Frank Mugisha

British officials meet Ugandan and Kenyan activists to target far-right homophobia
Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court, where the two SMUG activists faced assault charges, isn't always a tranquil place. This is the scene last August when the court took up the case of 36 members of Uganda's politcal opposition who were charged with terrorism.
Ugandan court dismisses assault case against LGBTQI+ activists
Ugandan LGBTQ community turns to U.K. to rescue anti-HIV work U.S. has abandoned
Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Anita Among was a forceful advocate for a bill last year instituting the death penalty for people repeatedly convicted of gay sex. (Abubaker Lubowa photo courtesy of Reuters/WSJ)
Uganda’s homophobic speaker predicts Trump will end U.S. sanctions
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
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act challenged at Supreme Court
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Jose Luis Magana photo courtesy of AP)
Ugandan court widely condemned for upholding harsh anti-LGBTQ law
Anita Among, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda. (Photo courtesy of NTV)
Uganda’s anti-LGBTQI+ speaker at the center of a corruption scandal
Human rights advocates condemn Uganda’s ongoing homophobic violence
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)
Reeling from over 500 anti-LGBT abuses, Ugandan activists plead for help from West
Rights defenders support World Bank suspending loans to Uganda
Ugandan human rights defender Frank Mugisha appeals for support from allies abroad. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)
Emboldened by anti-gay law, Ugandans besiege the LGBTQ community
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (Abubaker Lubowa photo courtesy of Reuters)
Cruel Ugandan anti-gay law takes effect; legal challenges pending
Dr. Adrian Jjuuko, executive director of HRAPF, speaks to the media on May 29 in Kampala, Uganda, after filing a petition seeking to nullify the entire Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. (Gloria Nakiyimba photo courtesy of Capital Radio)
Legal challenge hits Uganda’s cruel anti-gay law; U.S. weighs travel bans, funding cuts
Uganda's Parliament in session.
After amendments make it worse, Uganda Parliament okays Anti-Homosexuality Bill again
Frank Mugisha (Photo courtesy of Reuters)
Ugandan LGBTQ activist readies for the fight of his life