Anti-Homosexuality Act

Report: Online attacks increase against LGBTQ Ugandans
Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba fights in the face of constant threats
Illustration of a man wearing a cross necklace with pride colors at the left and jail bars at the right.
I sang in the choir, frequented a gay bar and it landed me in prison
Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Reinette Klever with Gen. Jeje Odongo, Uganda's foreign affairs minister. (Photo courtesy of New Vision and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Refugees could be put at risk in Uganda under proposed Dutch deal
Uganda musician Papa Cidy says he came out of the closet because he's "tired of hiding myself."
Uganda musician Papa Cidy comes out: ‘Tired of hiding’
Clare Byarugaba
Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba wins prestigious human rights award
Mariam Wangadya, chair of the Uganda Human Rights Commission.
Senior Ugandan official calls for decriminalization of homosexuality
Protest in South Africa in April 2023 against Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act (Themba Hadebe photo courtesy of AP / Lapresse)
First Ugandan who faced death penalty for gay sex is out on bail
Vladlen Semivolos, Russian ambassador to Uganda (Abubaker Lubowa photo courtesy of RadioTamazuj)
In Africa, Moscow battles against LGBTQ rights, side by side with U.S. religious conservatives
Joy Ruth Aceng (Photo courtesy of Pulse Uganda)
Canada expels Uganda’s homophobic envoy
A report from Ugandan human rights groups Convening for Equality and its Strategic Response Team highlight a “horrific breadth and depth of abuses” that have occurred as a result of the nation’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. To read the report, click the image. (Image courtesy of Kuchu Times)
Open letter urges World Bank not to resume lending in Uganda
Uganda LGBTI activist honored by Canadian refugee organization
Jim Spire Ssentongo
Uganda Police accused of raping male prisoners
A protest in favour of gay rights in Uganda at the University of Cape Town in July 2023. (Ashraf Hendricks photo courtesy of GroundUp)
Commentary: The World Bank must stand firm against Ugandan homophobia
Jay Mulucha, executive director of FEM Alliance Uganda (Photo courtesy of Rustin Times)
Ugandan trans advocate pleads with international AIDS experts for support
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act challenged at Supreme Court