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Documentary on the Implications of Petty Offences in Uganda
Criminal laws, particularly those providing for petty offences such as vagrancy laws, have consistently been used to arrest, detain, evict, or exploit the labour of persons who are deemed unfit to occupy public spaces. The continued enforcement of these laws often shows no regard for the individual right to dignity, fair trial, and freedom of movement and hence provides a basis for gross violation of the human rights of poor... -
Botswana Court of Appeal decriminalises consensual same sex between same-sex partners
On 29th November 2021, The Botswana Court of Appeal through the Judge President Ian Kirby issues a monumental judgement to decriminalise consensual sex between same-sex partners. The unanimous decision found that the Penal Code provisions (Sections 164 (a) and (c) ) violated the right to privacy (section 9 of the Constitution), the right to liberty, security of person and equal protection under the law (Section 3 of the Constitution)... -
69th Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and People’s Rights
HRAPF’s statement on the Human Rights situation for criminalised minorities in Uganda at the 69th Ordinary session of African Commission on Human and People’s Rights HRAPF presented a statement to the 69th Ordinary session of The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights on the Human Rights situation form criminalised minorities in Uganda Read the full statement here -
Update on next steps in the legislative process regarding the Sexual Offences Bill
Although our analysis uses the word Act, the law at present is officially still a Bill and will only become an Act after receiving presidential Assent under article 91 of the Constitution. The reason we referred to it as an Act in the Analysis is because it will only have impact after it has become an Act so our analysis is speculative. This means that at this stage, there... -
68th Ordinary Session of The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
STATEMENT BY HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM (HRAPF) ON THE CONTINUED VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF VULNERABLE MINORITIES IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 RESPONSE Presented at the 68th Ordinary Session of The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held in Banjul, The Gambia. Mr. Chairperson, Commissioners, and distinguished delegates. Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum would like to extend its appreciation to the Government of Uganda for the...
