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Ugandan Police Persecute by Public Parading Men Accused of Being Gay
Showing the World How Unsafe Uganda is for Anyone, Tourists, Foreign Nationals….. By Melanie Nathan, January 28, 2014. It seems that the recent passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which has yet to...
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HRC Calls in San Francisco Police for LGBT Castro Protest
Peaceful Protest attracts curious tourists, reporters and Castro community By Melanie Nathan, January 31, 2015. Melanie Nathan protests outside HRC store in the Castro About 2 dozen LGBT activists from...
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Shocking Report Reveals Uganda Police Abuse Gays
By Melanie Nathan, February 27, 2015. A new 27 page report has been published indicating grave violations and human rights abuses in Uganda by Ugandan Police towards people arrested under suspicion of...
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Turkish Police Attack Pride Marchers
Backlash attacks? By Melanie Nathan, June 28, 2015. In stark contrast to Pride celebrations in the United States, where being lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender was celebrated with joy and a...
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California Legislation Introduced to Increase Transparency in Law Enforcement...
SACRAMENTO – In an effort to improve transparency, accountability and trust between law enforcement and the public, Senator Mark Leno has introduced SB 1286, a bill allowing greater public access to...
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Ugandan Journalist Arrested and Beaten by Police While Covering News
Several Ugandan journalists were arrested today while attempting to report on events unfolding after the controversial Ugandan presidential elections. The journalists went to the home of Dr. Kizza...
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South African Police Show no Progress in Case of Lesbian Teen Murder
A young lesbian woman, was stabbed to death on the night of her birthday in Katlehong near Johannesburg. Lucia Naido, was murdered in a suspected hate crime close to her from her home on March 19. She...
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Breaking Uganda Pride Participants Detained in Police Raid
Uganda Pride in Secret Location Reports that LGBT participants have been physically and emotionally Abused by Ugandan Police Reports are coming in from an Uganda Pride event, Mr. and Mrs. Pride, that...
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Ugandan Human Rights Coalition Calls on Government to Respect the Law...
Ugandan Coalition appalled by utterances by the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Hon. Simon Lokodo that he would call upon Ugandans to commit unlawful acts Here is the statement from The Civil...
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Police Raid Uganda Pride
In August Uganda Pride was postponed after a brutal police raid shut down a pre-Pride beauty pageant. The Ugandan LGBT community attempted to hold its Pride celebration today, but was raided and...
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Third Ugandan Youth Worker Detained by Police for Interrogation
By Melanie Nathan, January 31, 2013. Recently we reported on the arrests of two youth human rights defenders from the LGBTI group, Youth on the Rock, who were arrested by police around New Years eve,...
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Zambia detains alleged gay couple in deplorable conditions
Source fears for their lives as they face stiff sentences By Melanie Nathan, May 08, 2013. Police in Kapiri Mposhi have revoked police bond for two men arrested over the weekend for engaging in...
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Ugandan government raids close down Red Pepper and Daily Monitor
A series of media closures is underway in Uganda By Melanie Nathan, May 20, 2013. The Ugandan authorities are searching a variety of media outlets looking for an original press release, purportedly...
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Warrant out for Arrest of Russian Maxim Martsinkevich who Tortures and Rapes...
Judging by the accusations of two new victims, it would seem that Martsinkevich himself has been sexually aroused by these encounters. By Melanie Nathan, November 11, 2013. We recently featured a story...
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Are the Police Doing Enough as Community Searches for Missing LGBT Activist
Come out for Tomorrow Night’s Gathering for Frank Goldberg By Melanie Nathan, December 26, 2013. Frank Goldberg, a 36-year-old activist for LGBT groups in Buffalo, New York, has been missing since...
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