Tag: HRAPF
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ugandan anti-gay law empties out HIV clinics, cuts legal aid
LGBTI patients fear to leave their homes. Advocacy of LGBTI rights on hold at Ugandan legal aid organization.
As fearful HIV patients desert [...]
Ugandan peer educators — gay, arrested, labeled as porn actors
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Uganda is working to stamp out groups promoting human rights for LGBTIQ people
The Ugandan government has announced plans to investigate 22 non-governmental organizations that work to improve the health of LGBTIQ Ugandans and to [...]
Court kills ‘rogue and vagabond’ laws targeting Ugandan sexual minorities
Human rights organisations in Uganda welcome a December 2022 Constitutional Court ruling that struck down two key provisions of the Penal Code that la [...]
African rights commission hears appeal to halt repression of LGBTI Ugandans
The government of Uganda has been urged to repeal provisions of the law criminalising consensual same-sex relations because they provide legal cover f [...]
Uganda court OKs bail for 42 arrestees
A Ugandan magistrate yesterday approved release on bail for 42 people arrested May 31 at a party that police thought was a gay wedding.
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IDAHOT 2021: Foreign missions express solidarity with LGBTQI+ Ugandans
Diplomatic missions of the European Union, the United States and the United Nations came out strongly in support of LGBTQI+ people as Uganda and the i [...]
Uganda police arrest 44 at alleged gay wedding
Responding to a report of an alleged gay wedding under way yesterday, police in Kampala, Uganda, raided a party at the Happy Family youth shelter [...]
Uganda: LGBTQI access to health services remains problematic
A study by Uganda's Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) has revealed that LGBTQI persons in Uganda continue to face barriers in accessi [...]
Parliament of Uganda passes new anti-gay bill
Uganda's parliament has passed a new bill aimed at restricting Ugandans' sexual activity.
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Break-in at offices of Ugandan LGBT ally lawyer Nicholas Opiyo
Unknown people on Thursday, March 18, broke into the offices of Chapter Four Uganda and prominent gay rights ally Nicholas Opiyo, who leads that human [...]
Report: Uganda Police are No. 1 violator of LGBT people’s rights
The Uganda Police Force is the single biggest violator of human rights of sexual minorities, a new report found.
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Two Ugandan officials now risk arrest on charges of torturing LGBT youths
Arrest warrants have been issued against two Ugandan officials who repeatedly ignored orders to appear in court to answer charges of torturing LGBT yo [...]
Charged with torture, anti-gay Ugandan officials begin their defense
Attorneys for homophobic Ugandan officials facing criminal charges of torture and inhumane and degrading treatment began revealing their defense strat [...]
Uganda officials ignore criminal summonses for LGBTQ torture
A Ugandan town councilman and a Ugandan prisons officer each ignored the summons requiring him to show up in court yesterday to face criminal charges [...]
Ugandans face summons over LGBT torture charges
A Ugandan town councilman and a Ugandan prisons officer have been summoned to face criminal charges of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment con [...]
20 Ugandans sue, citing torture during arrests, in prison
Twenty homeless Ugandan youths have sued a Kitalya Prison official and a Ugandan town council chairman who pushed for their arrest March 29 at an LGBT [...]
Released from Ugandan prison, Cosf-20 seek probe of torture
Twenty LGBT Ugandans who spent 50 days on remand in a Ugandan prison on Covid-19-related charges have filled a complaint seeking an investigation of t [...]
Uganda: Court awards $1,341 to each of 19 jailed LGBT youths
A High Court judge in Uganda has awarded damages of 5 million Ugandan shillings (about US $1,341) to each of 19 LGBT youths who were imprisoned for 50 [...]
Day 50: Freedom for 19 LGBT Ugandans, finally
Ugandan prison officials finally released 19 LGBT men today, a day after prosecutors dropped charges that the men violated Covid-19 lockdown rules by [...]
Facing no charges, 19 LGBT Ugandans remain in prison
Nineteen members of Uganda's LGBT community are spending a 50th night in prison even though the country's Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) dropped [...]
Uganda: After 49 days, 19 prisoners ordered to be freed
Uganda's director of public prosecution today dropped all charges against 19 LGBT men who have have been held for 49 days in prison without a bail hea [...]
Day 47: Lawyers finally get to see 19 jailed LGBT Ugandans
Three Ugandan human rights lawyers finally were allowed to see 19 imprisoned LGBT clients today, 47 days after the 19 were arrested.
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Day 44: Uganda court sets bail hearing for 19 LGBT detainees
A magistrate in Uganda has ordered prison authorities to produce 19 members of the LGBT community who have been on remand since March, charged with vi [...]
Uganda 19 update: 44 days in prison with no lawyers, no bail hearing
A High Court judge said the case is urgent, but a lower court didn't budge, deciding today that 19 LGBT community members will have to stay in prison [...]
After month of delays, 19 Covid prisoners’ case is ‘urgent’ — Ugandan High Court
A High Court judge in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has issued a Certificate of Urgency that clears the way for a lower court to hear a case in which [...]
The Uganda 19: Lawyers barred; no chance of bail; 26 days in prison and counting
Ugandan officials have blocked lawyers from communicating with any of the 19 prisoners arrested March 29 at an LGBT homeless shelter near Kampala. The [...]
Uganda: Barred from seeing 20 prisoners, lawyers seek their release
Gay-friendly lawyers hope to win release next week for the 20 imprisoned members of the LGBT community awaiting trial on charges of enabling the sprea [...]
Uganda activists fear Covid-19 lockdown imperils AIDS fight
LGBT-rights and health-rights advocates in Uganda fear that the country's new lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 will disrupt their fight agai [...]
When will LGBTIQ Ugandan prisoners be released?
Lawyers for imprisoned LGBTIQ Ugandans hope that tomorrow, Nov. 26, will see the release of the last 20 people detained at Luzira Prison in the wake o [...]
Dozens in Uganda prison after anti-LGBTI nightclub raid
Ugandan authorities have sent 67 people to Luzira Prison to await court action related to their arrest during a Nov. 10 raid on the gay-friendly Ram b [...]
Ugandan gay activists appeal for formal recognition
Gay rights activists in Uganda have resolved to push on with a court case challenging Uganda government refusal to register their network, Sexual Mino [...]
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