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‘Not Your Body’: Ugandan Women Share Stories of Sexual Harassment
When Ugandan activist Lindsey Kukunda got tired of the constant sexual harassment she and other women in her country experience, she decided to do something about it. She founded “Not Your Body,” a forum where Ugandan women and men come together to share stories about discrimination and harassment of women. Uganda’s 2016 demographic and health…
On The Run: Ugandan Gay Activist Muwazi In Hiding Over Threats To His Life
The never ending persecution against gays and members of the LGBT community in Uganda has put another life in danger. At a time when very many gays, bisexuals and transgender people in Uganda are being lynched, abused, maimed, jailed and treated to all sorts of inhuman atrocities, we have learnt that Lawrence Muwazi, a renowned…
Ugandan Authorities Hunt Outspoken Gay alActivist Arthur Mudde Over LGBT Links
Police in Kampala Metropolitan are actively hunting for one Mudde Arthur, a renowned gay activist and member of the LGBT community in Uganda over allegations of his connection to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender activities in the East African country. The 21-year-old Mudde Arthur witchhunt comes in the wake of debate on the harsh…