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Ugandan Appeals Court Shutters LGBT Rights Group

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Press Release - Decision Threatens Civic Space, Reinforces State-Sponsored Homophobia

in Uganda, a Ugandan court rejected a petition brought by Sexual Minorities Uganda , a leading group advocating for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, to compel the government to register the NGO. The petition was rejected on the grounds that the organization's name is against"public interest.

Several human rights advocates have expressed their disappointment in the decision and view this ruling as a missed opportunity to protect the basic human rights of LGBT people, like freedoms of association and expression.

 

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