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HRAPF’s Report on Cases of violence & violations based on real or presumed SOGIE for May 2025
30th May 2025 marked the second year since the Anti- Homosexuality Act, Cap 117 officially came into force on 30th May 2023. In the two years of the Act, HRAPF has continued to monitor and document cases of human rights violations and violence against LGBTIQ persons based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity in Uganda on a monthly basis. This is the 24th such monthly report. The report...
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The Spotlight Newsletter: January to March 2025
Dear Reader, We are pleased to share the 17th edition of the HRAPF Spotlight Newsletter, bringing you key highlights from our work in the first quarter of 2025 (January-March). During this period, HRAPF continued its commitment to advancing human rights through our core programmes: Access to Justice, the Center on Law and Marginalisation, Health Rights and Community Outreach. In this edition, we provide an overview of the... -
HRAPF’s Report on Cases of violence & violations based on real or presumed SOGIE for March 2025
This is the 22nd monthly report on violence and other forms of violations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression since the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) came into force on 30th May 2023.
The report discusses cases in which known or suspected LGBTIQ persons were targeted for violence and violations purely on the basis of their SOGIE as reported in the month of March 2025.
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The Spotlight Newsletter – October – December 2024
Dear Reader, Happy New Year 2025!! We are pleased to share the 16th edition of the HRAPF Spotlight Newsletter, bringing you key highlights from our work in the fourth quarter of 2024 (October–December). During this period, HRAPF continued its commitment to advancing human rights through our core programmes: Access to Justice, the Center on Law and Marginalisation, Health Rights and Community Outreach. In this issue, we take you... -
HRAPF’s Report on Cases of violence & violations based on real or presumed SOGIE for February 2025
The human rights situation of LGBTI persons is still worrying. The continued implementation of the AHA has greatly facilitated the commission of human rights violations against LGBTI persons which have majorly manifested through arbitrary arrests, discrimination, inhumane and degrading treatment. Violence against suspected LGBTQ persons in Nakivale refugee settlement remains alarmingly high, with very little being done on the part of the authorities to address it.
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HRAPF’s Report on Cases of violence & violations based on real or presumed SOGIE for January 2025
The continued enforcement of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, exacerbates the violations being committed against the LGBTI persons in Uganda both by Law enforcement officers and people in their private capacities. It is therefore important that more efforts are concentrated towards the annulment of the AHA. The concentrated cases of violence in Nakivale Refugee settlement are worrying.
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