Tag: Visas

Statement on Mass Detentions at Hyundai’s Georgia Battery Project

September 10, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, 9/10/2025 Enforcement of immigration law must not sacrifice human dignity, non-discrimination, and due process. The African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) stands in solidarity with the workers and families affected by last week’s large-scale immigration raid at the Hyundai-LG battery project near Savannah, Georgia, in which U.S. authorities detained approximately 475 people, including … More Statement on Mass Detentions at Hyundai’s Georgia Battery Project

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

AHRC Calls on WorldPride for Answers to Boycott Questions

April 4, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, April 03, 2025 – First Published at African Human Rights Coalition website here. Last month African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) called for a global boycott of the 2025 venue for WorldPride, based on safety issues, especially involving the risk of detention to foreign visitor attendees when entering our borders, and also as … More AHRC Calls on WorldPride for Answers to Boycott Questions

LGBT Africans Denied Visas to San Francisco Pride

June 24, 2014

Secretary of State Kerry Pays Lip Service to LGBTI Equality While Denying Pride Visas for LGBTI Africans By Melanie Nathan, June 24, 2014. Last Thursday U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was the keynote speaker at the State Department’s GLIFAA Pride event. While the secretary gushed about his department’s accomplishments for LGBTI people and reminded … More LGBT Africans Denied Visas to San Francisco Pride