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ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review of Uganda

ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review of Uganda

Mar 30, 2012 | Advocacy

During the 19th session of the Human Rights Council, the ICJ made an oral statement during the Council’s consideration and adoption of the outcome document in the Universal Periodic Review of Uganda.

The statement focussed on the lack of human rights protection and respect for the rule of law in the country, particularly as this affects human rights defenders, and called on the Government of Uganda to end impunity for gross human rights violations, and to ensure that the Anti Homosexuality Bill is not adopted into law.

Uganda-oral intervention UPR-advocacy-2012 (full text in English, PDF)

Kasha Jacqueline, an LGBT activist and human rights defender from Uganda, is the winner of the 2011 Martin Ennals award

Kasha Jacqueline, an LGBT activist and human rights defender from Uganda, is the winner of the 2011 Martin Ennals award

May 3, 2011 | News

Kasha Jacqueline, a bold and courageous human rights defender, is a co-founder and Executive Director of Freedom and Roam Uganda, an LGBT rights organization.

Kasha has been at the forefront of the civil society campaign against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which would impose the death penalty for certain acts of “aggravated homosexuality” and also criminalizes freedom of expression and association concerning promotion of homosexuality.

Uganda-winner of the 211 Matrin Ennals award-web story-2011 (full text, PDF)

Photo by Amnesty France

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