Publications

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/

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...

HRAPF Call for Job Applications December 2015

HRAPF Call for Job Applications December 2015

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) is looking for 8 persons to fill the following positions: