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Added on: 11/15/2024

Report: Online attacks increase against LGBTQ Ugandans

11/14/2024

Online harassment against the LGBTQI+ community in Uganda has increased sharply, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The report, “Everybody Here Is Having Two Lives and…

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Added on: 11/14/2024

Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba fights in the face of constant threats

11/13/2024

Ugandan activist Clare Byarugaba told a packed audience in New York that she is not giving up the fight against anti-LGBTIQ laws despite constant threats against her,…

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Added on: 11/13/2024

Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba fights in the face of constant threats

11/12/2024

Ugandan activist Clare Byarugaba told a packed audience in New York that she is not giving up the fight against anti-LGBTIQ laws despite constant threats against her,…

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Added on: 11/08/2024

U.S. anti-LGBTQ+ groups’ spending in Africa soars, report finds

11/06/2024

U.S. conservative groups have significantly increased spending in Africa amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the continent. The revelations were published by the Amsterdam-based Institute for Journalism…

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Added on: 10/31/2024

Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law forces climate activist into exile: ‘I can’t stop now’

10/30/2024

Climate activist Nyombi Morris became outspoken about LGBTQ+ rights after his sister was outed as a lesbian and expelled from school. Last year, Uganda passed a new…

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Added on: 10/23/2024

Uganda: Criminalization shrinks online civic space for LGBTQ people – report

10/23/2024

Online attacks against Uganda’s LGBTQ communities have drastically increased, owing to overly broad laws that criminalize various aspects of the lives of LGBTQ people and entrench discrimination,…

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Added on: 10/09/2024

Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba wins prestigious human rights award

10/08/2024

Clare Byarugaba, a renowned Ugandan LGBTQI rights activist whose recent photo with Pope Francis went viral online, has been named by Human Rights First as the winner…

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Added on: 10/08/2024

Hopes for LGBTQ+ asylum fade as Kenya snubs ‘those letters’

10/08/2024

The man in charge of processing hundreds of thousands of asylum applications in Kenya says sexual minorities have no special rights on his watch, heightening anxiety among…

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Added on: 10/01/2024

First Ugandan who faced death penalty for gay sex is out on bail

09/30/2024

The first man arrested under Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act is out on bail awaiting trial. Micheal (also known as Michael) Opolot was held for 350 days of…

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Added on: 09/29/2024

A U.S. activist allegedly accepted $300K from Russia to push anti-gay laws in Africa

09/28/2024

A wide-ranging investigation by the Wall Street Journal has uncovered evidence linking Russian cash to an anti-LGBTQ+ U.S. activist who helped promote “Kill the Gays” laws in…

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Added on: 09/29/2024

Uganda: Activists Slam World Bank’s “Façade” Plan to Resume Loans

09/28/2024

Activists are pushing back against the possibility of the World Bank resuming lending to Uganda despite the country’s continued oppression of LGBTQ+ people. In August 2023, the…

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Added on: 09/27/2024

World Bank Imposes Measures to Counter Uganda’s Anti-Gay Legislation Impact

09/27/2024

The World Bank announced on Thursday new measures to ensure that recipients of fresh loans to Uganda will not face discrimination due to the country’s stringent anti-gay…

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Added on: 09/17/2024

Canada expels Uganda’s homophobic envoy

09/16/2024

Canada has expelled Uganda’s High Commissioner Joy Ruth Acheng, accusing her of breaching the diplomatic code of conduct. Acheng has served as Uganda’s High Commissioner to Canada…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Uganda LGBTI activist honored by Canadian refugee organization

08/29/2024

Steven Kabuye, a Ugandan LGBTQI+ rights activist who survived a deadly homophobic attack in January, has been honored with the Rev. Troy Perry Medal of Pride from…

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Added on: 08/27/2024

Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome

08/26/2024

A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist revealed she met with Pope Francis in Rome earlier this month. Clare Byarugaba, the diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for Chapter Four Uganda,…

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Added on: 08/27/2024

Uganda Police accused of raping male prisoners

08/26/2024

Human rights activists have demanded the Uganda Police Force respond to allegations of widespread human rights violations within its cells, including reports of officers raping male inmates….

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Added on: 08/25/2024

African countries that have passed anti-gay law

08/24/2024

These laws vary in severity, ranging from restrictions on LGBTQ+ expression to criminal penalties, including imprisonment or even the death penalty. Here are some examples: 1. Uganda…

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Added on: 08/15/2024

Pope Meets Ugandan LGBTIQ Activist in Rome

08/14/2024

In a historic moment, a Ugandan LGBTIQ activist has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, reportedly receiving his support in the fight for equal rights. In a…

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Added on: 08/05/2024

Uganda: Man Charged with Aggravated Homosexuality Released on Bail After a Year

08/04/2024

Michael Opolot, one of the first men to face the death penalty under Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), has been released on bail after a year awaiting trial. Opolot,…

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Added on: 07/21/2024

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act challenged at Supreme Court

07/19/2024

Following months of preparations, the long-awaited joint appeal to the Supreme Court of Uganda against the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) was formally lodged on July 11 by 22…

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Added on: 07/14/2024

Uganda rights activists file appeal against ruling on anti-LGBTQ law

07/13/2024

Ugandan human rights advocates on Thursday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against a ruling by a lower court that upheld a draconian anti-homosexuality law which…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

Discrimination persists against LGBTQ+ refugees – both at home and in host countries

06/06/2024

As countries around the globe mark Pride month, the plight of members of the LGBTQ+ community around the world continues to worsen. Gay, lesbian and trans people…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Uganda anti-LGBTQ+ law threatens HIV gains as patients fear arrest

05/29/2024

NAIROBI – Hoping to avoid the police, Alexy set off one night to get his monthly antiretroviral treatment (ART) from a clinic just east of the Ugandan…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa

05/30/2024

A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by…

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Added on: 05/20/2024

As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more LGBTQ+ seek safety and asylum in Europe

05/19/2024

RIETI, ITALY — Ella Anthony knew it was time to leave her native Nigeria when she escaped an abusive, forced marriage only to face angry relatives who threatened…

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Added on: 05/18/2024

LGBTQ Ugandans flee because of harsh anti-gay law at home

05/17/2024

Fearing imprisonment and abuse in their homeland, some queer Ugandans have fled to neighboring Kenya where they hope to live in safety. It’s been a year since…

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Added on: 05/12/2024

Out in the World: Bay Area fundraiser for LGBTQ refugee group ORAM features gay Ugandan

05/11/2024

The Organization for Refuge, Asylum, and Migration had a homecoming in the San Francisco Bay Area in an effort to drum up support and talk about its…

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Added on: 05/11/2024

No happy ending for exiled Ugandans a year after gay crackdown

05/10/2024

A year after Uganda enacted one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, many LGBTQ+ exiles are struggling to start over, facing a host of new hurdles alongside…

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Added on: 05/02/2024

Threats, accusations and assault: the dangers of running an LGBTQ+ health clinic in Uganda

05/01/2024

Driving to work one morning last summer, Brian Aliganyira was forced off the road and into a ditch by motorcycle riders surrounding his car on both sides….

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Added on: 05/01/2024

MONEY UNLOCKS THREATS: UGANDAN LGBTQ PEOPLE AT RISK

Annie Clark

Alturi Contributor

In 2013, Uganda passed one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world. Under the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which took effect in February 2014, conduct between same-sex individuals…