Big News from South Africa and Botswana
South Africa: Today the Members of Parliament voted to approve the Civil Union Amendment Bill. The legislation will next go to the...
Inter Parliamentary Union Votes to Ban LGBT Debate
Today the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly voted. with 689 MPs against and 499 legislators voted for, the proposal to...
India's Decriminalization of LGBTI People Gives Hope in Looming Kenyan Case
On Thursday 5th September, 2018, the Supreme Court of India issued a historical ruling reversing over 150 years of criminalization of the...
Police Raid Party and Arrest 57 Suspected Gays in Nigeria
It was ONLY a PARTY! To Call it anything else and to make arrests pursuant to lies is pure persecution! Nigerian police reportedly...
Appeal for Support in Case of Gay Asylum Seeker
Dear Friends, In addition to humanitarian and advocacy work, African HRC has been providing pro bono Country Conditions Reports and...
LGBT Activists Protest at Commonwealth Meeting for Refusal to Engage in Decriminalization
Global human rights activists and LGBT community in London launched a robust protest today at the Commonwealth Heads of Government...
Acceptance of LGBT people and rights has increased around the world
Conversely the analysis showed that the least accepting countries have become less accepting over time | New Global Acceptance Index...
NOTE TO BE AWARE for LGBTI Refugees in Kenya
To: LGBTI Refugees in Nairobi From: Melanie Nathan, Executive Director, African HRC Date: April 06, 2018 NOTICE | PLEASE BE AWARE!...
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...
Landmark LGBTQ Human Rights Address at United Nations
In a landmark address, the United Nation’s first-ever independent expert investigating violence and discrimination based on sexual...
