Sec. Clinton’s Remarks at Presentation of Human Rights Defenders Award
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda August 3, 2012 Thank you so much. Well, I am very pleased to be here once again…
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Winners of the Human Rights Defenders Award
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 18, 2012 The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that Ales Byalyatski of Belarus and…
Read moreUgandan LGBTI activist to seek support from Nobel laureates
Repost from The Windy City Times On April 22-25, Nobel Peace Prize laureates will gather in Chicago for the Nobel Summit, and Ugandan LGBTI activist Frank Mugisha will…
Read moreSexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) Outraged by the Closure of the LGBTI Capacity Development Workshop by the State Minister of Ethics and Integrity Rev. Fr. Simon Lokodo
KAMPALA- February 15, 2012 Exactly one week after the re-tabling of the Anti Homosexuality Bill (2009) by MP David Bahati, a workshop organized by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
Read moreBachmann Campaign Organizer Tied to “Kill the Gays” Backer in Uganda
Repost from The Advocate The man running outreach to faith-based communities for Republican Michele Bachmann’s nomination campaign has been tied to the key backer of the “Kill the…
Read moreLGBTI “Pride” in Uganda Means Fighting for Basic Rights and Freedom
Repost from Council member Human Rights First. By Beth Tuckey Click below to listen to an audio podcast of Ugandan activist Julius Kaggwa on the state of LGBTI…
Read moreCommentary by Rev. Canon Albert Ogle: An eyewitness to homophobia, from Uganda to the UN
repost from SDGLN The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle – Special to SDGLN June 10th, 2011 Editor’s note: Albert Ogle writes: “This week, I travelled from Kampala, Uganda to…
Read moreUganda’s Current Parliamentary Session Closed Without Vote on Anti-Homosexuality Bill
May 13, 2011 – After two years of dangerous discussion, the current parliamentary session in Uganda closed today without a vote on the “anti-homosexuality” bill. The coordinator of…
Read moreSenator Coons: Uganda should end effort to criminalize homosexuality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2011 CONTACT: Ian Koski at 202-224-4216 or Ian_Koski@coons.senate.gov Senator Coons: Uganda should end effort to criminalize homosexuality Africa subcommittee chair calls on Uganda’s…
Read moreTake action against the “Kill the Gays” bill in Uganda.
From our Friends at AllOut.org Conservative lawmakers in Uganda are working to advance a bill that would sentence LGBT people to death. That’s right, death for countless lesbian,…
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