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Section 15(6)(d) of Uganda’s Equal Opportunities Commission Act declared Unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Uganda delivered its judgment in the case Adrian Jjuuko v Attorney General, on 10th November 2016. The case which was filed on 5th January 2009 challenged Section 15(6)(d) of the Equal Opportunities Commission Act. The provision barred the Commission from investigating “any matter involving behavior which is considered to be immoral and socially harmful, or unacceptable by the majority of the cultural and social communities...

Judgment in Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act Case at the EACJ to be delivered on 27th September

Judgment in the case where HRAPF is challenging certain provisions of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2016 at the East African Court of Justice will be delivered on 27th September at 9.00am at the Court in Arusha. The case is Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) v Attorney General of Uganda, Reference No. 6 of 2014. It challenges the passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014 with the following provisions: section...

HRAPF releases Annual Report 2015

HRAPF’s Annual Report 2015 is out. It shows all the work that the organisations did in the year 2015 plus HRAPF’s current financial status.

Criminal Justice professionals call upon fellow law enforcement officials in Uganda to protect LGBT rights

Criminal Justice professionals meeting in Amsterdam for the 1st World LGBT Conference for Criminal Justice professionals have called upon their fellow law enforcement agencies in Uganda to respect the rights of minorities including those of LGBT persons. This is in a statement they issued at the end of the conference on 5th August 2016. It is here Criminal Justice Sector Professionals Resolution on Uganda DEF

HRAPF condemns Police raid on Pride Uganda activity

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) strongly condemns yesterday’s actions of the Uganda Police of raiding a fashion event organised for the LGBTI community as part of the Pride Uganda week celebrations. The Police had been notified by the organisers about Pride events as per the requirements of the Public Order Management Act. But even then, this was an indoor activity which was disrupting no one, at a...