- Target:
- HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
- Region:
- Africa
TWO UGANDAN TRANS GENDERED ACTIVISTS BRENDA KIZZA AND GEORGE OUNDO (GEORGINA) WERE ARRESTED AND DETAINED FROM 10TH SEPTEMBER 2008. ON 18TH SEPTEMBER 2008 THEY WERE RELEASED ON BOND TO REPORT AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 2008.
THE POLICE AND CID OFFICERS ARE ALSO SEARCHING FOR OTHER LGBTI INDIVIDUALS IN UGANDA MAINLY TARGETING LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX (LGBTI) HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS.
THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA HAS BEEN ADAMANT IN REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE VIOLATION AND ABUSE OF LGBTI RIGHTS THUS FUELING STATE SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA.
WE THE UNDERSIGNED CALL UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA TO CEASE AND DESIST FROM PERPETUATING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND ABUSES ON LGBTI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND THE WIDER LGBTI COMMUNITY.
WE CALL UPON: THE UGANDAN GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT THEIR ACTORS, ESPECIALLY THE POLICE FORCE, TO STOP THE CRUDE AND DEHUMANIZING TREATMENT OF THE LGBTI COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES RANDOM AND UNWARRANTED ARBITRARY ARRESTS AND DETENTION WITH THE AIM OF DAUNTING ACTIVISTS AND THE LGBTI COMMUNITY FROM EXERCISING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
WE CONDEMN THE RECENT ARREST, DETENTION AND TORTURE WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY OF THE AFORE MENTIONED ACTIVISTS, KIZZA BRENDA AND GEORGE OUNDO.
WE DEMAND THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA ABIDE BY THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS.
WE DEMAND THAT THE UGANDAN GOVERNMENT ENSURES THAT THEY TAKE ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLD AND PROTECT ALL HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL UGANDAN CITIZENS WITH A FOCUS ON LGBTI PERSONS WHO FACE THE THREATS OF MARGINALISATION AND HOMOPHOBIA.
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The End State-Sponsored Homophobic Attacks On Ugandan LGBTI Community petition to HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS was written by pouline kimani and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition.