TAG: violence
Violations in Uganda
Uganda:A number of violations based on sexual orientation and backlashes are also to be reported in Uganda, starting with the murder of David Kato, in Kampala, in January 2011, and more recently the suspicious ‘burglary’ at FARUG (Freedom and Roam Uganda), which has posed threats to the lives of other Ugandan activists.
Read more17TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (May 30 – June 17)
Global: Read the article published by ARC International on the 17th session of the Human Rights Council (May 30 to June 17 2011).
Read moreRape and sexual violence: Human rights law and standards in the International Criminal Court
Read moreStatement by the Press Secretary on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
USA: Read the statement by the White House’s Press Secretary on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Read moreUN – Joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation & gender identity
UN – Joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation & gender identity 1. We recall the previous joint statement on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity, presented at the Human Rights Council in 2006; 2. We express concern at continued evidence in every region of […]
Read moreJoint declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity
Global: Read and follow up on the joint declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity, read by Colombia on behalf of 85 member countries during the UN Human Rights Council 16th session.
Read moreGay activist was murdered in Uganda
Uganda: After the High Court prohibited Rolling Stone local magazine to campaign against LGBTI community, gay activist David Kapo was murdered in his home. Read more.
Read moreMexican Activist Susana Chavez Murdered
Mexico: Susana Chavez, a human rights activist best known for her poetry and actions to help raise awareness of the violence towards women, was murdered in Ciudad Juarez, a gritty border metropolis that has become Mexico’s most violent city. Read more.
Read moreThe meaning of the Kampala Court Decision
Read the article “The meaning of the Kampala Court Decision”, by Kasha Jacqueline, from the Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), on the Uganda’s high court decision permanently prohibiting the tabloid Rolling Stone (no relation to the venerable U.S. publication by the same name) from continuing its public vigilante campaign against that country’s LGBT community.
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