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Persecution of LGBTI Ugandans Continues Despite Court Decision on Theater Producer

Jan 4 2013 - 10:30am

Freedom House welcomes a Ugandan court’s decision Wednesday to drop charges against British theater producer David Cecil, who staged a play about homosexuality, but reiterates its call for an end to the ongoing persecution of Ugandan LGBTI people.

Issues:

Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Human Rights Defense, LGBTI Rights

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Press Release

LGBTI People Endangered by Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda

Nov 26 2012 - 3:27pm

A draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill, that may be debated and voted upon as early as this week by the Ugandan Parliament, would further endanger Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people in a country where gay rights are already absent. Freedom House condemns the draft bill, and any laws that restrict the rights of LGBTI people, and calls for the Parliament to reject it.

Issues:

Civil Society, Freedom of Association, LGBTI Rights

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Press Release

New Report: Lack of Institutional Reform Hinders Democratic Progress in the Middle East

Sep 17 2012 - 11:54am

Nearly two years after a wave of popular uprisings began in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a lack of substantive institutional reform has left states struggling to maintain democratic achievements, according to a new Freedom House report. The findings illuminate reform failures that have contributed to recent violence across the MENA region.

Issues:

Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Rule of Law

Regions:

Americas, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Freedom Alert

Uganda Targets NGOs in Escalation of Assault on LGBT Rights

Jun 20 2012 - 2:12pm

Freedom House strongly condemns Uganda’s targeting of civil society in a new and disturbing tactic in the country’s ongoing assault on LGBT rights. In a plan announced today, the government will revoke the registrations of 38 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) it accuses of promoting homosexuality, effectively banning them from operating in the country.

Issues:

Civil Society, Freedom of Association, LGBTI Rights

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Experts

Karin Deutsch Karlekar

Project Director of "Freedom of the Press"

Issues:

Media Freedom

Regions:

Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa

Robert Herman

Vice President for Regional Programs

Issues:

Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Freedom of Association, U.S. Foreign Policy

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

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Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 2007

Freedom House released an analysis of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa showing that the region has experienced notable increases in freedom over the past generation, although more setbacks than gains were seen in 2006.

Issues:

Democratic Governance

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Programs

Advocating for Free Expression in Uganda

In September 2010, Freedom House led a four-day International Joint Partnership Freedom of Expression mission to Uganda to examine the country’s freedom of expression environment in light of a prop

Issues:

Freedom of Expression

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya and Uganda

Freedom House is working to empower civil society to advance domestic justice and put an end to impunity, while also strengthening intra- and inter-regional networks of advocates working to advance this issue.

Issues:

Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa