Ugandan Activists Challenge Anti-LGBTQ Law in Supreme Court
Human rights activists in Uganda have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court, contesting a lower court’s decision to uphold the country’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act […]
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Burkina Faso’s Military Junta Moves to Criminalize Homosexuality
Burkina Faso’s military government has announced plans to ban homosexual acts, joining a growing list of African nations tightening restrictions on LGBTQ rights. The decision […]
Ugandan Court Affirms Anti-Gay Law Permitting Death Penalty in Certain Instances
On Wednesday, Uganda’s Constitutional Court upheld a controversial anti-gay law imposing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” amidst global criticism from human rights advocates. This […]
Uganda: Y. Museveni relativizes his country’s exclusion from the US Agoa trade program
In a series of posts on the social network X, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni put into perspective Washington’s exclusion of his country from the African […]
Uganda, Nigeria anti-gay crackdown denounced by LGBT-rights groups
A 20-year-old Ugandan man has been charged with “aggravated homosexuality”, an offense punishable by death, and at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding have […]
Four Ugandans arrested for “homosexual acts”
Four people in Uganda have been arrested for performing “homosexual acts”, announced on Monday August 21 the police of this country, which at the end […]
Uganda promulgates “anti-homosexuality” law despite controversy
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed Monday 29th into law an “anti-homosexuality” bill that provides for heavy penalties for homosexual relations and the “promotion” of […]
Burundi: 24 people arrested for alleged “homosexual practices
Burundian authorities recently arrested 24 people for “homosexual practices,” a judicial source and a human rights activist said. The arrests took place on February 23 […]
Tanzania: books contrary to “moral standards” banned from schools
The Tanzanian government has banned several children’s books on sex education from schools, accusing them of violating the “cultural and moral norms” of this East […]
Ghana to criminalise the promotion of homosexuality
The text was first examined on 2 August and is entitled “Defence of appropriate Ghanaian sexual and family values”. The parliamentary committee in charge of […]