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On Forth.ie: Uganda, It’s not a democracy if you can’t prove it

On Forth.ie: Uganda, It's not a democracy if you can't prove it

02/06/2010 by JR Russell I’ve written a piece over on Forth.ie that disusses the direction Uganda is taking with regards transparency, freedom of the press and the much discussed oil deals. The lack of transparency carries over as well into the lies... (Continue reading)

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House of Representatives Introduces Resolution Condemning Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” Bill

House of Representatives Introduces Resolution Condemning Uganda's

February 2, 2010- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Representative Howard L. Berman (D-CA) has introduced a resolution condemning Uganda’s anti-homosexual bill. The bill dubbed “Kill the Gays” bill would execute people for being gay if they have HIV/AIDS or were convicted... (Continue reading)

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Tullow’s Uganda deal: Sweet for Tullow, Bitter for Uganda

Tullow's Uganda deal: Sweet for Tullow, Bitter for Uganda

Image via Wikipedia The Ugandan government has trumpeted that the new oil deal with Tullow oil will net them 80% of the total revenue. A new analysis done by a group who managed to get a leaked copy of the closely... (Continue reading)

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Belgian Archbishop Says Anorexia And Being Gay… Are The Same

Belgian Archbishop Says Anorexia And Being Gay… Are The Same

1/28/10-by Paula Brooks The Roman Catholic primate of Belgium has equated homosexuality to an eating disorder… According to Radio Netherlands Worldwide… Monsignor André-Joseph Léonard, the archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, told a Belgian television station,”Homosexuality is not the same as normal sex in the... (Continue reading)

Let The Ugandan Boycotts Begin…

Let The Ugandan Boycotts Begin...

  Melanie Nathan Reporting: January 25 , 2010 – by Melanie Nathan. The people in Uganda to cntact and target is the UEPB, a public trade promotion organization which operates under the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry in Uganda... (Continue reading)

Lebanon says Ethiopian plane crash site located

Lebanon says Ethiopian plane crash site located

Image by Roobee via Flickr Lebanon says Ethiopian plane crash site located Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:48pm EST Melanie Nathan posting :- BEIRUT, Jan 25 ( per Reuters report ) – Rescue workers have located the crash site of an Ethiopian Airlines plane... (Continue reading)

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Uganda Million Person Anti-Gay March- To Show Homosexuality Should be illegal

Uganda Million Person Anti-Gay March- To Show Homosexuality Should be illegal

By – Melanie Nathan – UGANDA – 24 January, 2010: Is Uganda the New “Old South Africa?” Anti-gay Pastor Martin Ssempa will be spearheading a million-man march on 17 February, in support of the proposed Anti... (Continue reading)

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Hate Spreading Rapidly in Africa: US Activists asked to call for-BOYCOTT THE WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA

Hate Spreading Rapidly in Africa: US Activists asked to call for-BOYCOTT THE WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA

Image via Wikipedia Posted by Melanie Nathan  -    African Anti-Gay Hate is spreading rapidly-  When South Africa – “the new South Africa” starts spewing at its own all inclusive Constitution – purporting return to Africanism – and whose head is on... (Continue reading)

Haitian Feminist Leader Myriam Merlet (1953-2010)

Haitian Feminist Leader Myriam Merlet (1953-2010)

What a cost – unbearable;  Democracy Now reports  “We end today’s show with the sad news of the passing of Haitian political activist Myriam Merlet. She died under the rubble of her home after it collapsed on her last week.... (Continue reading)

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Outrage – Zuma Appoints Homophobic Ambassador to UGANDA

Outrage - Zuma Appoints Homophobic Ambassador to UGANDA

Image via Wikipedia Janaury 18, 1.56 pm PST: By Melanie Nathan;   As an ex-pat just when I was thinking I would send a letter to  South Africa’s President Zuma to ask if would kindly intervene and take a leadership role in... (Continue reading)

UN urges Uganda to scrap anti-gay bill – Should USA Threaten with Sanctions Before Passage?

UN urges Uganda to scrap anti-gay bill - Should USA Threaten with Sanctions Before Passage?

Image via Wikipedia   Melanie Nathan- I just read the report of AFP out of Geneva. More than 60  years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,  UN rights chief Navi Pillay, on Friday urged the Ugandan government to... (Continue reading)

Haiti – News Anchor Cries – A Catastrophe of such huge proportion -difficult to Cover….

Haiti - News Anchor Cries - A Catastrophe of such huge proportion -difficult to Cover....

By Melanie Nathan – I have an awful and selfish confession to make; my emotions are taxed. Truthfully and ashamedly, I cannot take the visuals coming out of Haiti. It has tapped into my highest sense of helplessness.  While the Asia... (Continue reading)

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Mr. Gay China – Pageant Raided by Police

Mr. Gay China - Pageant Raided by Police

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Melanie Nathan Posting :- In beijing AP’s Anita Chang reports that  police shut down what would have been China’s first gay pageant today, an hour before it was set to begin, highlighting the enduring sensitivity surrounding homosexuality... (Continue reading)

Haiti Earthquake “clouds of dust and smoke” – Desperate for Help

 Haiti Earthquake

Posted by Melanie Nathan; A major earthquake (7.3) hit Haiti earlier today. Reports indicate that damage is widespread. Hospitals are crushed. Houses are demolished. Hotels are crumbled. The National Palace is severely damaged. And the UN’s Mission in... (Continue reading)

Humanity is Like The Rain Forest- Pope Links Marriage Equality And Environment Again

Humanity is Like The Rain Forest- Pope Links Marriage Equality And Environment Again

01/12/10- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Pope Benedict once again linked the environment and marriage equality. “To carry our reflection further, we must remember that the problem of the environment is complex; one might compare it to a multifaceted prism. ... (Continue reading)

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