Liberia Anti-Homosexuality Bill: An open letter to Leymah Gbowee
17 Feb 2012 4:45pm GMT A Piece of the Peace: Leymah, Please Speak Out for Human & Civil Rights for All Liberians Dear Leymah, Your courage is legendary. You are an icon in your own time for peace-building. In answer to a question about what worries you, you said: “The safety of my children and their future. The conduct of [...]
Statements by Ugandan & African organisations against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill
17 Feb 2012 3:31pm GMT The following Ugandan and African human rights organisations have condemned the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill 20009: Ugandan Law Society. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill proposed to Parliament in 2009 would, if enacted into law, in its current state violate international human rights law and lead to further human rights violations. The bill has been received with mixed feelings [...]
Not a pretty picture: A short documentary on Nigeria
17 Feb 2012 1:22pm GMT Via Sahara Reporters TV
Nobody Knows My Gender
16 Feb 2012 2:28pm GMT The anger is still in me. Pure rage at certain people for failing to understand diversity beyond their narrow subjective paradises at the expense of those they claim to support through their activism. I ought to have written these words after Oxford 2011. At the time I was still too raw to review myself never [...]
The Week on Sunday
13 Feb 2012 3:31pm GMT Uganda’s Homophobic Parliament vs Concerned Spiritual leaders | Return of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill A renowned spiritual leader and outspoken proponent for fairness and justice, former Anglican Bishop Christopher Ssenyonjo of West Buganda seems to think it is excluded. He said he is very disappointed with the return of the bill. The Bishop noted that [...]