The consideration and passage by Uganda's government of one of the world's harshest anti-gay laws have unleashed a torrent of ...

(Kampala) – Uganda should quickly adopt and put into effect a new law to protect everyone from violence and harassment, including sexual harassment, at work, Human Rights Watch said today.

In a world teetering on the complex politics of international relations, the Government of Uganda’s decision not to extend the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) mandate sparked ...

Dr. Kizza Besigye, a prominent opposition figure, has raised concerns about the current state of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), stating that its organs are dysfunctional and unable to ...

As a man becomes the first to face the death penalty under one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws, the community in Uganda is fighting back. It was the one place she should have been safe.

The fifteen-year-old Child Rights Advocate and a valued member of the Children's Advisory Council was granted a five-minute ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality," which carries the death penalty under a new anti-gay law passed in May. Homosexuality was already ...

Prosecutors used the death penalty provision of a newly passed law to charge a 20-year-old man. The measure has sown widespread fear among gay Ugandans. By Emma Bubola Ugandan prosecutors have ...

Uganda's president signs anti-gay bill into law, threatening prison for homosexuality 00:38 Ugandan prosecutors have charged a man with "aggravated homosexuality," potentially a capital offense ...

In the upsurge of laws and policies targeting homosexuality, the plight of victims is often forgotten. In most of Africa - 33 out of 55 countries - homosexuality is a crime punishable by imprisonment.

This is the largest number of countries pushing for these laws in recent years. The trend contrasts with the decision by ...