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Uganda: Anti-homosexuality bill is re-tabled in Uganda
17 February 2012

A bill which institutionalizes discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people has been re-tabled in the Ugandan Parliament. It could be debated ...

Urgent Action       AFR 59/001/2012

Uganda: Government raid on LGBT-rights workshop | Amnesty ...
14 February 2012

A workshop run by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists has been raided by Uganda's ethics minister.

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Amnesty International | Uganda: Government raid on LGBT-rights ...
14 February 2012

A Ugandan cabinet minister today raided a workshop being run by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Entebbe, prompting Amnesty International ...

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Uganda: Anti-homosexuality bill 'a grave assault on human rights' ...
7 February 2012

Uganda's Parliament is urged to scrap the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been re-introduced.

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Wire, January/February 2012. Vol. 42, issue 01
1 January 2012

1) The Agenda 2) Up Front: Life after eviction: The young women of Njemanze 3) Death from the skies 4) A migrant's journey 5) Stand up for the rights of migrants ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/001/2012

Uganda: Memorandum to the government of Uganda about the cessation ...
7 December 2011

Amnesty International has documented the experiences of Rwandan refugees who fled to neighbouring countries, including Uganda, following the 1994 genocide as well ...

Report       AFR 59/021/2011

Uganda: Commutation of death sentence for Susan Kigula welcomed ...
23 November 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. P UBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 59/020/2011. 23 November 2011. Uganda: Commutation of death sentence for Susan ...

Public Statement       AFR 59/020/2011

Uganda: Stifling dissent: Restrictions on the rights to freedom of ...
1 November 2011

The Uganda government and various public authorities have in recent years resorted to illegitimate restrictions on the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression ...

Report       AFR 59/016/2011

Amnesty International | Uganda: Government-backed harassment and ...
1 November 2011

The Uganda government and public officials are increasingly placing illegitimate restrictions on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly to silence critical ...

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Ugandan gay rights activist wins top human rights award | Amnesty ...
13 October 2011

Ugandan LGBT activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera has been awarded the 2011 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.

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