African human rights body must set a better example
Africa’s human rights watchdog has taken a step backward. How can the African Commission on Human and Peoples’…
Tally of LGBTI rights, wrongs in 29 sub-Saharan countries
Several countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made progress in recognizing the human rights of LGBTI people, but much…
Thousands in Gambian anti-gay protest
We re-publish here the un-edited news story by the Banjul-based Gambia Observer published on December 10th, International Human Rights Day,…
Gambia must stop wave of homophobic arrests and torture
Editor’s Note: Amnesty International issued this important news release on the Gambia on 18 November 2014. We republish a…
Report: Gambian arrests, detention, search for gays
Gambian authorities reportedly arrested two men and teenager last weekend on homosexuality charges and have held them for…
Cameroon tally of repression on Human Rights Day
Organizations fighting homophobia issued a grim tally of this year’s repression in Cameroon, even as the world marks…
40 days in jail without trial for 20 in ‘homosexual dance’
Eighteen men and two women apparently remain in jail without a trial in The Gambia 40 days after…
Dancing in Gambia: 18 gays, 2 lesbians face felony charges
Prosecutors in the Gambian capital, Banjul, have brought new, more severe criminal charges against 20 people who were…
Gambia — 3 more LGBT arrests bring total to 21
Two women and one man faced court action in The Gambia on charges of homosexual behavior on April…