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Gay Hunt Uganda
The repression and harassment of gays, lesbians and transgender people is getting worse and worse by the day in Uganda and in Ghana. “The situation for lesbians and gays in Uganda is getting highly threatening. To give you an abstract,…
Firestone = child labour
National Day of Action on Liberia’s Independence Day Urges Tire Giant to End Child Labor and Improve Conditions on Liberian Rubber Plantation To mark Liberia’s Independence Day, Liberian-Americans and concerned consumers from 36 states are joining Friends of the Earth,…
Interview with Khwezi
The One in Nine campaign spoke with Khwezi on the her experience on the rape trial. They also provide a comprehensive background to the case and suggests ways in which individuals and organisations can offer support. (Via African Solidarity) and…
Google bombing for Egypt
This poem was written by Mshairi in support of the campaign to Free the Egyptians as the Egyptian morning star ascends I hear you call mother at Egypt’s dawn’s first light I arise with eager and uplifted spirit I abandon…
Cameroon 9 still in prison.
IGLHRC reports that the government of Cameroon continues to refuse to release the 9 men aquitted of homosexuality charges on the 21st April 2006 In a further travesty of justice, the government is forcing the men to stand trial again….
Tampons are a woman’s right
Campaign for Zimbabwean Women’s Dignity Back in March I pointed to a report in Sokwanele on the Zimbabwean government reaching the limits of absurdity by insisting that donated sanitary towels be quality tested before exempting them from import duty. ACTSA…
Blogswana update
Blogswana (Botswana Aids and Blogging) which I blogged about a couple of weeks ago needs the support of the blogging community to help with their project. Flickr tagging: If anyone has photos of Botswana hosted on Flickr please tag the…
Free Hao Wu
On March 22nd it will be one month since filmmaker and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor Hao Wu was detained without charge. We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao’s family and…
HOPE campaign
Human Rights First have launched a Darfur awareness campaign which includes a video clip and personal testimonies. HOPE is calling for the "UN to appoint a prominent envoy to reenergize the diplomatic process in the Darfur region of Sudan" We’re…
Thumbs Down 2 Poverty – Global Action
The use of mobile phones in Africa is growing at an ex potential rate. In the past 10 years mobile phone use in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased from 72,000 to a forecast of 25.5 million this year. Now the technology…
Censorship in Tunisia
The "Parti Liberal Mediterraneen" (PLM) – a unique Tunisian political website has been consored in Tunisia. "During these last weeks, the regime seized the headquarters of the Tunisian Association of Magistrates [ATM] and installed at its head a puppet committee;…
Uganda Human Rights Activists Violated By Police
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) Press Release On July 20th, an LC1 Chairman (local government official) and another man forcibly entered the home of J.M. at Kireka, who is a human rights activist and chairperson of SMUG (Sexual Minorities Uganda). They…
Ugandan government attacks Lesbian activists
The Ugandan parliament have enacted a new anti-homosexuality law and with this the Ugandan police yesterday stormed the house of lesbian activist, Victor Julie Mukasa. Victor tried to contact me today but unfortunately I missed her call so the details…
Africans in the zoo
Speaking of African images there is going to be another exhibition around Africa this time in Germany and this time with real live people! "African Village" is to be opened within the zoo of Augsburg, Germany. Artisans, silversmiths, basket makers…
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