World Apr 04 Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law which the country's Constitutional Court refused to nullify on Wednesday.
World Apr 03 Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty in some cases President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in May last year, and it has been widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad.
World Jan 19 African leaders criticize Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and call for an immediate cease-fire The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat described the war in Gaza as immoral and unacceptable. “We demand an immediate end to this unjust war against Palestinians and implementation of the two-state solution,” he said.
World Nov 20 Death toll rises to 37 in Uganda following Bobi Wine’s arrest The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 37, police said Friday. This is the country’s worst unrest in a decade, and more is expected ahead of the…