Further U.S. Efforts to Protect Human Rights in Uganda
Statement from The White House Written by Grant Harris and Stephen Pomper Our hopes for a more peaceful and just world depend on respect for the rights and…
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Commentary by Rev. Canon Albert Ogle: An eyewitness to homophobia, from Uganda to the UN
repost from SDGLN The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle – Special to SDGLN June 10th, 2011 Editor’s note: Albert Ogle writes: “This week, I travelled from Kampala, Uganda to…
Read moreTake action against the “Kill the Gays” bill in Uganda.
From our Friends at AllOut.org Conservative lawmakers in Uganda are working to advance a bill that would sentence LGBT people to death. That’s right, death for countless lesbian,…
Read moreLaws criminalizing homosexuality are incompatible with international human rights standards and fuel homophobia
repost from UNHCR website Laws criminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults remain on the statute books in more than 70 countries. They are an affront to principles of…
Read moreThe Sudden Rise of a Pro-Gay Foreign Policy in the United States
repost from Huffington Post by Javier Corrales | Professor of Political Science at Amherst College The Obama administration is often criticized for betraying gay rights. Despite having helped…
Read moreCongressman Payne Joins LGBT Caucus to Honor the Life of Ugandan Human Rights Activist David Kato
Congressman Donald Payne Tenth District – New Jersey For Immediate Release: February 12, 2011 Contact: Algene Sajery or Natalie Chwalisz (202) 226-7812 Congressman Payne Joins LGBT Caucus to…
Read moreNYC Vigil to Remember David Kato
When: February 3, 2011 4:00 pm Where: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (E 47th street and Second ave). Vigil will be followed by a procession to Uganda House 336 East…
Read moreU.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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Read moreSexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) releases press statement
Brutal Murder of Gay Ugandan Human Rights Defender, David Kato Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and the entire Ugandan Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Community stands together to…
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