U.S. State Department Issues Statement on David Kato’s Murder
Murder of Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 27, 2011 We are profoundly saddened by the loss of…
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CNN Reports on David Kato’s Murder
Read moreUgandan Media barred from outing LGBT people
The Ugandan High Court issued a ruling yesterday barring media outlets from publishing the identities of perceived LGBT people. The decision is being called a “landmark” ruling by…
Read moreThe Global Gay Rights Battlefields
In an article by Max Strasser in the December 20, 2010 issue of Foreign Policy Magazine the author highlights the LGBT rights battles taking shape in countries has…
Read moreThe first anniversary of the Malawi gay arrests
by David Jones, CEDEP-Malawi US Volunteer Whether in December you celebrate Ashura, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, the Solstice, or the Gregorian or Islamic New Year, please remember Tiwonge Chimbalanga…
Read moreNPR reports on the Anti-Gay Atmosphere Permeating Uganda
Listen to Barbara Bradley Hagerty’s report on the anti-gay atmosphere permeating Uganda. The story includes audio from her interview with the “kill the gays” bill author David Bahati…
Read moreGays in Africa face growing persecution, activists say
repost from the Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post | Foreign Service Sunday, December 12, 2010; A12 KAMPALA, UGANDA – Persecution of gays is intensifying across Africa,…
Read moreIn Africa, homosexuality emerging as hot-button issue
Re-posted from The Christian Science Monitor By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / December 8, 2010 Johannesburg, South Africa Long seen as a fringe societal taboo far from the realm…
Read moreDavid Bahati is no longer welcome to attend international conference
The Council is pleased to learn that the organizers of the conference that Mr. Bahati is traveling to Washington DC to attend have decided that he will no…
Read moreUgandan Parliamentarian who introduced the “kill the gays” bill may be in Washington
We are disappointed to learn that the Ugandan Parliamentarian who introduced the “kill the gays” bill may be in Washington this month for an international conference. We encourage…
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