Human Rights

Twenty LGBTQ people gathered at a shelter in Uganda have been arrested on charges of violating social distancing rules, but an activist says they were targeted because of their identity. Police Sunday raided a house in Kyengera, a town near Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, the Associated Press reports. The house “is a known shelter …

Police in Uganda this week detained 16 men suspected to be gay and forced them to undergo anal exams, according to a Ugandan LGBTQ rights group. The arrests come as Ugandan officials are talking of again introducing legislation that would punish homosexuality with the death penalty under certain circumstances. Diane Bakuraira of …

Authorities have  rounded up and arrested 125 people in the raid of Ram, an LGBTQ-friendly bar in Kampala, according to activists on the ground. Most face drug charges, but the targeting of the Ram increased fears of a government crackdown. “The past has shown that it is difficult to prosecute …

A new law that could let Uganda shut down aide groups if it objects to their mission has passed through Parliament today, activists in the region report. Activists warn that the “NGO bill” is aimed in part at LGBT-supportive groups that are often considered as non-governmental organizations while being vague …