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The SPOTLIGHT Newsletter – April – June 2024
Dear Reader, We are delighted to present the 14th issue of the HRAPF Spotlight Newsletter, where we share the highlights of our interventions during the second quarter of 2024 (April – June 2024). In this period, the HRAPF Board of Directors adopted amendments to our Strategic Plan 2022 – 2027, marking a significant step forward in our mission. These amendments include the modification of the Community Capacity Enhancement Programme... -
HRAPF’s Report on cases of violence and Violations based on real or presumed SOGI for May 2024
REPORT ON VIOLENCE AND VIOLATIONS BASED ON REAL OR PRESUMED SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2024 11th June 2024 This is the 12th monthly report on violence and other human rights violations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression since the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 (AHA) came into force. The report marks a full calendar year since the AHA came into force on... -
The SPOTLIGHT Newsletter – January to March 2024
Dear Reader, We are happy to share with you the 13th issue of the HRAPF Spotlight Newsletter which provides highlights of our interventions during the first quarter of 2024 (January-March 2024) under the four programme areas which are: Access to Justice; Advocacy and Influencing; Community Capacity Enhancement; and the Center for Law and Marginalisation. In the first quarter, there was an exponential increase in the number of... -
HRAPF has issued a report on Violations through the enforcement of the AHA in August 2023
August 2023 has marked the third full month of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 (AHA) being in force, and in this month, both the state and the citizens have continued to zealously enforce the AHA in their different capacities, with arrests of real or suspected LGBTQ persons continuing, as well as cases of violence and evictions from rented accommodation. This is a report of the nature of cases affecting LGBTQ... -
Career Opportunities at HRAPF – Data Officer and Research Officer
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) is a non-governmental human rights advocacy organisation whose mission is to promote respect and protection of human rights of marginalised persons and key populations through enhanced access to justice, advocacy and influencing, research, strategic litigation and knowledge development, and capacity enhancement. We are seeking for a highly motivated, qualified and passionate professional willing to share in our vision to join the team... -
The Uganda Anti Homosexuality Act 2023 Reference as filed before the EACJ
The Uganda Anti Homosexuality Act 2023 Reference as filed before the EACJ -
Dismissal of Abortion Case Against a Health Worker
Since November 2016, HRAPF has been handling a case in Mbarara involving a health care worker who provided post-abortion care to a young lady that regrettably died of post-abortion complications. The health worker was charged with manslaughter following the death of the patient, and has been answering said charges before the Chief Magistrate. During this time, HRAPF has worked tirelessly to ensure that the client is afforded a fair... -
Kenya Court of Appeal declares Anal Examinations as unconstitutional
Last week the Kenya Court of Appeal made a land mark decision on subjection of suspected gay men to forced anal examinations in a bid to obtain evidence of engagement in consensual same sex conduct against them, in a case that was filed by the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC), an LGBTQ rights legal advocacy organisation in Kenya. The ruling which declared anal examinations as a... -
Make use of the Resource Centre at HRAPF
We are pleased to inform all our partners, friends and clients that HRAPF runs a knowledge/resource Centre and we welcome all those who wish to take advantage of the available resources. We have in stock all of HRAPF’s major researches, periodic publications, analyses and guides to interpretation of laws and policies affecting marginalised persons. Additionally, we have resources contributed by our partners and from prominent authors on topics of... -
HRAPF intervenes in sex worker’s case in Lira
Over the weekend, HRAPF was called upon to intervene in the case of a female sex worker in Lira who was arrested on Friday the 19th of February 2018 after being locked in her room with a client for hours by a police officer. The officer had previously raped her and continued to ask for sexual favours, which she was unwilling to grant. It is thought that both the...
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