Mozambique: Anti-gay law is gone, anti-gay bias remains
Add Mozambique to the list of countries with no law against same-sex intimacy, which isn’t to say that…
Two tiny nations drop anti-gay laws: Palau and Sao Tome
Two tiny island nations have dropped their laws against same-sex intimacy. Palau in the western Pacific Ocean, north…
Ivory Coast activists join push for U.N. rights resolution
Human rights defenders in Ivory Coast today urged their country to support a U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC)…
Cameroon: Slain activist mourned; the fight continues
Friends and family of activist journalist Eric Ohena Lembembe gathered in Yaoundé earlier this month to mark the…
Much talk, a little action on LGBT rights worldwide
Much discussion and a little action on LGBT rights occurred during last month’s meeting of the U.N. Human…
'A new low by Cameroon's government'
The comments by the official state representative toward the late Eric Lembembe, who is no longer with us…
Plea at U.N. to stop violence; Cameroon claims it will change
Colleagues of murdered Cameroonian activist Eric Ohena Lembembe have urged their government to stop homophobic attacks and legalized…
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…
UN urges talk, not sanctions, against anti-gay laws
The United Nations wants countries to be persuaded to repeal anti-gay laws, but doesn’t want them to be…
Anti-LGBT win at UN for Russia and ‘traditional values’
The U.N.Human Rights Council today adopted a Russian resolution supporting “traditional values,” which LGBT activists fear will be…