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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)