The Human Rights Network for Journalists – Uganda works to enhance human rights by defending and building the capacities of journalists in Uganda from its office in Kampala. HRNJ researches, monitors and documents attacks and threats aimed at journalists, as well as abuses of press freedom in Uganda. The organization also offers legal support to journalists […]

The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is a Kenyan organization that provides legal aid to advance equality and inclusion of LGBTIQ people. Contact Eric.

Neela Ghoshal is a researcher at Human Rights Watch. She joined HRW’s LGBT Rights Division in 2012 after five years in the Africa Division, where she covered human rights issues in Burundi and Kenya, including political repression, police abuse, justice sector reform and transitional justice. As LGBT rights researcher, Ghoshal is currently conducting research on […]

Juliet Mphande is a human rights, media and peace activist in Zambia who started the LGBTI group Friends of Rainka. Contact via LinkedIn.

Lambda Mozambique, also called LambdaMozi, works to ensure the economic, political and social rights of LGBT citizens in Mozambique.  Contact on Facebook.

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) is a nongovernmental organization formally established in 2001 to support human rights initiatives in the area of HIV/AIDS and to protect and promote the rights of all people affected by HIV/AIDS.

Out-Right Namibia, based in Windhoek, Namibia, is an LGBTI, MSM (men who have sex with men), WSW (women who have sex with women) human rights organization that offers psychological counseling and support groups for survivors of gender-based violence, holds conferences and workshops and raises awareness of issues affecting the LGBTI community.

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa is committed to deepening democracy, protecting human rights and enhancing good governance in Southern Africa. OSISA’s vision is to promote and sustain the ideals, values, institutions and practices of open society, with the aim of establishing vibrant and tolerant democracies in which people, free from material and other […]

The Other Foundation is an African trust that advances equality and freedom in Southern Africa with a particular focus on sexual orientation and gender identity. It gathers support to defend and advance the human rights and social inclusion of LGBTI people and offers support to groups in ways that enable them to work effectively for […]