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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Justice delivered to an HIV/AIDS client in Mityana

HRAPF’s Legal aid project for HIV/AIDS infected and affected women and girls in the four districts of Mityana, Mpigi, Luwero and Kiboga continues to deliver justice to our clients. On 17th April 2013 one of our clients was full of praise and jubilation after the Magistrate Grade One of...

Stakeholders Pledge To Work With The Equal Opportunities Commission To Promote Access To Justice

On Thursday 25th April 2013, over 30 representatives of Civil Society and other stakeholders including representatives of both local and international human rights organisations, of foreign Embassies and donor agencies met under the auspices of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) and the Civil Society Coalition on Human...

Press Supplement – International Women’s Day 2013

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2013. The day calls for a celebration of the gains made so far in realizing substantive equality for women and also provides a great opportunity to highlight the remaining challenges...

HRAPF joins SMUG in Springfield Massachusetts USA for the first hearing of the case filed against Scott Lively on the persecution of LGBTI persons in Uganda

On 7th January 2013, the case against American Anti- Gay rights activist Scott Lively was heard by a District Judge for the first time in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The case seeks to hold Scott Lively accountable for persecution of LGBTI persons and promoting homophobia in Uganda.  The law suit...