LGBTI community in Ghana calls for a referendum on gay rights
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTI) Community in Ghana has put out a proposition to Parliament to consider opening a...
Kenya Appeal Court Rules to End Forced Anal Exams of Men Suspected of Being Gay
In a significant win for human rights in Kenya, the Court of Appeals has ruled that the use of forced anal examinations by the state is...
Unsolved Robberies and Murders as Uganda Fails to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Break-ins and violence against security personnel of human rights organizations seems endemic in Uganda, as elucidated in an article...
Challenging the Trump Administration's Arbitrary Detention of Asylum Seekers
Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2018) - The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Human Rights First, and...
SCOTUS Issues Troubling Ruling on Indefinite Detention of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
In a long awaited opinion, the Supreme Court in Jennings v. Rodriguez disappointingly reversed an appellate court decision holding that...
A Moving Story About Escaping Gay Conversion Therapy in an African Country
"If you are a citizen of an African country, often there is no escape - as sexuality and gender identity is criminalized and families...
African Human Rights Coalition Extends Condolences on the Death of Pakistani Human Rights Lawyer, As
We at African Human Rights Coalition extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of renowned Pakistani human rights lawyer,...
Ugandan Government Fails to Protect Human Rights Organization
Approximately 2 years ago a break in occurred at the offices of HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM-UGANDA (HRAPF), a human...
African HRC is commenting on the Donald J. Trump 2018 State of the Union
In my capacity as Executive Director for African HRC we are commenting on the Donald J. Trump 2018 State of the Union address to a joint...
On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday We Turn to the Obama Foundation Message
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 89 years old today. On this day African Human Rights Coalition is quoting the message of the...
