Tag: President

Trump’s Venezuela is the Greatest Gift to Museveni

January 4, 2026

By Melanie Nathan, January 04, 2025 Global focus has shifted sharply toward Venezuela, driven by the United States and framed through President Donald Trump’s openly stated ambition for dominance in the Americas. That ambition was made explicit yesterday when Trump publicly clarified the purpose of the U.S. invasion of Venezuela. The statement stunned international observers … More Trump’s Venezuela is the Greatest Gift to Museveni

President Ramaphosa Statement on Trump and South Africa’s participation in the 2026 G20 meetings.

November 27, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, Nov 27, 2025. Donald Trump announced  on social media, he will not invite South Africa to next year’s G20 summit in Miami. This snub escalates Trump’s rebukes against the country for its alleged discrimination of its white population. U.S. officials boycotted this month’s G20 talks — an annual meeting of world leaders … More President Ramaphosa Statement on Trump and South Africa’s participation in the 2026 G20 meetings.

GHANA UPDATE: NEW LAWS AND ESCALATING VIOLENCE

May 28, 2025

May 27, 2025. Ghana’s Parliament Ready for First Reading of New Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill By Melanie Nathan, May 28, 2025 The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, announced yesterday during his opening speech at the 1st Sitting of the 2nd Meeting of the 1st Session of the 9th Parliament of the 4th Republic of … More GHANA UPDATE: NEW LAWS AND ESCALATING VIOLENCE

Trump to Replace Qualified Refugees with White ONLY Proponents of Apartheid

May 9, 2025

Melanie Nathan, May 8, 2025 Afrikaner loyalists to White Supremacist Trump vs. Black African Refugees under US centuries long standards of welcoming the stranger. The United States once embraced the promise of welcoming the stranger. That was before it took a  new U.S. administration a mere 100 days to extinguish it, as well as its … More Trump to Replace Qualified Refugees with White ONLY Proponents of Apartheid

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

New Anti-LGBTQ GHANA Law can set an American up for Extradition

December 17, 2024

By Melanie Nathan. Dec 17, 2024 If fully enacted, this will be an actual problem for Americans especially in a Trump Era, as my personal example will show. On February 28, 2024 the Ghanaian Parliament passed a new anti-LGBTQ+ law which has not been signed into law yet by President Nana Akufo-Addo, having stalled his … More New Anti-LGBTQ GHANA Law can set an American up for Extradition

Anti LGBTQI Kenyan President Ruto White House State Visit

May 23, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, May 23, 2024, Virulent Human Rights abuser and Anti LGBT President RUTO from Kenya is at the White House today. He has received the usual stately greetings, as should any head of state. Yet, the United States and President Biden has the onerous burden of balancing global and U.S. security needs with … More Anti LGBTQI Kenyan President Ruto White House State Visit

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

Ghana Welcomes New Anti LGBT Law while USA becomes host to GHANA Independence day concert in Ohio

March 3, 2024

Ghana Welcomes New Anti LGBT Law while USA becomes host to GHANA Independence day concert in Ohio – First reported HERE By Melanie Nathan, March 03, 2024 By way of one example, the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) have expressed their gratitude and joy following the passage of the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights … More Ghana Welcomes New Anti LGBT Law while USA becomes host to GHANA Independence day concert in Ohio

DO NOT RE-COLONIZE GHANA WHEN YOU CONDEMN THE NEW ANTI LGBT LAW – GUIDELINES

March 1, 2024

From African Human rights Coalition website:  GHANA GUIDELINES; HOW TO MAKE A STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE NEW ANTI LGBTQ LAW IN GHANA By Melanie Nathan, March 01, 2024. SOME IMPORTANT ADVICE -Please American organizations and people – when you comment on the new anti-LGBT Ghana law – called “The Human Sexuality ad Family Values Bill” Here … More DO NOT RE-COLONIZE GHANA WHEN YOU CONDEMN THE NEW ANTI LGBT LAW – GUIDELINES

AHRC Issues Warning to Gays as Senegal President Postpones Election

February 4, 2024

by Melanie Nathan, February 04, 2024, Country Conditions Expert witness for asylum seekers from Senegal and other African countries. The Senegal president, Macky Sall, citing a dispute between the national assembly and the constitutional court over rejection of candidates, postponed the Senegalese election hours before official campaigning was to start. Senegal is a country where … More AHRC Issues Warning to Gays as Senegal President Postpones Election

The Sync between Slave Owner Congressmen and GOP Senators who Shut Down Voting Rights

January 12, 2022

Pic: A lot of white men – and there are 9 more ! I find it fascinating that on Monday, the Washington Post (WAPO) published the first comprehensive database of every member of Congress who enslaved Black people. On Tuesday the President of the United States, Joe Biden, called out Republican Party senators in an evocative … More The Sync between Slave Owner Congressmen and GOP Senators who Shut Down Voting Rights

The Equality Act Re-introduced into U.S. Congress

February 18, 2021

Today the Equality Act (H.R. 5) was reintroduced into Congress. The Bill is a comprehensive federal civil rights bill that would create permanent protections for LGBTQ individuals, women, and people of color from discrimination in seven critical sectors, including healthcare, housing, education, employment, federal funding, and public accommodations. The bill was passed by the House … More The Equality Act Re-introduced into U.S. Congress

President Biden Raises Refugee Numbers with LGBTQI Historic Mention

February 4, 2021

In an historic foreign policy speech delivered today at the US State Department, President Joe Biden announced his Executive Order raising the Presidential Determination number for the admittance of refugees into the United Sates, this year – from Trump’s 15,000 back to the Obama era number of 125,000. What made this speech so historic and … More President Biden Raises Refugee Numbers with LGBTQI Historic Mention

Day One: President Biden’s Historic Executive Orders for LGBTQ Rights

January 21, 2021

President Biden’s Historic EO for LGBTQ Rights Yesterday, President Biden issued Executive Orders impacting our LGBTQI communities. President Biden signed a sweeping executive order directing federal agencies to adopt a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including in federal employment, policies, programs, and services. This is the first day one executive order by a … More Day One: President Biden’s Historic Executive Orders for LGBTQ Rights

President Biden’s Swift Immigration Action brings added Hope for LGBTQI Refugees

January 20, 2021

Thanking President Biden on Quick Immigration Action with a Hope for added considerations for LGBTQI refugees and asylum seekers Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden signed several executive orders today including the repeal of the Trump administration’s travel bans, which barred people from many African and Muslim-majority countries from coming to the United States. The Biden administration … More President Biden’s Swift Immigration Action brings added Hope for LGBTQI Refugees

People Power Ugandan Presidential Hopeful Bobi Wine Arrested for Holding Rally

November 18, 2020

Nov 18, 2020, By Melanie Nathan The popular Robert Kyagulanyi,  opposition Member of Parliament (MP), otherwise known as Bobi Wine, who is running for President opposing Ugandan dictator Yoweri Musevni, was arrested today, yet again. He has been detained at Nalufenya Police station and charged with an act likely to cause the spread of an … More People Power Ugandan Presidential Hopeful Bobi Wine Arrested for Holding Rally

America Erupts

November 7, 2020

As Biden Harris Elected, Joy and Celebration ERUPTS in Streets across America Today Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the United Sates Presidency, running on the Democratic Party ticket. As multiple news outlets made the call, thousands of masked Americans, from big cities to small towns, took to the streets –  singing, dancing, and chanting. … More America Erupts

Tanzania’s president idiocy as three MPs die and Covid-19 spikes

May 2, 2020

Tanzania’s president is under pressure after three MPs die in 11 days and Covid-19 cases spike. Tanzania’s president John Magufuli has described Covid-19 as a “demon” and declared all places of worship remain open because they are where “true healing” will be found. Magufuli has also been relatively relaxed about instituting movement restrictions or lockdowns … More Tanzania’s president idiocy as three MPs die and Covid-19 spikes

On the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Refugee Act

March 17, 2020

Message from African Human Rights Coalition on this Historic anniversary: “Today is the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act, the landmark legislation signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on March 17, 1980, that established the contemporary U.S. refugee resettlement program and asylum system. This legislation reflects the values of the American people. That we are bound … More On the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Refugee Act

LGBTQI Leaders on Panel at Commonwealth Club: Picking the Democratic Presidential Candidate

February 19, 2020

With thanks to host Michelle Meow, famed Bay Area LGBTQI producer and TV show host, Commonwealth Club of San Francisco is platforming a discussion involving member of San Francisco’s LGBTQI community. This promises to be a robust discussion. Check it out.   Oh yes and I am on the panel too! My position may surprise … More LGBTQI Leaders on Panel at Commonwealth Club: Picking the Democratic Presidential Candidate

Zambian President Complains About U.S. Ambassador Gay Support

December 14, 2019

Zambia Complains to U.S. After Ambassador Condemns Jailing of Gay Couple- And how to start changing the narrative! The president of Zambia plans to issue an official complaint to the United States over remarks its ambassador made after a homosexual couple were jailed for 15 years in the African country. Read my Dec 01 Article … More Zambian President Complains About U.S. Ambassador Gay Support

Trump’s Transgender Ban is Revenge Politics at its worst – a host of hate in leadership!

April 12, 2019

The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has spewed failed Republican leadership with antics and political policies that are embroiled in revenge against the Democrats. Is that the way a good leader runs a country and expresses himself globally? In playing his revenge game Trump has worked avidly to rob children of family, … More Trump’s Transgender Ban is Revenge Politics at its worst – a host of hate in leadership!

Past President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia Yet to be charged in Theft and Pillage of Country

March 30, 2019

According to OCCRP, and other media outlets, for more than two decades of rule, the past president Yahya Jammeh of Gambia, a tiny West African country known for tropical beaches and tranquility in a region often rocked by conflict, did nothing much but pillage the country, and I add, a whole lot of screaming for … More Past President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia Yet to be charged in Theft and Pillage of Country

Howard Schultz Stop being a Bone Spur Candidate

January 31, 2019

Melanie Nathan started this petition to Howard Schultz Howard Schultz is an American businessman and now a politician. He was CEO of Starbucks from 1986–2000 and again from 2008–2017, as well as its executive chairman from 2017 to 2018. He is a former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics, and was a member of the Board … More Howard Schultz Stop being a Bone Spur Candidate