President signs the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law
On 24th February 2014, President Museveni finally signed the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 into law. The law that is now known as the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014 is a more specific criminalization of same sex relations compared to what already existed in section 145 of the Penal Code Act. The...Delayed ruling in Jjuuko Adrian vs. Attorney General; the Registrar speaks out
More than sixteen months after hearing the case of Jjuuko Adrian v. Attorney General, Constitutional Petition No.1 of 2009, the Constitutional Court is yet to deliver its ruling. On the delay, the Registrar of Uganda’s Constitutional Court on January 23, 2013 said: “I regret the delay in delivering the...See How Easily You Can Blogging
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Uganda’s 9th Parliament passed the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 on December 20th 2013, amidst calls from civil society and other stakeholders for the bill not to be passed. Apparently, the bill was passed when parliament had no quorum and it was not on the order paper according to the...The Best Kind of WP Themes
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HRAPF joined the rest of African Civil Society in presenting their compliments and congratulations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the African Union and the Organisation of African Unity. Reflecting the overall theme of 2013 as the year of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance, Civil Society called on...The Secret of Inspiration
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Court in Springfield, Massachusetts on 14th August 2013 held in a ruling that rights of LGBTI persons are protected under international law and that their persecution is a crime against humanity. According to the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) a Human Rights based organisation in the U.S.; “a federal...Worst Corporate Mistakes and How to Fix Them
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The 9th Parliament recently passed the Public Order Management Bill amidst cries from opposition political parties and civil society that the bill should not be passed. The law undermines the enjoyment of human rights- freedom of assembly and expression among others and limits the citizen’s role in governance and...