HRAPF, on Thursday 16th July 2020, made a statement on the violations of human rights for marginalised persons during the implementation of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda at the 66th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Banjul The Gambia.
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Uganda’s Parliament, on Thursday last week, moved a motion to introduce the Human Rights Defenders Protection Bill 2020 in a plenary sitting. The motion was moved by Gulu Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Lyandro Komakech who requested for leave to prepare and introduce the said bill on the floor of Parliament as a Private members’ bill.
The complaint challenges the CG to carry out a full and satisfactory investigation into the actions of a Principal Officer who personally participated in and/or oversaw the beating, abuse and even burning of some of the COSF-20.
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In a positive judgement delivered by Justice Micheal Elubu, the Court declared that the refusal tantamounted to a violation of the non derogable right to a fair hearing and the right to liberty. For these violations, the Court awarded 5 million Uganda shillings (about USD 1340) to each of the accused persons and also awarded costs to HRAPF.
The civil division of the High Court has granted Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) access to the #COSF19. Justice Micheal Elobu based the judgement on the un-rebutted evidence of continued denial of access to counsel for the accused persons.
As the world continues to become lonelier than it already was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, LGBTIQ persons are taking even harder hits with the isolation. Tragedy befell the LGBTIQ community yesterday when 27-year-old Aneste Mweru from Uganda took his own life in Westlands in the Kenyan Capital of Nairobi.
Following the remand on 31st March 2020 of some of the 23 persons arrested during the raid on the Children of the Sun Foundation (COSF) Shelter in Kyengera, Wakiso district, HRAPF was able obtain further information and make yet unsuccessful attempts to get them released on bail.
On the morning of 29th March, a shelter for LGBT youth operated by Children of the Sun Foundations (COSF) was raided by residents, and security forces. 23 people found at the shelter were arrested. Two of the 23 were beaten upon arrest, and all the rest were subjected to taunts from the community due to their perceived sexual orientation.
On 24th March 2020, The Uganda Gazelle carried the new the public health rules in regards to the control of The COVID – 19 pandemic.