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Former Supreme Court Judge: Cry broken Uganda, cry!

Image credit: Prof George Kanyeihamba/London Evening Post Former Ugandan Supreme Court Judge Professor George William Kanyeihamba broke down and cried as he lambasted the state of political affairs in Uganda. During an interview with NTV Uganda,...

March 20, 2015  By Brad Cibane   Posted In  Africa  Human Rights 
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Uganda: New Unnatural Sexual Practices Bill – the Anti-Homosexuality Act reincarnated?

"Ugandan Members of Parliament have recently revived efforts to pass a new ‘anti-homosexuality law’ as a “Christmas present to Ugandans”; this comes a few months after the Constitutional Court of Uganda struck down the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014...

December 7, 2014  By Godiva Akullo   Posted In  Africa  Analysis  Gender Rights  Human Rights  Op-Ed 
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VIDEO: Why the ICC prosecutor withdrew charges against Kenyatta

Image: Uhuru Kenyatta/Flickr December 5, 2014 -- The ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has announced her decision to withdraw charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. Her decision came after the Trial Chamber [5B], on 3 December 2014, declined...

December 6, 2014  By Brad Cibane   Posted In  Africa  Featured  Governance  Human Rights 
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READ: #Ferguson Darren Wilson and Dorian Johnson’s testimonies before the Grand Jury

Last night the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, announced the grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown Jr., and unarmed black teenager. The shooting occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson,...

November 25, 2014  By Brad Cibane   Posted In  Analysis  Human Rights 
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South Africa’s groundbreaking government gay rights campaign

Earlier this year (2014), the government of South Africa launched a historic LGBTI rights campaign. The campaign is the first of its kind on the continent. The campaign is one of many efforts by the National Task Team on Gender and Sexual Orientation-Based...

November 19, 2014  By Brad Cibane   Posted In  Gender Rights  Human Rights  Op-Ed 
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A dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The United Nation Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has issued a report on the gravity of the humanitarian situation facing Palestinians in Gaza. RECAP: On 7 July 2014, the Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation...

July 28, 2014  By Law Thinker    Posted In  Human Rights  News 
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US: Executive Order to help end workplace discrimination against LGBT

This is fresh off the press! July 22, 2014 - Cape Town: Human Rights Watch reports that on July 21, 2014 President Barack Obama signed an executive order prohibiting workplace discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity by companies...

July 22, 2014  By Busisiwe Deyi   Posted In  Human Rights  News 
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UGANDA: Rights limitations in the public interest?

From the Penal Code and into the fire that is the Anti-Homosexuality Act – queer Ugandans have had a long fight on the streets, in their parliament and now in the courts. The High Court judgment in Jacquaeline Kasha Nabageser and other v Attorney...

July 21, 2014  By Busisiwe Deyi   Posted In  Analysis  Human Rights 
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Evictions of the poor by government: the shepherd and the butcher are the same

South African Government, Where Is Your Respect for the Law and the Judicial System? Where Is Your Respect For Your People? The South African government is mandated by section 7(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to “respect,...

July 11, 2014  By Cebo Nzuzonhle Nzuza   Posted In  Human Rights 
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