The HIV/AIDS treatment center in Kampala is almost empty, days after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on Earth. The usual daily influx of around 50 patients has all but dried up, say staff. Antiretroviral drugs pile up unused. Andrew Tendo, resident medical officer at the US-funded clinic, warned that new waves […]
HIV/AIDS treatment centers seeing decrease in patients after anti-gay legislation went into effect in Uganda
August 13, 2023 by
Uganda: Parliament Approves Death Penalty for ‘Aggravated Homosexuality’
April 3, 2023 by
Uganda’s parliament passed a bill criminalizing homosexuality on Tuesday with 387 out of 389 legislators voting in favor. The bill stipulates the death penalty for defendants who commit acts of “aggravated homosexuality.” Same-sex relationships are already illegal in Uganda — and in more than half of African nations — although post-colonial Uganda has never actually
Christian woman raped and beaten after testifying against imam in Uganda
May 6, 2016 by
A Christian woman has been beaten and raped by Muslims in Eastern Uganda after she testified against an imam who allegedly killed her father, according to Morning Star News. The 22-year-old woman had testified in court that Sheikh Musana Ibrahim, the imam of a mosque in Kanyumu village, Pallisa District, and two other Muslims killed […]