Sexual Minorities Uganda demands for the immediate release of the 13 activists that were arrested in Tanzania and falsely charged with “promoting homosexuality”. Our Executive Director Dr Frank Mugisha calls upon the international community to speak up and directly hold Tanzania accountable for the violation of the human rights of the activists arrested and demand for
By Austin Bryan, Research Fellow Kampala, Uganda — Today Uganda’s Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, announced that Uganda has approved funds for the “Pornography Control Committee,” which will not only persecute those found publishing or in possession of “pornography” but also be used to “detect” LGBT persons. At a press conference at the Uganda Media
16th August 2017 Kampala Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) a network of lesbian gay bisexual transgender and intersex organizations in Uganda strongly condemns the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Fr. Simon Lokodo’s directive that led to the halting of the Pride Uganda 2017 opening Gala scheduled for today at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. This cancellation
Sexual Minorities Uganda together with some member organization have taken up the fight against IPV-Intimate Partner Violence by engaging in an online conversation on the matter. Yesterday 9th August 2017 a group of about 10 activists took to the internet in a campaign dubbed #IPVEndsWithU where they shared different stories on IPV and solutions on
Police in Mbarara arrested a pastor in Isingiro district accused of allegedly committing sodomy. According to a human rights defender in Mbarara Police and journalists forcefully took photos of the suspect who now lives in fear of being outed when the photos are published. According to police in Mbarara the victim arrested on sodomy charges
Kawempe North MP Latif Sebagala has called for thorough investigation of schools claiming that there is a lot of bad things being taught. He says “Our children have been exposed to western cultures which are not in conformity with our cultures” While debating a motion on implementation of all policies and legislation relating to children
Speaker Kadaga: There is no bill on Homosexuality,what we need is a new bill after the court nullified the Anti Homosexuality Act.#PlenaryUg — Parliament Watch (@pwatchug) June 20, 2017 The Speaker Of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has reiterated the need for legislation against LGBTI persons in Uganda. While addressing plenary yesterday she said “There is no
Sexual Minorities Uganda-SMUG on June 5, 2017 received a summary judgment from the US District Court sitting at Springfield-Massachusetts which was presided over by Judge Michael A Ponsor, in which SMUG sued Scott Lively, an American extreme evangelist under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) for his actions of aiding and abetting a vicious and frightening
Sexual Minorities Uganda Executive Director Dr Frank Mugisha says #SMUGvsLively case is a win for the organization even though the case has been dismissed by a court in Massachusetts. In his own words Dr Frank says “The case is a win for SMUG because we were able to hold Scott Lively accountable , this case
Sexual Minorities Uganda-SMUG together with Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum-HRAPF had a strategic meeting on 11th May 2017 to discuss the issues to be raised in support of the applicants submissions in the Miscellaneous Application No. 96/206. The meeting was largely a legal strategic meeting involving the lawyers representing the case, legal minds, petitioners