Tag: country conditions

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

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

A Sophies Choice for ILMAR ABREGO GARCIA: Deportation or Worse Deportation

August 25, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, AUG 25, 2025 Ilmar Abrego Garcia Faces Deportation to Uganda After Wrongful Imprisonment: Now, instead of receiving restitution or acknowledgment of this mistake, Abrego Garcia is presented with a cruel ultimatum by the U.S. …. READ the Ugandan Human Rights Report below…. Ilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongfully deported and imprisoned in … More A Sophies Choice for ILMAR ABREGO GARCIA: Deportation or Worse Deportation

The Year Women Disappeared: Trump and Rubio’s Assault on Human Rights Reporting

August 24, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, August 24, 2025 The U.S. State Department’s Human Rights Reports began in 1977, mandated by legislation passed the year before. For nearly half a century, they have provided an unbroken, year-by-year account of human rights conditions across the globe. Published annually, usually in the spring, they have become an indispensable reference for … More The Year Women Disappeared: Trump and Rubio’s Assault on Human Rights Reporting

Almost Impossible to Immigrate to the U.S. from These 10 Countries – Reflects on Paths for Asylum

April 28, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, April 28, 2025 Recently, the U.S. released its updated Visa Waiver Program list, excluding all 54 African nations while granting visa-free access to 40 countries from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, highlighting the ongoing disparities in U.S. immigration policy. Ironically the countries portrayed below are among those nations that have the … More Almost Impossible to Immigrate to the U.S. from These 10 Countries – Reflects on Paths for Asylum

Ghana’s New Parliament and President Loom Large to Tyrannize Gays

January 10, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, January 10, 2025. Assuming office this past week, Ghana’s new President said: “This administration will work tirelessly to ensure every Ghanaian, regardless of your status or background, is treated with dignity and afforded equal protection under the law”. However we all know this flies in the face of the stance that the … More Ghana’s New Parliament and President Loom Large to Tyrannize Gays

AHRC: For a Meaningful 2025: May We Survive and Thrive

December 29, 2024

As we wish you all a Happy New Year African Human Rights Coalition brings you Accomplishments, Concerns and Hopes: Dec 29, 2024 Dear Friends, At this end of our tenth anniversary year at African Human Rights Coalition, I want to express my deepest gratitude for the support you have shown in so many ways, through … More AHRC: For a Meaningful 2025: May We Survive and Thrive

Secretary of State Honors Human Rights Defenders on Human Rights Day

December 10, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, December 10, 2024, Today is HUMAN RIGHTS DAY- and what more perfect than for the U.S. to commemorate the day by honoring courageous human rights defenders. The Office of the Spokesperson for the State department noted: “Today, the U.S. Department of State announced the winners of the Secretary of State’s (Anthony Blinken) … More Secretary of State Honors Human Rights Defenders on Human Rights Day

Ghana’s LGBTQI+ Political Pawns Flee Country in Wake of Violence

December 3, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, December 02, 2023 On December 07, 2024, Ghana will elect a new President. On December 18, the Ghanaian Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on a controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill that passed Parliament in February, 2024. All the while LGBTQI+ Ghanaians, typical to country conditions all across Africa, are the scapegoats for dueling … More Ghana’s LGBTQI+ Political Pawns Flee Country in Wake of Violence

Ghana’s Supreme Court Upholds Old Anti Gay Penal Code as Constitutional as Violence Persists

July 24, 2024

Supreme Court Upholds Law Against Unnatural Carnal Knowledge By Melanie Nathan, July 24, 2024, Ghana’s Penal Code inherited during the Colonial era which Criminalizes anal and oral Sex, and mostly directed against LGBTI people who engage in same-sex intimacy, has been upheld as Constitutional by the Supreme Court in Ghana. The Supreme Court has ruled … More Ghana’s Supreme Court Upholds Old Anti Gay Penal Code as Constitutional as Violence Persists

Ghana Court Delays Decision in Challenges to Harsh anti-Homosexuality Law

July 17, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, July 17, 2024 Today, the Supreme Court of Ghana, led by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, deferred decisions on two separate applications seeking to stop the transmission of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill from Parliament to the Presidency. Dr. Amanda Odoi and Richard Dela Sky filed these applications to prevent the bill from becoming law. … More Ghana Court Delays Decision in Challenges to Harsh anti-Homosexuality Law

Sierra Leone Abolishes Jury and Bashes Gays

July 14, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, July 14, 2024 Amidst the passage of Sierra Leon’s new controversial 2024 Criminal Procedure ACT that abolishes the jury system, the Speaker of the Sierra Leone Parliament, Honorable Segepon Solomon Thomas, firmly condemned same-sex marriage, informing Members of Parliament and citizens that such unions are not recognized in Sierra Leone. In his … More Sierra Leone Abolishes Jury and Bashes Gays

Ugandans Consolidate Appeal against the Anti-Homosexuality Act to Supreme Court amidst Many Fleeing

July 12, 2024

Advocates representing Ugandan LGBTQI+ and Human Rights interests have consolidated their  Supreme Court appeals after the Ugandan Court’s decision to uphold the vile and dangerous Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 (AHA), once dubbed The Kill the Gays Bill. Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) reports that as appeal has formally been lodged at the Supreme … More Ugandans Consolidate Appeal against the Anti-Homosexuality Act to Supreme Court amidst Many Fleeing

Malawi Court Rules in Favor of Anti Homosexuality Law

July 4, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, July 01, 2024. Malawi’s Constitutional Court has dismissed the case of two applicants who wanted it to legalize same-sex relationships. The judgment means homosexuality remains an offense in Malawi, punishable by a maximum prison sentence of 14 years. Malawi State lawyers welcomed the ruling while lawyers for the applicants expressed disappointment. Minority … More Malawi Court Rules in Favor of Anti Homosexuality Law

A Deal with the Devil unfolds as UNHCR Spats with Rwanda impacting the Lives of LGBTQI+ Asylum Seekers

June 24, 2024

Amidst the UNHCR Spat, the UK Should not be sending LGBTQI+ Refugees to Rwanda at the very least, perhaps refoulement in and of itself in a deal with the devil? By Melanie Nathan, June 22, 2024. The British plan to deport refugees to Rwanda has been mired in legal challenges. Lawyers representing the UN High … More A Deal with the Devil unfolds as UNHCR Spats with Rwanda impacting the Lives of LGBTQI+ Asylum Seekers

How Pro Palestinian Students Fail on Global Human Rights

April 27, 2024

During this time that pro Palestinian and pro Hamas students have taken over University campuses around the United States, spewing genocidal chants and signage, that in essence call for the eradication of Israel and Jews, while promoting violence against Jewish students,  a Columbia student was asked: – “Why has your pro-Palestinian student movement never given … More How Pro Palestinian Students Fail on Global Human Rights

U.S. State Dept Human Rights Report Confirms Kenya Fails and Abuses LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers

April 22, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, April 22, 2024 The U.S. State Department Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor released its 2023 Human Rights report for all countries today, including the Kenyan Human rights report for 2023.. Last year African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) reported that Kenya, despite its international commitment to the Refugee Convention, had defied … More U.S. State Dept Human Rights Report Confirms Kenya Fails and Abuses LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers

UGANDAN Judges use SCOTUS DOBB’S case to justify Criminalizing Homosexuality with Death Penalty

April 5, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, April, 05, 2024. As if the harm directly on African soil by American Evangelicals pushing for deathly anti-Homosexuality Bills is not enough, in the summary released describing the basis for their ruling, the Ugandan Constitutional Court only cited one case by name: the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the right to … More UGANDAN Judges use SCOTUS DOBB’S case to justify Criminalizing Homosexuality with Death Penalty

U.S. Department of State Announces Arts Platforms to Strengthen the U.S. African Creative Economies

March 30, 2024

U.S. Department of State Announces Film, Music, and Television Platforms to Strengthen the U.S.-African Creative Economies,  Posted by Melanie Nathan, March 30, 2024. Office of the Spokesperson Last week while in Lagos, Nigeria, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield announced that the United States will elevate educational and cultural platforms … More U.S. Department of State Announces Arts Platforms to Strengthen the U.S. African Creative Economies

WORLDS BIGGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

March 28, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, March 28, 2024 Country Conditions: WORLDS BIGGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CHAD AND ETHIOPIA CRISIS Digital Press Briefing with Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Assistant Secretary of State, Julieta Valls Noyes, 03/26/2024 03:20 PM EDT NOTE: Chad. The situation of refugees arriving to Chad is devastating. They are arriving with almost nothing but … More WORLDS BIGGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

Uganda’s New Anti LGBT Law Causes at least 300% Surge in Homophobic Incidents

March 13, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, March 13, 2024. Please find the HRAPF February 2024 report of violence and violations at the link below. “Although the report shows an increase in the number of cases handled in February compared with those handled in January 2024, the number of cases involving actions that deliberately targeted persons for negative treatment … More Uganda’s New Anti LGBT Law Causes at least 300% Surge in Homophobic Incidents

The State of The LGBTQI Africa News

March 7, 2024

African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) provides humanitarian, protection and advocacy services and resources to LGBTQI+ people forcibly displaced, refugees and asylum seekers, in and from African countries, only. AHRC advocates for human rights, protections, and provides lifesaving humanitarian resources, while promoting decriminalization and decolonization of human sexuality and gender identity, and solutions, navigating the impact … More The State of The LGBTQI Africa News

Ghana Supreme Court Challenge to Anti LGBT Bill Saves President but Injures LGBTQI+ People

March 5, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, March 05, 2024 The President of Ghana has found himself in a quandary. On his desk sits a a most odious Anti-Homosexuality Bill known as The Proper Human Sexuality and Family Values Bill, passed a week ago by Ghana’s parliament. Navigating an election year, while trying to appease global aid funders, ward … More Ghana Supreme Court Challenge to Anti LGBT Bill Saves President but Injures LGBTQI+ People

Pope Makes African Gays an Exception to Same-Sex Couple Blessings

February 1, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, February 01, 2024, First published HERE. Clearly threatened by a massive African anti-Catholic revolution, the Pope has now made Africa an exception to his call for allowing blessings for same-sex couples by Priests of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis says Africans are “special case” when it comes to LGBT blessings, noting he … More Pope Makes African Gays an Exception to Same-Sex Couple Blessings

GHANAIANS IN HIGH PLACES ATTACK LGBTI AS CRUEL ANTI LGBT LEGISLATION POISED TO PASS PARLIAMENT

January 18, 2024

BY MELANIE NATHAN, COUNTRY CONDITIONS EXPERT FOR LGBTQI+ GHANA,  and other African Countries, JANUARY 18, 2024, Ghana has introduced new anti-homosexuality legislation in Parliament, which has already passed several readings and is in the amendment phase of its passage. Ghana’s Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge seeking to block Parliament from passing this stringent anti-LGBT … More GHANAIANS IN HIGH PLACES ATTACK LGBTI AS CRUEL ANTI LGBT LEGISLATION POISED TO PASS PARLIAMENT

Can the Pope’s news stand on Same-Sex Relationships help shift Ugandan Judges and Ghanaian MPs.

December 18, 2023

Ugandan Judges and Ghanaian Parliamentarians can you hear the Pope By Melanie Nathan, December 18, 2023. According to AP news, Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to … More Can the Pope’s news stand on Same-Sex Relationships help shift Ugandan Judges and Ghanaian MPs.

Mariam Hotel in Ghana Letter of Firing evidences further anti LGBTQI+ dangers

December 10, 2023

If you are gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans, Mariam Hotels thinks your behavior is animalistic – be aware of travel advisories in Ghana and Africa in general. by Melanie Nathan, December 10, 2023 As Ghana gears for the new anti-LGBTQI+ law, with amendments currently being debated in Parliament, people are on heightened alert and AHRC … More Mariam Hotel in Ghana Letter of Firing evidences further anti LGBTQI+ dangers

Ghana’s Parliamentary Speaker Promises to Pass Harshest Anti-LGBTI Law

September 7, 2023

Ghana Poised to Pass Law Making Identifying as LGBTQI or an Ally A Crime By Melanie Nathan, September 06, 2023 The speaker of Ghana’s parliament, Alban Bagbin, has vowed to have the new horrific anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed before the end of 2023. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has urged the Ghanaian … More Ghana’s Parliamentary Speaker Promises to Pass Harshest Anti-LGBTI Law

LESBIANS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR BLACKMAIL – in “Kill the Gays” Uganda

August 2, 2023

UGANDAN LESBIANS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR BLACKMAIL – AHRC WARNING TO UGANDAN LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY By Melanie Nathan, Aug 02, 2023, Executive Director african Human Rights Coalition and Country Conditions Expert Witness for asylum seekers from African countries, to include Uganda. We are receiving numerous accounts of BLACKMAIL occurring through social media platforms such as Facebook. … More LESBIANS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR BLACKMAIL – in “Kill the Gays” Uganda

CORPORATIONS Listed by Human Rights Campaign Threaten Boycotts of Kansas yet Silent on Uganda

April 22, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, April 22, 2023 In a recent Press Release, Human Rights Campaign noted: “ Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, commended Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for vetoing a total of four bills designed to limit the security, privacy, and dignity … More CORPORATIONS Listed by Human Rights Campaign Threaten Boycotts of Kansas yet Silent on Uganda