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…
After month of delays, 19 Covid prisoners’ case is ‘urgent’ — Ugandan High Court
A High Court judge in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has issued a Certificate of Urgency that clears the…
The Uganda 19: Lawyers barred; no chance of bail; 26 days in prison and counting
Ugandan officials have blocked lawyers from communicating with any of the 19 prisoners arrested March 29 at an…
Ugandan legal aid attorneys take precautions against COVID-19
Uganda’s LGBTQ-friendly legal aid organization HRAPF is continuing its work while taking precautions against the dangerous new coronavirus.