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We have freed 56 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 8 more

This site's activist journalists have laid the groundwork for Project Not Alone, which frees imprisoned victims of African homophobia. This illustration shows two gay men waiting for donations that will pay their fines and set them free.

Readers’ donations will make a crucial difference in 8 LGBTQ prisoners’ lives. Word cloud shows the pseudonyms of the 56 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.   Five gay men and three lesbians  deserve to be set free in Cameroon and Nigeria, where they are locked up for whom they love. Your donation can help open the …

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10 MASINDI PRISONERS TAKE DPP TO COURT, DEMAND 169BN IN COMPASATION

10 MASINDI PRISONERS TAKE DPP TO COURT DEMAND 169BN IN

Post Views: 2 By Andama MosesIn Masindiwww.mknewslink.com—-A Masindi-based lawyer has dragged the government to court over what he describes as prolonged and unlawful delays in handling criminal cases of inmates who have spent years on remand without trial. Over 10 inmates have filed a lawsuit against the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Attorney General, seeking Shs169.2 billion …

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Uganda Prisons Suspends Visits to Prisoners during Festive Days

Uganda Prisons Suspends Visits to Prisoners during Festive Days

Kampala– As we left with a few days to Christmas and New Year’s eve, the Commissioner General of Prisons Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, has has declared a standby class one order. Commissioner General of Prisons , Dr. Johnson Byabashaija. (Courtesy photo) In this declaration, Byabashaija ordered that prison safety, security, intelligence, and coordination must be strengthened through close coordination with sister …

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