Uganda officials ignore criminal summonses for LGBTQ torture
A Ugandan town councilman and a Ugandan prisons officer each ignored a summons requiring him to show up…
Ugandans face summons over LGBT torture charges
A Ugandan town councilman and a Ugandan prisons officer have been summoned to face criminal charges of torture…
20 Ugandans sue, citing torture during arrests, in prison
Twenty homeless Ugandan youths have sued a Kitalya Prison official and a Ugandan town council chairman who pushed…
Uganda: Court awards $1,341 to each of 19 jailed LGBT youths
A High Court judge in Uganda has awarded damages of 5 million Ugandan shillings (about US $1,341) to…
Day 50: Freedom for 19 LGBT Ugandans, finally
Ugandan prison officials finally released 19 LGBT men today, a day after prosecutors dropped charges that the men…
Facing no charges, 19 LGBT Ugandans remain in prison
Nineteen members of Uganda’s LGBT community are spending a 50th night in prison even though the country’s Director…
Uganda: After 49 days, 19 prisoners ordered to be freed
Uganda’s director of public prosecution today dropped all charges against 19 LGBT men who have have been held…
Day 47: Lawyers finally get to see 19 jailed LGBT Ugandans
Three Ugandan human rights lawyers finally were allowed to see 19 imprisoned LGBT clients today, 47 days after…
Day 45: Uganda High Court orders access to 19 jailed suspects
A High Court Judge in Uganda today ordered the country’s Attorney General and the Commissioner of Prisons to…
Uganda 19 update: 44 days in prison with no lawyers, no bail hearing
A High Court judge said the case is urgent, but a lower court didn’t budge, deciding today that…