Cameroon appeal: Concrete steps to fight anti-gay violence
Cameroon should combat recent outbreaks of anti-gay violence, starting by taking a public stand on the issue during…
Amnesty to Zambia: Release 2 men facing gay sex charges
Amnesty International this week renewed its campaign for the release of two young men in Zambia who have…
A tale of murder and apathy
Even murder is no match for the power of institutional blindness and organizational inertia. That seems to be…
Senegal: Justice Minister reverses course on gay rights
Pink News reports: Senegal’s New Justice Minister Sidiki Kaba has ruled out legalising homosexuality in the country despite…
New threats to LGBTs in Cameroon as U.N. review nears
Seven weeks after the murder of gay activist Eric Lembembe in Cameroon, a new round of threats against…
How HIV-focused groups keep homophobia alive in Cameroon
Violence against LGBT people persists in Africa not only because of homophobic officials and many homophobic citizens, but…
Anti-gay threats, attacks disrupt AIDS fight in Sierra Leone
DEATH THREATS, ATTACK, AND THEN ESCAPE Until they had to flee the country to save their lives, George…
U.S. rights advocates reject African-style quest for rights
American human rights advocates have undercut the work of their African counterparts by insisting on Western-style advocacy of…
Jamaican police claim equal danger faces gays, straights
LGBT Jamaicans and straight Jamaicans are equally at risk of violence, the Jamaican police allege. “I have no…
Soviet-style Belarus tightening controls over LGBT activists?
The repressive former Soviet republic of Belarus is a tough place for LGBT activists and might be about…