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East African Court of Justice Hears case challenging Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act

On 16 June 2016, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) heard final submissions in a case contending that the passing of the now nullified Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014 (AHA) with certain provisions was in violation of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (East African Community Treaty). The AHA, was passed on 20 December 2013 by the Parliament of Uganda, came into force on 14 March...

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Int, HRAPF and 28 other NGOs issue letter in CSO break-ins

Uganda: Investigate Break-ins at Groups’ Offices Pattern of Attacks Indicates Perpetrators Enjoy Impunity (Kampala, June 13, 2016) – The Uganda Police Force (UPF) should promptly, thoroughly, and transparently investigate a series of attacks on Ugandan non-governmental organizations and human rights defenders and hold suspects accountable, 31 Ugandan and international human rights groups said today in a letter to the police inspector general. The severity of one of the recent...

JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT ON BREAK INS

Joint civil Society Press statement on Break ins of offices of civil society organizations 23 May 2016 Uganda government should immediately take steps to end pattern of office break-ins 10 Ugandan civil society organisations urge the government of Uganda to conduct swift and transparent investigations the recent wave of office break-ins targeting human rights organisations and take steps to put an end to the practice. On 22 May 2016,...

PRESS RELEASE: VIOLENT BREAK IN AT HRAPF OFFICES

PRESS RELEASE VIOLENT BREAK IN AT HRAPF OFFICES Kampala, Monday 23 May 2016 Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) urges the Ugandan government to conduct a transparent and swift investigation into the break-in to the HRAPF offices on 22 May 2016, during which the guard on duty was beaten to death. Four assailants murdered Emmanuel Alituha in the early hours of 22 May 2016, who was the guard...

HRAPF IDAHOT: Lois et politiques touchant les droits à l’orientation sexuelle et à l’identité de genre en Ouganda, au Kenya et au Burundi

FORUM DE SENSIBILISATION ET DE PROMOTION DES DROITS HUMAINS (HRAPF) Lois et politiques touchant les droits à l’orientation sexuelle et à l’identité de genre en Ouganda, au Kenya et au Burundi Les rapports sexuels entre personnes de même sexe sont interdits en Ouganda, au Kenya, ainsi qu’au Burundi. En Ouganda et au Kenya, cette criminalisation a été héritée de la domination coloniale britannique et retenue dans les livres de...

HRAPF IDAHOT MESSAGE ON LAWS AND POLICIES IN EAST AFRICA

HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM (HRAPF) IDAHOT 2016 Laws and policies affecting SOGI rights in Uganda, Kenya and Burundi Sex between people of the same sex is criminalized in Uganda, Kenya as well as Burundi. In Uganda and Kenya, this criminalization has been inherited from British colonial rule and retained on the law books. The Ugandan Penal Code Act criminalizes the having of ‘carnal knowledge against the order...

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 said ruling attributed to the busy schedule of this court and acute human resource shortage. However, I am reliably informed...

Court in the U.S. rules that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime against humanity

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 judge ruled that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime against humanity and that...

Civil Society Speaks Out On The Delayed Ruling In The Case Of Jjuko Adrian Vs. Attorney General.

Today over 20 civil society organizations (both national and international) led by Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum-Uganda (HRAPF) have delivered a petition to the Constitutional Court. Although the Registrar has refused to receive the petition in person, the group has filed the petition with the registry at the Court. The petition asks the court to deliver the ruling in the case of Jjuuko Adrian vs. Attorney General, Constitutional...

Widows and orphans infected and affected by HIV AIDS in Kiboga district appealed for assistance from HRAPF

HIV and AIDS widows and orphans in Kiboga district are appealing for assistance from human rights defenders to pursue legal redress against property ownership rights violations. Find more information on the link below http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=4457