Tag Archives: Repression

In a dramatic and urgent statement posted to social media just hours ago, Ugandan opposition leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi—popularly known as Bobi Wine—has accused the ruling regime of orchestrating widespread electoral malpractice amid a nationwide internet blackout. “Uganda is in the dark with the internet shut down,” Bobi Wine wrote on X (formerly Twitter) under his verified handle …

One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region Map of LGBT rights laws in Africa. BLUE states recognize same-sex marriage. PURPLE states reorganize some foreign marriages for limited purposes. GREEN states have at least some discrimination protections for queer people. ORANGE states criminalize gay sex. LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 …

Survey of nations with anti-homosexuality laws This is one of a series of short articles on LGBTQ human rights advocacy and abuses in nations with anti-LGBTQ laws, including Egypt’s de facto anti-homosexuality laws. The articles are based on Outright International’s country overviews, which track each nation’s record on LGBTQ rights. In a small way, those overviews fill the gap that …

‘Lawyers are detained not for what they did, but for what they might do. ‘ Location of Bangladesh in South Asia. (Map courtesy of GISgeography) The human rights group JusticeMakers Bangladesh in Paris has documented and protested an unending series of attacks on LGBTQ Bangladeshis, which have escalated under the interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. …

Swabrah Kiganda’s husband, popularly known as Bobi Giant, has been arrested in Uganda on charges of holding an illegal assembly, sparking renewed concerns about political repression ahead of the country’s January elections. Bobi Giant, a close aide to opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi—better known by his stage name Bobi Wine—was taken into custody this week. Bobi Wine condemned the arrest, …