Oct 15, 2014 ... Repressive and discriminatory legislation enacted over the last 18 months in Uganda has led to increasing state repression, violence and...
Oct 16, 2014 ... “Rule by Law” – Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda, launching today in Uganda's capital city Kampala, details how...
Oct 16, 2014 ... The Ugandan government has enacted repressive and discriminatory legislation intensifying restrictions on free expression, association and...
Jan 24, 2011 ... Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill is Inherently Discriminatory and ... bill would reinforce such abusive practices, in violation of the rights to equality and non- ... legitimize homosexuality, gender identity disorders and related...
Dec 9, 2009 ... compatible with the Constitution of Uganda and international law in respect to these rights. ... the Anti-Homosexuality Bill would legitimise, institutionalise, .... of its triviality could invoke a claim of discrimination and a violation.
Oct 15, 2009 ... The bill would criminalize the legitimate work of national and ... "Discrimination and punitive laws like this aimed at marginalized groups and at ... should be doing instead is protecting them from discrimination and abuse.".
Nov 2, 2015 ... that LGBT people face in Uganda, minority stress, and the effect of minority ...... Rule by Law: Discriminatory legislation and legitimized abuses.
God Loves Uganda (the documentary) ... "Rule by Law: Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda" by Amnesty International. Picture.
A common argument in favor of the discriminatory laws is that homosexuality is ..... other human rights violations, perhaps most notably those related to health: ..... case—may benefit Museveni's image as a legitimate ruler, but he is “capable of...
705 results ... Human Rights Law Review, Volume 16, Issue 4, 1 December 2016, Pages 613–668 ... rights law has the effect of placing them in violation, regardless of any original meaning. ..... it was necessary for one of the legitimate purposes of [Article 19(3) of ..... what became the 2014 Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act.286.
In recent years, the Ugandan government has proposed a number of laws that attempt to control the sexual conduct of the Ugandan population.
Amnesty International (2014) Rule by Law – Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuse in Uganda, London: Amnesty International. Google Scholar.
“This law will institutionalise discrimination and is likely to encourage ... It is formulated so broadly that it may lead to abuse of power and accusations against...
Oct 7, 2016 ... We use case studies from Malawi and Uganda to illustrate the .... can be used to fuel gender discrimination, particularly where the laws do not take into ..... The Act legitimizes abuses against women and provides a legal cover...
17. okt 2014 ... Homofile og lesbiske i Uganda har blitt forfulgt etter den omstridte ... by law – Discriminatory legislation and legitimized abuses in Uganda”.
Aug 1, 2014 ... Uganda's infamous Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was signed into law ... cannot be enforced and entrench further abuses and discrimination.
Jan 29, 2014 ... Anti-‐Homosexual Bill in the Ugandan Parliament. ..... f. expanded criminalisation will help prevent child abuse; and g. gay and lesbian .... d. Ensure non-‐discriminatory access to health services. ...... In order to address the legitimate and important concerns regarding sexual abuse, child protection and.
interventions in Africa in the 1990's on education and law reform, particularly in ..... attitudes to violence against girls, legitimizing discrimination and abuse. It has.
authorities to act to prevent further discrimination. ... Uganda. We very much hope that the way these issues have been addressed will be of ...... such practices are legitimized by the traditional marriage bond, which denies women the.
This paper was written for Chapter Four Uganda by J. Oloka-Onyango, a ... Rule by Law: Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda, AFR...
Rule by Law. Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda. Amnesty International October 2014. Index: AFR 59/006/2014. 6...
This thesis addresses the issue of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, a Ugandan law ... that the Bill amounts to abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms Uganda has ..... consequently, homosexuals are constantly discriminated against and ...... I noted how the police without legitimate reason had raided a conference on.
Human Rights Don't Discriminate. ... discrimination and homophobia in Tunisia · Rule by Law: Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda...
this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The World Bank ... Gender amd economic growth in Uganda : unleashing the power of women / Amanda. Ellis, Claire ..... issues for women workers, including discrimination, sexual harassment, ...... Bride price is also used to legitimize domestic violence.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in South Africa enjoy the same rights as ... Since 16 December 2007, all discriminatory provisions have been formally repealed. ... in South Africa and addressing issues such as discrimination, homophobia, corrective rape ..... Jump up ^ "Lesbians' twins 'legitimate'".
I. Key issues/recommendations identified by NGOs ... Sexual orientation issues ... On LGBTI organisations, Ugandan laws do not discrimination against any .... but it would criminalise legitimate human rights work and put major barriers in the...
Feb 11, 2016 ... ... the atmosphere of bigotry and discrimination that will be created by legitimizing the ... The reality is that few cases of discrimination will ever find the ear of a .... Care Act one of the top religious freedom issues facing America and has .... the gays” bill incited criminal violence against Ugandan LGBT people.
Ugandan government sought to legitimize their rule and cement their ... the Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights (Kampala: UPPC, 1994) 3-4. ... of law enforcement agents and the state security agencies, and discrimination.
Convection on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women ..... decision-making and legislative skills on national issues. } Uganda had the 7th ...... Assessment of the Inclusiveness and Legitimate Participation in the Electoral...
Uganda had no laws on terrorism before September 11, 2001 but enacted the ... Most of the articles are about human rights issues in northern Uganda, where the .... the various heads of Ugandan government sought to legitimize their rule and cement .... Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Feb 11, 2017 ... Forms of Discrimination of LGBT People in Ghana, Uganda, .... 3.1.2 Anti-sodomy laws under the British colonial rule . ..... topic which illustrates various issues and challenges LGBT people in these countries face. ...... All of these forms of discrimination are reinforced and legitimized by the rhetoric politicians.
Support for Positive Parenting in Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Cape Town, South ... for gender-related abuse and disjointed thinking on gender ...... Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized. Abuses in Uganda.
Section 4 (four) interrogates the legislative climate for HRDs in Uganda. Relevant ... Article 2: Freedom from Discrimination. Article 17: ..... prosecution of human rights abuses in the International Criminal Court, hoping that they would be tried by ...... legitimate exercises of the freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution.
omy laws, but have endeavored to intensify sanctions for violations thereof. ..... be discriminated against on the ground of sex, race, color, ethnic origin, tribe, birth ..... provisions were a legitimate exercise of a State's power to protect the. 63.
of impunity encourages the persistence of such violations".5. As the Parliamentary ... hensive international and domestic laws proscribing sex discrimination ... prejudicial traditional practices and customs that legitimize women's inequality in...
Dec 1, 2015 ... Was the Pope's silence on Uganda's new restrictive NGO law a missed opportunity ... government attacks on civil societies working on “sensitive” issues. ... ostensibly because the state has legitimized violence against them through policy. ... is a “coded appeal against discrimination [against LGBT persons].
Dec 14, 2015 ... (She too feared discrimination, although of course it was Ugandan African ... Existing commentaries on anti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda tend to focus ... political-economic issues and illiberal governance, especially in the context .... development,” which serves to legitimize the government in power.
land related issues in northern Uganda at the DFID. Uganda Headquarters .... Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. CESVI ...... one law to rationalize and legitimize their decisions or behaviour.”105 This...
May 22, 2017 ... Keywords: Child soldiers, northern Uganda, rebels, ex-combatants, reintegration ... assault, torture, child abuse, enslavement, mutilation, rape, robbery and ... or escape was generally an individual act and frequently took place in the ...... of bloody raids on their villages or families, is legitimized in terms of an...
