Rep. Eliot Engel Statement on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
“To be clear, the passage of this legislation is a stain on the human rights record of Uganda, and appears to be part of a troubling trend of…
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Uganda Passes Odious Anti-LGBT Law
The Council for Global Equality joins our colleagues in Uganda and around the world in condemning the adoption today of a harsh, anti-gay law that sentences LGBT Ugandans…
Read moreHuman Rights Activists meet with President Museveni of Uganda
A human rights delegation lead by Kerry Kennedy, President of The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, met with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Monday. Kennedy expressed concerns…
Read moreUganda headed toward passing draconian anti-gay legislation
Repost from The Washington Blade Movement on a draconian anti-gay bill in Uganda is raising concerns the legislation may be headed toward passage in the coming weeks, although it’s…
Read moreUganda: Growing Intimidation, Threats to Civil Society
(Nairobi, August 21, 2012) – Research and advocacy organizations in Uganda that deal with controversial topics are facing increasing harassment by Uganda’s government, Human Rights Watch said in…
Read morePersecution of all, not selected, groups should be condemned
Repost from the Charlotte Observer From Michael Guest, a former Bush Administration ambassador who advises the Council for Global Equality, a coalition of human rights and LGBT advocacy groups.…
Read moreWinners of the Human Rights Defenders Award
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 18, 2012 The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that Ales Byalyatski of Belarus and…
Read moreLGBTs have a voice in foreign affairs
Op-Ed as it appears in the Bay Area Reporter, written by The Council for Global Equality, Senior Advisor, Michael Guest When it comes to the rights of LGBT…
Read moreSexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) Outraged by the Closure of the LGBTI Capacity Development Workshop by the State Minister of Ethics and Integrity Rev. Fr. Simon Lokodo
KAMPALA- February 15, 2012 Exactly one week after the re-tabling of the Anti Homosexuality Bill (2009) by MP David Bahati, a workshop organized by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
Read moreUgandan LGBTI Rights Activist Frank Mugisha to Receive 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
The Council for Global Equality would like to congratulate Frank Mugisha on this honor as well as on his tireless work on behalf of the LGBTI community. Read…
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