East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) have reiterated their continued support to SMUG. During a courtesy call to SMUG offices in Kampala EHAHRDP Executive Director Hassan Shire noted that SMUG and EHAHRDP have been partners for a very long time. Mr Hassan Shire was pleased by the work SMUG does and
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For over a year now Rights Evidence Action – REAct has substantively changed the lives of Ugandan members of the LGBT community. Formed in May 2014, REAct has managed to relocate members of the LGBT community who have faced all forms of persecution including banishment from homes by the family and friends, arrests by police
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)and Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) held a Legal Strategy Meeting to strategize on the way forward after the Uganda Registration Services Bureau’s refusal to reserve the name ‘Sexual Minorities Uganda’. The meeting on 13th August 2015 was attended by 20 persons: lawyers and activists. These were: leading legal scholars,
Sexual Minorities Uganda held a meeting with the US Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI persons on the 14th/July/2015 to discuss issues affecting the LGBTI in Uganda and forge a way forward on how to promote the human rights of LGBT persons. Dr Frank Mugisha SMUG Executive Director welcomed the appointment of Randy
The year is 2004, and young activists from the newly formed Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) are repeatedly met with a cold reception when they approach organisations for support. “Having sagging jeans was kind of fashionable,” says Pepe Julian Onziema, Programme Director and Advocacy Officer at SMUG. “Just our appearance made civil society organisations close their
IDAHOT 2015 Message by Dr. Frank Mugisha the Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda – SMUG
Our very own Pepe Julian Onziema, Programme Director and Advocacy Officer of Sexual Minorities Uganda, is nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Talk Show Episode category! The talk show is, of course, Pepe’s appearance on Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver on HBO, in which he spoke about his work with SMUG and the situation
What’s it like to be part of a Ugandan minority – of less than 20 – living as openly gay? Frank Mugisha agreed to answer The Guardian readers’ questions about his experiences. Link below. http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/mar/11/frank-mugisha-uganda-gay-lgbt-any-questions
In November 2014, SMUG Programme Director Pepe Onziema was recognised as Stonewall’s hero of the year after battling anti-gay laws in the African nation despite threats to his life. Below is his acceptance speech. “Dear Ladies, Gentlemen and All non-conforming guests, I bring you greetings from my family, my colleagues at Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)
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