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London protesters demand Uganda drops ‘Kill The Gays’ bill

Saturday, 10 November 2012 00:00

On Human Rights Day, activists demand the Anti-Homosexual Bill in Uganda is stopped
By Liz Stead at www.gaystarnews.com

LGBT campaign groups, HIV charities, trade unions, Ugandan exiles and refugees protested outside the Ugandan High Commission in London today (10 December) against the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill.
Read full story at www.gaystarnews.com

Nobel Laureates, including Desmond Tutu, call for global LGBT equality

Monday, 25 June 2012 00:00

Four Nobel Prize winners, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi, have released a joint statement decrying violence against LGBT people, and calling on people around the world to support gay rights.
Their statement comes as Simon Lokodo, Uganda’s Minister of Ethics and Integrity, announced a ban on 38 human rights organisations that allegedly …….
Read full story at www.pinknews.co.uk

VP Ssekandi assures UK minister on Bills

Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:00

Ugandan vice president, Edward Ssekandi has allayed the fears of the British government that some of the Bills currently under consideration by Parliament are intended to roll back civil liberties and trammel the rights of minorities in the country.
In particular, some of Uganda’s development partners have expressed reservations about the Public Order Management ….
Read more at www.newvision.co.ug