We should act on Uganda’s oppression of gays
By Paula Gerber Since 2009, Uganda has been threatening to pass legislation further criminalising homosexuality and imposing even harsher penalties. The threat has finally become a reality with...
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By Paula Gerber Media coverage of gays and lesbians in 2014 has followed a very different trend to previous years. Rather than good news stories about love and weddings, the majority of reports relate...
View ArticleProtecting the rights of LGBTI people: are things getting better or worse?
By Paula Gerber For much of 2014, we have seen a worsening of the situation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people around the world. There have been new crimes of...
View ArticleUgandan Social Media Tax – Following a tradition of quelling dissent?
By Shardha Rajam and Mihika Poddar On June 1st this year, the Parliament of Uganda imposed a tax on usage of social media and internet messaging platforms such as Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter. The...
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