Gambia President ignores UN Secretary General’s request to respect Human Rights
When United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened the 18th African Union (AU) Summit on the 23 January 2012 in Addia Ababa, Ethiopia, even though the theme was on “Boosting Intra-Africa Trade...Read Full News Piece >
THE GENDER DEBATE
Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted in an article by News 24, “The Feminine Touch,” to have stated that: “Women are nothing but machines for producing children”....Read Full News Piece >
Hate speech or Lost in translation?
On Sunday, 22 January 2012, King Goodwill Zwelithini was reported to have labelled people who engage in same sex relationships as “rotten!” ...Read Full News Piece >
ANC 'taking SA beyond apartheid'
Nadine Gordimer was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1991 for being "of very great benefit to humanity" (Picture inset: MAX BERG) Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer has accused the ANC of taking South Africa bey...Read Full News Piece >
GHANA: MUSLIMS LOBBY GOVERNMENT OVER HOMOSEXUAL “CRISIS”
A group of Muslim leaders in Ghana’s Western region is anxious about what they term the “rising frequency of homosexuals in the region” and are warning that this could lead to a decline in the p...Read Full News Piece >
“GOD CREATED YOU”: BISHOP SUPPORTS GAY UGANDANS, DEFIES DEATH THREATS
Standing by the graveside of slain Uganda gay rights advocate David Kato at the end of last month, many of the gays and lesbians in attendance at his funeral wept. They were grieving the death ...Read Full News Piece >
Kenya PM Takes Back Gay Threats
Prime Minister Raila Odinga said that he did not plan to order the arrest of all gay men and lesbians, and that his recent comments were merely intended to illustrate antigay propaganda....Read Full News Piece >
South Africa: Anglican Church makes key decision on gay couples
August 25, 2009: The Anglican Church in the southern part of Africa has taken a small step towards accepting gay people in “faithful, committed relationships” - although civil marriage between sam...Read Full News Piece >
President Peres: “Israel is a country of freedom, of equality, so it was and it will be”
8.8.2009: On Saturday, August 8th, a week after the massacre at the GLBT community center in Tel-Aviv, a memorial rally took place in Rabin Square in Tel-Aviv. GME was there to report the event....Read Full News Piece >
Activists Condemn Homophobic Attacks Directed At High Court Judge
08 October 2009: LGBTI activists and human rights defenders have spoken against homophobic attacks by Zehir Omar, amongst others, aimed at High Court Judge Kathy Satchwell doubting her competence to b...Read Full News Piece >
Exclusive: Alan Duncan writes ‘Malawi gay conviction is shocking – but we cannot stop aid’
May 20, 2010 conviction of two men in Malawi for exercising their basic right to express their sexuality as they wish is both shocking and disturbing....Read Full News Piece >
Malawi Couple Get Maximum Sentence of Four Years
A judge in Malawi has imposed a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison with hard labour on a gay couple convicted of gross indecency and unnatural acts....Read Full News Piece >
