Kenya’s Reelected Leader Must End Horrifying Anal Exams
Repost from the Advocate Kenya, the economic and political powerhouse of Eastern and Central Africa, held an election this week to choose the fifth president of the country…
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When The U.S. Backs Gay And Lesbian Rights In Africa, Is There A Backlash?
Repost from NPR Everyone knew President Obama would say something about gay rights when he made his visit to Kenya last summer. Many American activists were pressing him…
Read moreDeteriorating Human Rights in The Gambia
May 3, 2016 – The Council for Global Equality joined 15 leading human rights organizations in writing to the State Department and the White House this week to…
Read moreLGBT Human Rights and Foreign Policy
The Council for Global Equality posted a series of four blog posts on LGBT human rights issues and foreign policy over the past week. The posts touch on…
Read moreLGBT Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy
A December 20 New York Times story alleged that U.S. attention to discrimination and hate crimes against LGBT people in Nigeria had worsened, in fact, their plight. Others…
Read moreAssistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Tom Malinowski and Ugandan Activist Frank Mugisha Respond to New York Times article “U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good”
To the Editor: “American Support for Gay Rights May Leave Africans Vulnerable” (front page, Dec. 21) does a disservice to Africans and others around the world defending human…
Read moreNigerian activists respond to New York Times article “U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good”
The Coalition for the Defense of Sexual Rights (CDSR) has issued a statement regarding the recent article published by New York Times alleging that US supports for LGBT…
Read moreAdvocacy Groups Seek U.S. Travel Ban Against Gambian President
Repost from the Washington Blade More than a dozen LGBT advocacy groups on Friday called upon the Obama administration ban Gambian officials responsible for human rights abuses from…
Read moreU.S. Kicks African Nation From Trade Agreement Over Anti-LGBT Crackdown
Repost from BuzzFeed The United States on Tuesday dropped The Gambia from a popular free trade agreement in response to a crackdown on LGBT rights and other human…
Read moreUS Should Act Against Gambia’s Dictatorship
Repost from AlJazeera.com On Oct. 9, longtime Gambian President Yahya Jammeh quietly signed into law a new bill that carries a penalty of life imprisonment for “aggravated homosexuality.”…
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