Author: Staff Writer

Refugees could be put at risk in Uganda under proposed Dutch deal
By Joto La Jiwe
The government of the Netherlands has approached Uganda authorities with a proposal that could see the East African nation be [...]

Cameroon’s SOS Solidarity launches sexual health and legal services project
By Jean Jacques Dissoke
SOS Solidarity Rights and Health Association (SORIH) launched a new project last month in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to fight a [...]

Ugandan court widely condemned for upholding harsh anti-LGBTQ law
By Joto La Jiwe
Uganda's Constitutional Court has come under widespread condemnation for its April 3 ruling that left intact the bulk of the [...]

Protest targets Ugandan plan to praise anti-LGBT law in England
By Joto La Jiwe
Human rights activists based in and outside Uganda have petitioned the government of the United Kingdom, urging it to cancel an [...]

Cameroon: A merciful principal confronts two lesbian students
By Jean Jacques Dissoke
Youth Day is a festival held on Feb. 11 each year in Cameroon to celebrate the potential of the nation's young citizens [...]

Violence against LGBTQ Ugandans surges after Anti-Homosexuality Act
By Joto La Jiwe
A new report by the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF), has revealed a rapid increase in cases of violence and [...]

Do not discriminate against gay patients, Ugandan authorities tell health workers
By Joto La Jiwe
In a move that seems aimed at limiting the harms done by Uganda's newly enacted Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), the government of [...]

Iranian President praises anti-LGBTQI+ sentiments in Uganda
By Joto La Jiwe
During his recent state visit to Uganda, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi didn't hide his homophobia as he lauded his Ugandan c [...]

Homophobic Ugandan official takes aim at efforts to fight HIV in the LGBTQ community
The deputy speaker of Uganda's Parliament has raised a homophobic challenge against a national policy aimed at protecting the nation's LGBTQ communit [...]

Another attack in South Africa, a land of pro-gay laws and anti-gay violence
A 24-year-old Durban man remains in hospital almost a week after he was beaten by three men in a brutal anti-LGBTIQ+ hate crime.
From the Afr [...]

South Africa president praises his nation for embracing gay rights
South African President, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has praised South Africa for creating a conducive environment for homosexuals to practice same-sex m [...]
11 / 11 POSTS