August 2020

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SUMMONED OFFICIALS IN #COSF20 CASE FAIL TO SHOW UP IN COURT

The two officials that were issued summons by the Chief Magistrates court, in the criminal case arising from the torture of some of the #COSF detainees, did not turn up for the hearing. The two summoned are the LCIII Chairman Kyengera Town Council Hajji Abdul Kiyimba and Philemon Woniala the Deputy Officer in charge of Kitalya Prison where the #COSF20 were detained.

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SWARM: AWAC LAUNCHES MAGAZINE TO FURTHER ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF FEMALE SEX WORKERS

Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC) has released her first edition of the SWARM Magazine online. SWARM which stands for Sex Workers’ Advocacy and Resilience Magazine is an annual publication that aims at putting in the spotlight the stories of struggles and resilience of female sex workers’ social justice movement in Uganda.

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WETEGELEZE PHOTOVOICE EXHIBITION: SMUG AND FARUG’S LATEST PROJECT TURNS TO PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ADVOCACY

Photovoice in other words recognizes that people have expertise and insight in their own lives and communities that professionals or ‘outsiders’ often lack. While leading the process, It creates a platform for LGBTIQ+ activists in Uganda to record and reflect their community’s strengths and concerns instead of her as an outsider.