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October 3, 2023

Religion
Social Justice Webinar: Global LGBTQ+ Rights

Jessica Stern, U.S. special envoy to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons, discusses the current state of LGBTQ+ rights globally. Ruth Messinger, global ambassador for American Jewish World Se…

Play People with their hands in at a Pride event

April 13, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Justice and Accountabilty: Kenya and Uganda

Kenya's Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta (L, back row), Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura (2nd L, front row), and former police chief Hussein Ali appear (2nd R, front row) at the International Crimin…

Justice and Accountabilty: Kenya and Uganda

August 8, 2023

Africa Program
LGBTQ+ Rights in Africa

Panelists discuss the status of LGBTQ+ rights in Africa, along with the opportunities and challenges of U.S. foreign policy and U.S. aid in advancing equality and human rights in the region. 

Play An LGBT activist holds the rainbow flag during a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya.

May 4, 2011

Uganda
Uganda: Repression Deepens

Ugandan military police officers patrol along a barricaded street during demonstrations in Kampala April 29, 2011. (Edward Echwalu/Courtesy Reuters) While most of us have been watching Pakistan, bin…

Uganda: Repression Deepens

April 15, 2011

Ivory Coast
What We’re Watching in Africa This Week

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March 9, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: KONY 2012, Beyond the Buzz

This is a guest post by Melissa Bukuru, CFR Africa program intern. After 50 million views and a media buzz that shows no sign of dying down quickly, backlash to Invisible Children’s KONY 2012 video …

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