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HRAPF’s Analysis of the changes to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023
On 25th April 2023, President Yoweri Museveni sent the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 back to Parliament with a request that they reconsider several clauses of the Bill. The Bill was referred to the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to consider the President’s suggestion. On 2nd May 2023, the Committee tabled its report and Parliament passed the Bill again with amendments to the clauses identified by the President and some... -
HRAPF’s report on Violations against LGBTQ persons for the first month since the passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023
Thursday, 20th April 2023 marked the 30th day after Uganda’s Parliament passed the Anti- Homosexuality Bill, 2023 on Tuesday 21st March 2023. As a legal aid service provider, HRAPF documents cases that are reported to it by LGBTQ persons, critically reviewing these cases for evidence of violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and accordingly reports on these trends. The current report covers the period from 21st March,... -
HRAPF’s Quarterly NewsLetter for Quarter 1 of 2023
Dear reader, We are delighted to share with you the ninth issue of the Spotlight Newsletter which provides highlights HRAPF’s interventions during the first quarter of 2023- January to March 2023. This quarter marked the beginning of the implementation of HRAPF’s 4th strategic plan for the period 2023-2027. To read the full newsletter, go to the link below: https://express.adobe.com/page/1lHJmri8OWTBa/ -
HRAPF Analysis of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 as enacted by Parliament
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HRAPF’s Legal analysis of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023
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THE SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER; OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2022
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HRAPF’s Statement on the Kasese by law Process
CLARIFICATION ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE DEPUTY SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT CONCERNING HRAPF’S CONTRIBUTION TO A PROPOSED BY-LAW FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIV AND TV SERVICES IN KASESE On 25th January 2023, during a Parliamentary session that was telecast live on NBS Television, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, made certain statements about Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF)’s contribution to developing a proposed by-law on... -
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...