Tag Archives: Activists

Tanzania police chief Faustine Mafwele The United States Department of State has sanctioned Tanzanian Police Force (TPF) senior assistant commissioner Faustine Jackson Mafwele over alleged involvement in gross human rights violations. In May 2025, Ugandan journalist and activist Agather Atuhaire and Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi were arrested in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where they had travelled to observe the trial …

By Mulengera Reporters On Thursday, Miria Matembe, Winnie Kiiza, Sarah Bireete and Mukono Woman MP-Elect Sheila Amaniyo led women leaders in Kampala in demanding that Gen Museveni doesn’t base on Anita Among’s transgressions to lose trust in Women.   Their point was that Anita Among’s transgressions are individual failings which shouldn’t imputed on the rest of the women in leadership …

‘It would position Canada as the leading government in the world’ Donald Trump on the campaign trail. (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters) The Canadian Press reports: Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts By Dylan Robertson OTTAWA — The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support …

‘It would position Canada as the leading government in the world’ Donald Trump on the campaign trail. (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)The Canadian Press reports:Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cutsBy Dylan RobertsonOTTAWA — The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual …

Prosecutors claim images of same-sex couples expressing affection are obscene   Illustration of LGBTQ legal challenge in Turkey courtesy of JRL Charts   JRL Charts reports: Turkey Puts LGBT Activists on Trial Over “Obscenity” Charges in Escalating Crackdown By Paul Goldberg IZMIR, TURKEY — April 11, 2026 — Eleven LGBTQ activists in Turkey have gone on trial in a case …

 LGBTI rights workers face intensified criminalization in Europe and Central Asia.    Temirlan Baimash ILGA-Europe reports: Kazakhstan has brought charges against two LGBTI activists, in a move that reflects a rapidly growing trend in the criminalisation of LGBTI human rights work across Europe and Central Asia. The activists, Temirlan Baimash from Queer.kz and Zhanar Sekerbayeva from Feminita, are being …

One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region Map of LGBT rights laws in Africa. BLUE states recognize same-sex marriage. PURPLE states reorganize some foreign marriages for limited purposes. GREEN states have at least some discrimination protections for queer people. ORANGE states criminalize gay sex. LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 …

 Kenyan human rights defenders Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo have finally been released from a Ugandan prison. The two men, who had been held for 38 days without formal charges, walked free following sustained pressure from Kenyan authorities and international human rights organisations. The ordeal began on August 23rd, when Njagi and Oyoo, both affiliated with the social justice organization …

LGBT/feminist/atheist activist is in a Morocco prison for questioning Allah’s sexuality Ibtissame (Betty) Lachgar (Photo courtesy of Yabiladi.com) An appeals court in Rabat, Morocco, has upheld a 30-month prison sentence for feminist/atheist/LGBT activist Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar, 50, who was convicted of blasphemy for an online post that showed her wearing a T-shirt displaying the word “Allah” in Arabic, followed by …

It has now been seven days since Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were reportedly abducted under unclear circumstances, and their whereabouts remain unknown. The two, both known for their outspoken activism and civic engagement, were last seen on October 1, 2025, in Nairobi, before going missing in what witnesses described as a targeted operation involving unidentified men. Human …