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
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
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
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
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
Ugandan Judges and Ghanaian Parliamentarians can you hear the Pope By Melanie Nathan, December 18, 2023. According to AP news, Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to … More Can the Pope’s news stand on Same-Sex Relationships help shift Ugandan Judges and Ghanaian MPs.
Constitutional Challenge to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act Begins – Substantive and Procedural Rights Will Be Argued (Kampala) Having concluded all the required final conferencing of the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, Uganda’s Constitutional Court will hear arguments on the substantive questions at issue on Monday, December 18, 2023. “The Convening For Equality … More Ugandan Court Starts to Hear Challenge to Anti-Homosexuality Act Begins
By Melanie Nathan, ED African Human Rights Coalition, September 28, 2023. “We are available to give full briefings for much of what cannot be said publicly, yet.” Back in May of this year, President Museveni signed into law the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023, otherwise known as the Kill the Gays Bill, under which people can … More Ugandan VP Jessica Alupo Thinks Hunting and Hanging Gays is something to Smile About
By Melanie Nathan, September 13, 2023, (Source The Citizen) While the real trading has been in the exporting of homophobia to Uganda… Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said he remains unfazed after U.S. companies that buy textiles from his country canceled orders, citing the enactment of anti-gay legislation in May. The purchases were to be made … More Ugandan President defiant as US firms stop imports over anti-LGBTI law
By Melanie Nathan, August 22, 2023. Ugandan police on Monday announced the arrest of four people for allegedly engaging in same-sex activity, three months after the introduction of anti-LGBTI legislation that has sparked international outrage and hunts by the Ugandan Government. The law — considered one of the harshest of its kind in the world … More Ugandan Police Arrest 4 on Homosexuality Charges
By Melanie Nathan, August 30, 2023. The reality is horrific. It is happening on our watch. State persecution of LGBTQI+ people in Uganda, through application of a law that is unconstitutional: Reuters is reporting and AHRC has received direct word that the first Ugandan who has been charged with so called ‘aggravated homosexuality’ which is … More WILL A TWENTY YEAR OLD UGANDAN BE THE FIRST TO HANG FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
BY MELANIE NATHAN, AUG 10, 2023. In March of this year Uganda enacted The AntiHomosexuality Act of 2023, (AHA 2023) signed into law in May by President Yoweri Museveni. Throughout the trajectory of the bill, Museveni and Uganda’s Parliamentarians have ‘thumbed their noses’ at all who have threatened global sanctions or repercussions. The World Bank … More World Bank Suspension of New Funding to Uganda due to Anti-LGBTQI+ Legislation is NOT Enough
By Melanie Nathan, AUG 10, 2023, Bobi Wine, Uganda’s leading opposition leader has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against the country’s president and nine security officials, accusing them of authorizing a wave of violence and human rights abuses that has intensified in the run-up to next week’s general election. The complaint, filed … More Ugandan President Museveni and Son Could Face International Criminal Court Charges
By Melanie Nathan, Aug 09, 2023. In March of 2023 the Ugandan parliamentarians, all bUt for one, HON. ODOI-OYWELOWO voted for THE KILL HE GAYS BILL, ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT OF 2023, (AHA) THAT WAS DULY SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT MUSEVENI. Since that date violence has increased against LGBTI people in the country exponentially: HRAPF has … More ANTI-LGBTQI Violence and Arrests on Rise in Uganda Since passage of KILL TH GAYS BILL of 2023
UGANDAN LESBIANS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR BLACKMAIL – AHRC WARNING TO UGANDAN LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY By Melanie Nathan, Aug 02, 2023, Executive Director african Human Rights Coalition and Country Conditions Expert Witness for asylum seekers from African countries, to include Uganda. We are receiving numerous accounts of BLACKMAIL occurring through social media platforms such as Facebook. … More LESBIANS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR BLACKMAIL – in “Kill the Gays” Uganda
The United States has revoked the visa of the speaker of the parliament, Hon. Anita Among, while the member of parliament, Asuman, is the first person to be sanctioned after the East African nation legalized the law against same-sex couples, according to the below TV report, as transl;ated. THE VIDEO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/azamtvtz/videos/727460059128715/?app=fbl Translation: Swahili-English (AZAM … More Ugandan Parliamentarians Banning from the USA Begins in Wake of Anti-Homosexuality Act
By Melanie Nathan, May 30, 2023. Below please find links to the signed Anti-Homosexuality Act, otherwise known as The “Kill the Gays Bill” and The Petition seeking an injunction. Yesterday 29th May 2023, the Speaker of Parliament communicated publicly that President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 into law. A copy of the signed … More The Legal Standing of Uganda’s Newly Signed Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023
KILL THE GAYS BILL IS NOW LAW IN UGANDA Uganda’s President of 33 years, Yoweri Museveni, has signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023, an aged dictatorial grasp at holding onto power. The hype in the country for the need for such legislation among the populace follows a decade or more of scapegoating and lies that … More UGANDAN DICTATOR MUSEVENI SIGNS HORRIFIC ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT
By Melanie Nathan, May 03, 2023. Yesterday we posted about Uganda’s Parliament passing the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 for a second time after President Museveni had sent it back to Parliament. The amendments were minimal. As African Human rights Coalition (AHRC) had noted, the resulting version is still unconstitutional and also according to HRAPF an Ugandan … More Analysis And Action after Amendment Passage of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
By Melanie Nathan, May 02, 2023. “I love the Unity of this Parliaments- Let’s continue to work for the good of humanity”, were the concluding words of the Ugandan Speaker as Uganda’s Parliament ended its session after passing the Anti-Homosexuality Act 0- the KILL THE GAYS BILL, moment ago – 2.07 PM May 02, 2023.” … More Ugandan Parliament Passes ‘KILL THE GAYS’ ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL after return to Parliament.
By Melanie Nathan, April 27, 2023 The United States is threatening sanctions against Uganda should the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 become law. The legislation which carries life in prison and a death penalty for so called “aggravated homosexuality” is likely to become law in the next few weeks, either through the assent of President Museveni or … More U.S. Secretary Blinken to Urge Uganda to STOP KILL THE GAYS BILL or Trade Benefits Will be Revoked
By Melanie Nathan, April 22, 2023 In a recent Press Release, Human Rights Campaign noted: “ Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, commended Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for vetoing a total of four bills designed to limit the security, privacy, and dignity … More CORPORATIONS Listed by Human Rights Campaign Threaten Boycotts of Kansas yet Silent on Uganda
By Melanie Nathan, April 22, 2023. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni issued a press statement (see below) in his decision not to assent to the recently passed Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, otherwise known as The Kill the Gays Bill, sending the legislation back to Parliament for amendment. Thereafter he is likely to sign the Bill into law. … More How the United States Failed UGANDA’s LGBTQI Community
Uganda’s Attorney General has told parliament to amend several provisions in the Anti-Homosexuality Bill before President Yoweri Museveni will sign it. Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, otherwise known as THE KILL THE GAYS BILL, which passed Parliament on 21 March, 2023, has left the desk of President Museveni, who, pressured by International outcry, did not provide his … More Uganda: Museveni Yet to Assent as Kill The Gays Bill Goes Back to Parliament
By Melanie Nathan, April 17, 2023. The Ugandan Court in Jinja has denied bail to 6 young peer educators working for healthcare organizations, falsely accused, under made-up charges of “forming part of a criminal sexual network.” The arrests came hours after President Museveni described gay people as “deviants” and called for an investigation into homosexuality, … More Six Peer Educators Arrested in Ugandan Gay Hunts Denied Bail
First Published here. The Ghanaian Parliament introduced an extremely harsh ANTI-LGBTQI bill, THE PROMOTION OF PROPER HUMAN SEXUAL RIGHTS AND GHANAIAN FAMILY VALUES BILL OF 2021, which was sent to its Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee for work up. African Human Rights Coalition submitted an opposition based on the perspective of Ghanaian LGBTQI+ people … More Ghanaian President Follows Ugandan Lead to Ensure New Harsh Anti-Homosexuality Laws
OUTING THE PERSECUTORS OF LGBTQI+ PEOPLE – THIS PROPOSED LAW IS PERSECUTORY AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL and contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. THE BILL is based on myth and lies about sexuality and gender identity and serves to scapegoat Uganda’s Gay LGBTQI+ community to divert from the extreme corruption of so many Parliamentarians. It … More OUTING THE Ugandan Parliamentarians who Introduce 3 Years Jail for CHILDREN “Lured into” Homosexuality
In all my over two decades of following the anti-homosexuality climate in Uganda, the local publication of sensible articles is few and far between. It seems for the longest time that the Ugandan press has actually been complicit in the persecution 0f sexual minorities, to include lesbian, gays, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) … More Ugandan Press, Religion, Homosexuality, Iron Sheets and Good ‘OL Scapegoating of THE GAYS
BY MELANIE NATHAN, FEB 28, 2023, nathan@africanHRC.org. The Motion before Parliament States: “NOTING THAT the existing law is provided for in the Penal Code Act, does not adequately address this creeping evil” According to The Order Papers of Feb 28, 2023, the Agenda of Uganda’s Parliament and the Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, a … More Ugandan Parliament Motion for A New “Kill the Gays Bill” Stating Homosexuality is a Creeping Evil
It is time for the USA to Look at Uganda as an example and to stop blaming UNHCR for what it cannot do, given Hostile Host Countries that reject LGBTI Asylum seekers. The USA and Canada and EU have done NOTHING of significance to Protect LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum seekers. A slow trickle is deathly! … More Uganda Poised to Eradicate Gays While U.S. BANS Asylum Seekers – We Need LGBT SPECIAL PATHS
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