With the Men Perceived as LGBTI – All said and done if ever there is a case exposing the exploitation of criminalization of gay people, they is that case. It is time for all countries to decriminalize sexuality and gender identity.
On May 20, I reported in an article entitled, “Ugandan LGBTI Detainees Released from Prison after 49 Days of Hell and Torture” about 19 young men from the Children of the Sun Foundation (COSF), who had spent 49 days of hell and torture in Kitalya Prison, Uganda, where they were denied the right to lawyer visits and experienced horrendous torture at the hands of Police. The beatings and cruel treatment commenced with a raid headed by the Chairman of the local council of the area, who himself was recorded beating the young men, on Video. After a lengthy battle in the Court and the subsequent dropping of all charges, the young men were released from prison and the reports of the severe beatings and torture have now lead to charges.
The case which includes 20 young men ought to result in favorable decisions for the the COSF 20, as evidence is abundant. African Human Rights Coalition, which I direct, under the guidance of Marc Cohen, our Director of Humanitarian Affairs, has helped to support the COSF shelter for young homeless men, together with other organizations, and we are all hoping for positive outcomes. The young men are suffering severely from this torture and there must be justice. We believe that because the men are perceived as LGBTQI, the accused Chairman and Prisons Officer and others who may torture, believe they can get away with such acts with impunity. It is time to set an example. That even though LGBTI people are criminalized under the Penal Codes of Uganda, there is no exception or excuse to torture any individual under any circumstances. We also believe that the arrests of the men were unwarranted and without cause. They were NOT arrested for being LGBTQI, yet if they were not perceived as such, they would not have been targets for arrest at all. All said and done if ever there is a case exposing the exploitation of criminalization of gay people, they is that case. It is time for all countries to decriminalize sexuality and gender identity. All it does is impinge upon basic freedoms and human rights.
Ugandan LGBTI Detainees Released from Prison after 49 Days of Hell and Torture
Nineteen young men from the Children of the Sun Foundation (COSF), spent 49 days of hell and torture in Kitalya Prison, Uganda, where they were denied the right to lawyer visits. We now know why: As the young men emerged from the prison this week, after a lengthy battle in the Court and the subsequent … More Ugandan LGBTI Detainees Released from Prison after 49 Days of Hell and Torture
Ugandan Detained Youths Subject to Torture of Anal Exams after Raid of Homeless Shelter
AND CALLS FOR ACTION Today, after a lengthy Court battle to attain access to detained clients, the Ugandan Prisons authorities gave HRAPF’s legal advocates unfettered access to the COSF-19 at Kitalya Mini Maxi Prison. The group were arrested after Ugandan police opportunistically used the COVID-19 emergency to target gays in its ongoing persecutory hunt of … More Ugandan Detained Youths Subject to Torture of Anal Exams after Raid of Homeless Shelter
Certificate of Urgency issued in Ugandan Anti-Gay COVID-19 Case
Further to our reporting on the case against the COSF-19 where on Friday 24th April 2020, Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) filed a case before the Civil Division of the High Court of Uganda challenging the denial of the 19 LGBT persons currently on remand at Kitalya Mini Maxi Prison access to their … More Certificate of Urgency issued in Ugandan Anti-Gay COVID-19 Case
Mayor Beats Homeless Youths Detained in Uganda Raid on LGBTI Safe Shelter
STATEMENT ON THE RAID OF THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN FOUNDATION SHELTER FOR LGBT YOUTHS IN UGANDA- 3/31/2020 Introduction and overview 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. … More Mayor Beats Homeless Youths Detained in Uganda Raid on LGBTI Safe Shelter
Ugandan Homeless Shelter Raided by Authorities in Homophobic Attack
The Ugandan Government has raided a safe shelter for homeless victims of human rights abuses. While sheltered in place and in protection form the Corona Virus outbreak, authorities sought fit to victimize the residents, with homophobic slurs and physical beatings to solicit confessions as to their sexuality. At this time we believe approximately 23 people … More Ugandan Homeless Shelter Raided by Authorities in Homophobic Attack
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