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SEXUAL OFFENCES BILL 2015 PETITION: AN ANALYSIS OF ITS EFFECT ON FEMALE SEX WORKERS, LESBIANS, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN UGANDA

The continued criminalization of same-sex relations, sex work among others is contradictory with the attempts to end sexual violence in Uganda. The law needs to take into the account of the reality of all Ugandans. Basing a new law on old draconian laws is both exclusionary and goes against progressive human rights trends that focus on consent and agency in regards to sexuality.

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LGBTQI REFUGEES IN KAKUMA MARCH TO UNHCR OFFICES, VIOLENCE ENSUES

A violent altercation occurred during the march and several refugees were attacked. It is unclear at this point whether the attacks were from police or civilians (or both), or what provoked the violence. One refugee (who would prefer to remain anonymous due to detainment) stated that local police were first to take aggressive action against the marchers and members of the community then joined the attacks.

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16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM: FARUG ADOPTS COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH FOR GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

“… And it being a society that is enshrined in patriarchal tendencies, these men often feel threatened by the presence of women that are masculine. So, they tend to use sexual assault and unwanted sexual advances as a way to make these LBQ women subordinate to them by threatening them because they feel like them presenting as queer is a threat to their manhood.”