Tag: Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023
U.S. Supreme Court laid foundation for Ugandan ‘Kill the Gays’ ruling
The Ugandan court that endorsed the nation's 2023 "Kill the Gays" law drew inspiration from the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning its [...]
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 [...]
The West fiddles while Uganda prepares a future of anti-LGBTQ horrors
"A sign of horrors to come."
"The dehumanization of homosexual citizens."
LGBTQ+ people continuing to be "ostracized from our communities, [...]
Ugandan top court OKs cruel, flawed Anti-Homosexuality Act
Uganda's Constitutional Court ruled today that the nation's Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 violates citizens' "right to health, privacy and freedom of re [...]
Links between Ugandan and U.S. hate groups are clearer than ever
COMMENTARY
By Joto La Jiwe
The propagators of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023 have always claimed that the law is about protectin [...]
Uganda squirms as pressure mounts to repeal anti-gay law
By Joto La Jiwe
As human rights defenders inside and outside of Uganda await a Constitutional Court ruling on petitions challenging the Anti-Ho [...]
Uganda risks HIV upsurge due to harsh new Anti-Homosexuality Law
New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli traveled to Uganda and talked to more than 30 citizens and medical providers about the health impacts of th [...]
Uganda medical researchers ordered to report homosexuals to the government
Medical researchers are crying foul over a new directive from Uganda's National Council for Science and Technology requiring them to report any st [...]
World Bank will not resume Uganda projects without LGBTQ safeguards
By Joto La Jiwe
The World Bank has declared that it will insist on LGBTQ rights safeguards before new Uganda funding resumes, after it was halt [...]
Reeling from over 500 anti-LGBT abuses, Ugandan activists plead for help from West
Human rights activists in Uganda are appealing for a stronger response from Western nations that oppose Uganda's harsh new Anti-Homosexuality Act. [...]
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 [...]
United front against homophobic Ugandan law? Europe says no.
Supporters of the human rights of LGBTQ people have failed to present a united front against Uganda's harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Despite app [...]
Rights defenders support World Bank suspending loans to Uganda
World Bank cut off new loans to Uganda over the recently passed Anti-Homosexuality Act
LGBT rights activist Dr. Frank Mugisha says he support [...]
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