Tag: Uganda
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Homophobic Uganda Should Reject Sexual Offences Bill
Draft Law Criminalises Consensual Sex, Lets Down Assault Survivors
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Homophobic Parliament of Uganda Passes «Sexual Offences Bill» Enhancing Criminalisation of Same-Sex Relations
On Monday, May 3, 2021, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Sexual Offences Bill 2019.
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Uganda: Stop Police Harassment of LGBTQ People
The Ugandan authorities should drop charges against dozens of people arrested over the last month in Kampala, the capital, on the basis of their presumed sexual orientation or gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Ugandan Authorities Amp Up Persecution of LGBTIQ People
LGBTIQ activists in Uganda confirm that on Sunday, November 10th, an LGBTIQ-friendly bar in Kampala was raided and 125 people arrested and charged with drug possession, indicating an intentional and growing persecution of LGBTIQ people in the country.
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Uganda Police Confirm Arrest of 120 LGBTQ People
Ugandan police said Monday that in an operation around Kampala’s city centre, they arrested 120 people suspected to have been using narcotics.
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Uganda: Forced Anal Exams Violate Rights
Ugandan police arrested 16 men in Kampala on October 21, 2019 after a crowd shouted homophobic slurs and threatened to attack them. The police accused the men of homosexual conduct.