On 25 May we celebrated Africa Day, previously known as African Freedom day or African Liberation day. Africa Day is the annual celebration of the establishment of the African Union…
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13May 21
Joint Statement: African Commission 68th Ordinary Session Item 3
Observer Status Number: 436 Thank you Honourable Chair. Honourable commissioners, your excellencies: representatives of African States, esteemed colleagues. All protocols observed. The AIDS & Rights Alliance for Southern Africa makes…
30Apr 21
RALF Newsletter: The Anti-Gender Movement -A Universal Threat
28 April 2021 was the 13th anniversary of Eudy Simelane’s murder. Eudy, one of the first openly lesbian women in the South African township of KwaThema was abducted, gang raped…
31Mar 21
RALF Newsletter: March 2021
International Women's Month #ChooseToChallenge was this year's International Women's Day theme, and a fitting one for us to honour feminist activism and activists. In this month's newsletter we will look…
31Mar 21
UPDATE: LGBTQ+ Refugees remain in Block 13 at Kakuma Camp, Kenya
LGBTQ+ rights groups in Africa and abroad continue to lobby the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to take urgent steps in actioning demands for the safety of the…
