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Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law exposes systemic failures The German publication Deutsche Welle reports: A gay couple in Uganda, where public displays of same-sex affection are dangerous. (Brian Inganga photo courtesy of AP and DW.com) A justice system strained by political pressure, public fear and inconsistent enforcement By Michael Oti [On Feb. 3], a court in Uganda dismissed the first case brought under …

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Kampala– The Uganda Catholic Lawyers fraternity, have condemned the continued detention of Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira in army detention without allowing him to access his lawyers and family members. Rev Fr.Deusdedit Ssekabira. “The actions surrounding the arrest and detention of Rev. Fr. Sekabira constitute multiple grave violations of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995, including but not limited …

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) national vice chairperson, Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo, has called on party leaders in Butaleja to set aside personal differences and unite to strengthen the Movement’s grassroots structures, stressing that the party is “bigger than all of us.” In a meeting with NRM leaders last Sunday, Kigongo urged members to uphold discipline and loyalty, warning that internal …

OPINION By Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu,  As Uganda’s third school term unfolds, classrooms across the country remain eerily quiet not because of holiday breaks, but because hundreds of Arts and Humanities teachers have downed their tools in protest. Their strike, now entering its fifth day, is a direct response to the government’s failure to honor her pledge made three years ago: …