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Uganda: Amnesty International says government obliged to arrest Sudanese President - 16 October 2009

Amnesty International today expressed dismay at Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s invitation to Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend the special African Union summit on refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons in Africa, scheduled to begin on Monday, 19 October 2009 in Kampala.

Uganda: ‘Anti-Homosexuality’ Bill Threatens Liberties and Human Rights Defenders - 15 October 2009

(Kampala, October 15, 2009) – The draft “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” introduced on October 14, 2009 in Uganda’s parliament would violate human rights and should be withdrawn immediately, a group of 17 local and international human rights organizations said today.

Ugandan 'anti-homosexuality' bill threatens liberties and human rights defenders - 16 October 2009

The draft "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" introduced on Wednesday in Uganda's parliament would violate human rights and should be withdrawn immediately.

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Security in the north increased after progress was made in peace talks between the government and the armed group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), aimed at ending the 20-year confl

African Human Rights Defenders acknowledge gains but concerns remain deep… - 27 April 2009
Human rights defenders from across Africa say they remain deeply concerned by the threats, harassment, intimidation and physical violence they continue to face in ca

International Criminal Court "working to protect African victims" - 5 March 2009
The International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, discusses the ICC's work in the wake of the court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan's Pr

United Nations should not aid fugitives from international justice - 18 February 2009
Amnesty International is demanding that the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) co-operates with the International Criminal Court (ICC) by providing the whereabout

Uganda: International organization must not help fugitive evade justice - 30 January 2009
Amnesty International today severely criticized the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for agreeing to facilitate the transfer of a senior leader of the Lo

Mandatory death penalty ruled unconstitutional in Uganda - 22 January 2009
The Supreme Court of Uganda has ruled however, that the death penalty per se remains constitutional.

Ugandan government must establish reparations programme for war victims - 17 November 2008
Widespread human rights violations were committed during northern Uganda's 20-year conflict between the Government of Uganda's armed forces and the Lord's Resistance A

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