entrenched authoritarian power after more than four decades of uninterrupted rule. At its center stands Bobi Wine, an artist turned parliamentarian … More From Uganda to New York: When Bobi Wine’s Campaign Is Under Attack, Silence Is Not an Option for Zohran Mamdani

The Benefits of Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland

December 29, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, Dec 29, 2025. Downtown Hargeisa late on Friday was illuminated with the Israeli flag as residents of Somaliland’s capital celebrated Jerusalem’s decision to recognize their sovereignty. The recognition of Somaliland acknowledges a poignant reality and benefits the people of Somaliland, Israel and the West. Recognition and the response ought to trigger more … More The Benefits of Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland

Nigeria Is Not at War With Islam — is America?

December 26, 2025

Understanding Nigerian Muslims are not at war with Christians and vice versa…. By Melanie Nathan, Dec 26, 2025. Each time violence linked to ISIS erupts in Nigeria, a dangerous shorthand resurfaces in international commentary: Muslims attacking Christians. This framing is not only false; it actively fuels the very instability extremist groups seek to create. Under … More Nigeria Is Not at War With Islam — is America?

During Global Crisis Are U.S. LGBTQI+ Funding Priorities a Moral Failure

December 21, 2025

By Melanie Nathan – December 21, 2025. This essay is a call to rethink how LGBTQI+ funding is allocated in this time of unprecedented crisis, and to ensure that survival, not visibility, is treated as the first obligation of global solidarity. It is a call for partnerships from foundations, funders, donors and LGBTQI+ organizations. A … More During Global Crisis Are U.S. LGBTQI+ Funding Priorities a Moral Failure

Country Conditions Expert for Uganda – Pretermission, Third-Country Removal, Facing LGBTQI+ Asylum Seekers

December 18, 2025

When Protection Is Denied to Asylum Seekers Before It Is Heard:  Across the current U.S. asylum landscape, individuals fleeing persecution are increasingly being sent to countries with which they have no legal, social, or historical connection—places they have never lived, where they have no community, and where they cannot safely exist. For LGBTQI+ asylum seekers, … More Country Conditions Expert for Uganda – Pretermission, Third-Country Removal, Facing LGBTQI+ Asylum Seekers

Major endorsements for Scott Weiner in run for Nancy Pelosi’s Seat in Congress

December 11, 2025

Human Rights Campaign PAC, Equality California, Equality PAC, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus Endorse California State Sen. Scott Wiener for U.S. House A Committed Defender of LGBTQ+ Rights in the Golden State, Wiener Seeks Seat Long Held by Retiring Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON — Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC, the nation’s … More Major endorsements for Scott Weiner in run for Nancy Pelosi’s Seat in Congress

A duty to Condemn Trump’s Racist and Xenophobic Lynch-Like Speech

December 10, 2025

No sitting President should chose division, dehumanization, and fear over the fundamental duty to lead with dignity, restraint, and respect for all human life. Trumps Poconos Speech is one of the most racially inflammatory ever, leading to chants in the crowd reminiscent of KKK lynch rallies of bygone years..   By Melanie Nathan, Dec 10, 2025 … More A duty to Condemn Trump’s Racist and Xenophobic Lynch-Like Speech

Watching My Cultural Icons’ Moral Collapse in their Stand With Terrorism

December 5, 2025

Cheering for the Brutal, while Silent for the Dead and Brutalized,  By Melanie Nathan, Dec 05, 2025 More than 200 “cultural icons” have now put their names to a letter demanding the release of Marwan Barghouti , a man serving five life sentences plus 40 years in Israel, for orchestrating attacks during the Second Intifada … More Watching My Cultural Icons’ Moral Collapse in their Stand With Terrorism

When Survival Becomes a Diet: The Reality of Daily Rations

December 3, 2025

Nourishment Is Survival: Why Your Support Matters Now Across transit shelters, informal safe houses, and refugee camps in several African countries, LGBTQI+ refugees depend almost entirely on African Human Rights Coalition’s rations to survive.  We do not have enough to continue past January 31, 2026. These refugees are forcibly displaced by criminalization, violence, and state-sponsored … More When Survival Becomes a Diet: The Reality of Daily Rations

Burkina Faso: First Known Conviction Under New Anti-LGBTQ Law

December 2, 2025

Raises Alarming Human Rights Concerns By Melanie Nathan, Dec 02, 2025. The African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) has received confirmation of a case in Burkina Faso in which a foreign national was convicted under the country’s newly enacted anti-LGBTQ provisions. According to publicly available information released by the Burkina Faso Ministry of Justice, the individual … More Burkina Faso: First Known Conviction Under New Anti-LGBTQ Law