Press Supplement – International Women’s Day 2013
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2013. The day calls for a celebration of the gains made so far in realizing substantive equality for women and also provides a great opportunity to highlight the remaining challenges...HRAPF joins SMUG in Springfield Massachusetts USA for the first hearing of the case filed against Scott Lively on the persecution of LGBTI persons in Uganda
On 7th January 2013, the case against American Anti- Gay rights activist Scott Lively was heard by a District Judge for the first time in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The case seeks to hold Scott Lively accountable for persecution of LGBTI persons and promoting homophobia in Uganda. The law suit...HRAPF research report is out
HRAPF for the last two years has been engaged in a research on the levels of human rights awareness and promotion in Uganda. April this year it released its report “The state of human rights awareness and promotion in Uganda” The findings and conclusions of this report are very...Judgment in Jjuuko Adrian vs. Attorney General Awaited
Judgment in the case of Jjuuko Adrian v. Attorney General, Constitution Petition No.1 of 2009 is awaited. This case challenges Section 15(6)(d) of the Equal Opportunities Commission Act, which blocks the Equal Opportunities Commission from investigating matters involving behaviour that is regarded as ‘immoral or socially unacceptable’ by the...