Tag: Uganda

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

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

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

More Than Just a Photograph: Why New York’s Queer Community Should Not Be Voting for Zohran Mamdani

October 31, 2025

The Ripple Effects — From Kampala to Queens By Melanie Nathan, Country Conditions Expert on African LGBTQI+ Refugees and Executive Director, African Human Rights Coalition, written in my personal capacity. Silence can be a kind of betrayal — especially when the person staying silent is the one asking for our votes. When Uganda passed its … More More Than Just a Photograph: Why New York’s Queer Community Should Not Be Voting for Zohran Mamdani

Underground Lives: Criminalization and Fear Build Hidden Societies

October 25, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, Oct 24, 2025 When governments criminalize identity—whether via immigration policy or sexual orientation laws—they coerce people into the shadows to flee danger, yet the underground offers no safety at all—only a stopgap for immediate survival. Under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdowns, thousands of immigrants, and even U.S. citizens of color, live under the … More Underground Lives: Criminalization and Fear Build Hidden Societies

How Mamdani’s Political Duplicity Endangers Jews and Queer New Yorkers

October 23, 2025

Progressive in Name, Dangerous in Practice: History shows that when leaders preach tolerance but wink at hate, the violence of the margins finds cover in the silence of power. By Melanie Nathan, Oct 23, 2025 New York City, the world’s beating heart of pluralism, tolerance, and artful dissent, now faces a moral test disguised as … More How Mamdani’s Political Duplicity Endangers Jews and Queer New Yorkers

A Hijacking: The Opportunism Behind Calls to Boycott Johannesburg Pride

October 22, 2025

True solidarity starts in Africa — confronting the laws, hate, and hypocrisy that still criminalize and kill our own – rendering boycott foolish, cruel and counter-productive.  By Melanie Nathan, Oct 22, 2025 Johannesburg Pride, Africa’s oldest Pride celebration, is under attack, not from the usual homophobes or politicians, but from local activists. Several organizations are … More A Hijacking: The Opportunism Behind Calls to Boycott Johannesburg Pride

This Isn’t “Over There”: Why LGBT Africa Matters to America

October 16, 2025

The Policy, hate and laws we export—and ignore—boomerang back to our schools, courts, hospitals, and democracy. We cannot be silent! By Melanie Nathan, Oct 16, 2025 As Americans debate our own culture wars, and watch our democracy fail, a quiet crisis continues to unfold across Africa, destined to reflect our own doom: LGBT people are … More This Isn’t “Over There”: Why LGBT Africa Matters to America

LGBTQI+ AND JEWISH NEW YORKERS: WAKE UP TO A DUPLICITOUS MAMDANI

October 8, 2025

When a pattern emerges – pay attention…. By Melanie Nathan, October 08, 2025 New York City deserves a mayor who speaks with one voice—publicly and privately—on human dignity. With Zohran Mamdani, the pattern now visible across headlines and timelines is not an isolated gaffe; it’s a through-line. On the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, … More LGBTQI+ AND JEWISH NEW YORKERS: WAKE UP TO A DUPLICITOUS MAMDANI

The Shocking Mandami Photo reminds of Rebecca Kadaga’s role in Uganda’s Kill the Gays Bill

October 5, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, Oct 06, 2025. In a city as kaleidoscopic and politically combustible as New York, the mayoral showdown between Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani transcends electoral rivalry. It’s a referendum on values, integrity, and the very heart and conscience of the Big Apple. As hate crimes surge, discourse fractures, and moral clarity within … More The Shocking Mandami Photo reminds of Rebecca Kadaga’s role in Uganda’s Kill the Gays Bill

The Socialist Mirage: Cuomo’s Clarity vs. Mamdani’s Dangerous Evasions

September 7, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, September 07, 2025. In a City on Edge, Only One Candidate Confronts Hate with Unflinching Clarity … See the Jews Guide to Voting for NYC Mayor at the end. In a city as kaleidoscopic and politically combustible as New York, the mayoral showdown between Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani transcends electoral rivalry. … More The Socialist Mirage: Cuomo’s Clarity vs. Mamdani’s Dangerous Evasions

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

Zohran Mamdani’s alleged Ugandan Extravaganza Adds to Political and Ethical Questions

August 2, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s alleged Ugandan Extravaganza Adds to the Political and Ethical Questions raised by his failures on Antisemitism: By Melanie Nathan, August 02, 2025. What’s good for the goose should be good for the gander—but when it comes to Zohran Mamdani, the double standard is glaring. The political values he champions in the United States—equity, … More Zohran Mamdani’s alleged Ugandan Extravaganza Adds to Political and Ethical Questions

Trump Regime Fails to Adhere to Annual Human Rights Reporting

June 17, 2025

by Melanie Nathan, June 18, 2025. As mandated by Congress, every year since 1977, the State Department’s dedicated public servants in U.S. missions abroad and in Washington scrupulously examine, track, and document the state of human rights in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world. The Trump Rubio State Department (Bureau of Democracy, Human … More Trump Regime Fails to Adhere to Annual Human Rights Reporting

Could a Puff of White Smoke Turn Hell to Heaven for Africa’s LGBTQI+ Communities

May 7, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, May 07, 2025 Today began the Conclave to elect the successor Pope to Pope Francis in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican:  Could an African Pope Change the landscape for Africa’s LGBTQI+ community from the cruel criminalization of homosexuality and the vicious violence it serves to license to tolerance? Perhaps if an African became … More Could a Puff of White Smoke Turn Hell to Heaven for Africa’s LGBTQI+ Communities

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

Ugandan Police and Families Banned from Visas to USA for Gross Human Rights Violations

October 2, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, Oct 02,2024. Designation of Uganda Police Force Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights – Banned from entry to USA. The Department of State is taking action today to promote accountability for human rights violations committed in Uganda by designating four members of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) due … More Ugandan Police and Families Banned from Visas to USA for Gross Human Rights Violations

Since passage of Anti LGBT Act Violence and Persecution on Rise in Uganda

July 11, 2024

AHRC Staff , July 11, 2024 KAMPALA- From Uganda, HRAPF reports each month on the state of persecution and violence against LGBTI Ugandans, following the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, otherwise known as “The Kill the gays Bill” . Here is the Report for June 2024: We handled a total of 81 cases in … More Since passage of Anti LGBT Act Violence and Persecution on Rise in Uganda

ALL OUT Petition climbs calling South Africa out for ignoring LGBTQI+ Human Rights in Africa

June 27, 2024

Please consider signing this critical African Human Rights Coalition petition on the ALL OUT PLATFORM, where many thanks are due:  The South African government’s silence in the face of escalating anti-LGBTQI+ violence and legislation in African countries contradicts its commitment to human rights. South Africa has a duty to its past and to its future … More ALL OUT Petition climbs calling South Africa out for ignoring LGBTQI+ Human Rights in Africa

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

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON UGANDA FOR 2023

April 22, 2024

BY MELANIE NATHAN, APRIL 22, 2024 The U.S. State Department released the 2023 Human Rights Reports for the Globe on April 22, 2024. This 2023 year has served as a landmark year, in Africa for a surge in the anti-Homosexuality climate. This report is for Uganda only: Uganda passed  THE The anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 … More U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON UGANDA FOR 2023

Information Listing the Names of those Frauds Infiltrating the LGBTQI+ Ugandan and African Community

April 20, 2024

It is never prudent to lie about one’s sexuality to claim refugee status or asylum in an African country or the United States or anywhere in the world. Unfortunately opportunists have entered the picture and are hurting the space for those forcibly displaced due to their authentic SOGIESC.  I have known this for the past … More Information Listing the Names of those Frauds Infiltrating the LGBTQI+ Ugandan and African Community

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

Ugandan Constitutional Court refuses to Strike Down Anti Homosexuality Act

April 3, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, April 03, 2024. “This conditions are becoming increasingly dangerous. This judgement will serve to continue to embolden both state and non-state actors in the ongoing violence and persecution perpetrated against Uganda’s LGBTI community.”  Uganda’s constitutional court today refused to annul or suspend the Anti-Homosexuality ACT of 2023 (AHA)  that includes the death … More Ugandan Constitutional Court refuses to Strike Down Anti Homosexuality Act

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

2023 The Year Africa Called for the Genocide of Gays

January 7, 2024

Never before has the anti homosexuality climate on the continent of Africa been at such a heightened fervor as it has been in 2023. President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, a predominantly Christian country in East Africa, has lashed out against the gays by saying he is abhorred by the idea of same-sex marriage and that … More 2023 The Year Africa Called for the Genocide of Gays

CNN Exposes American Evangelical Link to Anti-Gay Laws in Africa

December 19, 2023

CNN FEATURES one of African Human Rights Coalition’s safe houses in an excellent report on the influence of the American Evangelical and conservative extremists on the anti-LGBTQI+ legislation and climates in Uganda and Ghana, causing so many people to flee and seek protection. PIC: David McKenzie of CNN talks to AHRC shelter residents about the … More CNN Exposes American Evangelical Link to Anti-Gay Laws in Africa