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President Trump has mandated that federal prisons house transgender women in men’s facilities and discontinue medical treatments related to gender transition. This directive was part of a broader executive order issued on his first day in office, aimed at restricting government recognition of an individual’s gender to their sex assigned …

Toronto, ON – African Descent Ontario (ADSON) is proud to announce its Annual African Descent Summit 2025, set to take place in Toronto under the theme “Recognition, Justice, and Development.” This global gathering will bring together people of African descent from around the world to collaborate, celebrate their rich heritage, and address critical …

Trump’s first term (2016-2020) was littered with anti-LGBTQIA rhetoric and policies. This included banning trans and HIV+ service members from the military, allowing housing shelters to deny help to gender non-conforming people and issuing an executive order to make it harder for refugees escaping anti-LGBTQIA regimes across the world. Throughout his …

New administration rolls back diversity initiatives and narrows gender recognition policies, drawing sharp criticism from human rights advocates. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling federal programs promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), while also rolling back protections for the transgender …

At least 67 journalists are imprisoned across Africa, reflecting the continent’s ongoing struggle for a free press, according to a report released last Thursday. The cases in Africa contribute to a global total of 361 journalists jailed as of December 1, 2024, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). …

The High court in Lira has ordered the Attorney General to pay over Shs 236 million in taxed costs to Betty Akello and John Francis Ongia for lost livestock during the Lango sub-region insurgency. The case dates back to 2011 when Akello and Sam Obua, acting on behalf of 580 …

The Uganda Prisons Service has strongly denied allegations that Col (Rtd.) Dr Kizza Besigye, the detained opposition leader, has been denied food brought from outside Luzira Murchison Bay prison. Frank Baine, the spokesperson for Uganda Prisons, clarified that access to external food is a privilege, not a right, and is …

In a sweeping move late Monday, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively erases federal recognition of transgender individuals, rolling back progress made over the past decade. Titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” the order mandates that federal agencies …

ILGA World is alarmed to learn that United States President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office a sweeping executive order to reverse policies on sex discrimination, gender-neutral markers on ID documents, and housing of inmates comporting with their gender identity. Under the false pretence of “defending women,” the executive …

An audit report released by Uganda’s auditor general for the financial year ending June 2024 has revealed shocking levels of financial mismanagement, resource misallocation, and theft across government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), and local governments. From systemic overpayments in pensions to the expiration of billions of shillings worth of …