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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...

HRAPF’s Press statement on the Commemoration of International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia Intersexphobia and Transphobia 2022

Today, Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) joins the rest of world in celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This day is commemorated annually on 17th May to raise awareness and draw attention to the violence and discrimination faced by people with diverse...

HRAPF’s Press Statement on the commemoration of the International Human Rights day 2021

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Human Rights Day. This year marks the 73rd year since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on 10th December 1948, and this is cause for celebration as this document continues...

Documentary on the Implications of Petty Offences in Uganda

Criminal laws, particularly those providing for petty offences such as vagrancy laws, have consistently been used to arrest, detain, evict, or exploit the labour of persons who are deemed unfit to occupy public spaces. The continued enforcement of these laws often shows no regard for the individual right to dignity,...

Botswana Court of Appeal decriminalises consensual same sex between same-sex partners

On 29th November 2021, The Botswana Court of Appeal through the Judge President Ian Kirby issues a monumental judgement to decriminalise consensual sex between same-sex partners. The unanimous decision found that the Penal Code provisions (Sections 164 (a) and (c) ) violated the right to privacy (section 9 of...

69th Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and People’s Rights

HRAPF’s statement on the Human Rights situation for criminalised minorities in Uganda at the 69th Ordinary session of African Commission on Human and People’s Rights HRAPF presented a statement to the 69th Ordinary session of The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights on the Human Rights situation form...

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...

68th Ordinary Session of The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

STATEMENT BY HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM (HRAPF) ON THE CONTINUED VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF VULNERABLE MINORITIES IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 RESPONSE  Presented at the 68th Ordinary Session of The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held in Banjul, The Gambia. Mr. Chairperson, Commissioners, and distinguished...

Hrapf’s Annual Staff Retreat 2021

RETREAT.RETHINK.RELEARN: HRAPF’S ANNUAL STAFF RETREAT 2021 As it is HRAPF custom yearly, HRAPF held her unprecedented annual staff retreat early this year to kick start the working year 2021. Unlike recent retreats, where we would go out of town to unwind and plan away from the hustle and bustle...

HRAFP’s End Of Year 2020 Letter

Dear all, Hope you are enjoying the holidays so far. We have not been able to fully close our offices for the end of year as the political and human rights situation continues to worsen, and as such HRAPF remains open to handle emergency matters. Today, we just returned...

HRAPF’s statement on the International Human Rights day, 2020

As Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Human Rights day under the theme; ‘Recover better, stand up for human rights’,  HRAPF issued a Press Statement in the Daily Monitor entitled; “THE NEED TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE AND MOST MARGINALISED DURING THE COVID-19 RECOVERY...