Uganda

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Young and Outside the Margins: Impact of COVID-19 on African LGBT+ youth

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African Queer Youth Initiative conducted an online survey in ten African countries in a bid to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBT+ youth around Africa.

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Uganda: Safety and Security of the LGBTIQ+ Community in Uganda

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The report examines the specific safety and security risks and incidences during the period in question, the source of these insecurities, the perpetrators of the violations, the remedy-seeking behaviour of victims and finally delivers a set of non-exhaustive recommendations.

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Uganda: Maintaining Essential Health Services for Key Populations During Times of Uncertainty

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Out of concern for the safety and security of community members and the organisations and service providers that provide for our health and other needs, the Uganda Key Populations Consortium (UKPC) is issuing this advisory.

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UNAIDS calls for the LGBT community in Uganda to be treated with respect and dignity at all times

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UNAIDS is concerned that the vilification of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Uganda could lead to heightened violence, stigma and discrimination against them and reduce their access to HIV and other essential services. In a recent media interview, the President, Yoweri Museveni, described being LGBT as a “deviation”.

SAA announces venue change for 2021 International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa

The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), organizers of the International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa (ICASA), would like to inform with deep regret, all partners, stakeholders, delegates and the international community, that unfortunately ICASA 2021 will no longer be held in Kampala, Uganda from 6th - 11th December 2021 as planned as a result of circumstances beyond our control.

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Police brutality: Activists demand ICASA boycott of Uganda

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African human rights defenders are seeking to move the preeminent African anti-AIDS conference out of Uganda because of human rights abuses by Uganda’s police and security agencies. Forty-nine people were reported dead as of Monday evening during two days of violent riots in Ugandan cities and towns.