http://humanrightshouse.orgenHuman Rights House Foundationniels.jacob@humanrightshouse.org (Niels Jacob Harbitz)Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:17:53 GMTTue, 21 May 2013 12:40:44 GMTNoop 2.360http://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18539http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18539.htmlIn August 2001, the Ugandan army forcefully evicted more than 2000 people from their land in the Mubende district to make way for a vast coffee plantation operated by Kaweri Coffee Plantation Ltd., a subsidiary of the Hamburg-based Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. To this day, the evictees continue to suffer from the loss of their land.Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:17:53 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18262http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18262.htmlFifty-seven journalists fled their country in the past year, seven of them fled Somalia. Three other East and Horn African countries – Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Rwanda – also rank among the top 10. More than a quarter of those who fled their homes from June 2011 to May 2012 came from an East African nation, Committee to Protect Journalists reports.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:00:18 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18178http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18178.htmlPeaceful demonstrations celebrating the 10th anniversary of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, and the International Day against Homophobia were met with violence and retaliation.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:31:17 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18103http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18103.htmlLondon-based human rights and free speech organisation Article 19 welcomes Kenya’s initiative to foster greater transparency in the financing of election campaigns, and Uganda’s initiative to merge two overlapping communication acts into a single one.Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:25:23 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17874http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17874.htmlAccording to human rights and free speech organisation Article 19, the year 2011 has seen both positive and negative developments regarding freedom of expression and freedom of information in the region of East and Horn of Africa. Unfortunately, restrictive legislation in all East and Horn African countries continued to operate last year, with no signs of the acts that violated international and regional standards on freedom of expression being repealed.Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:26:46 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17866http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17866.htmlInvisible Children, a charity organization based in San Diego, launched an internet campaign to bring accused Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony to justice. Invisible Children posted a half-hour film about the rebel leader online, hoping to spark international action. The film about the abuse of children in Africa has been watched more than 50 million times on the internet within four days of its release, and almost six million people, including US celebrities George Clooney, Rihanna and others, have tweeted about the campaign using #StopKony.Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:28:57 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17172http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17172.html10 November 2011, Associated Press reports that a Ugandan court has sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for killing a gay rights activist. A high court judge on Thursday handed down the sentence to the man who admitted that he bludgeoned David Kato to death with a hammer in January.Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:08:58 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/16999http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/16999.htmlThe 2011 Rafto Prize is awarded to Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). Frank Mugisha, Executive Director of SMUG, will receive the award on behalf of the organisation. The Prize is awarded to SMUG for its work to make fundamental human rights apply to everyone, and to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:13:15 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14880http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14880.htmlThreats and intimidation against journalists in the Republic of Uganda are commonplace. A proposed new media law as well as next year’s presidential elections could mean more bad news for reporters and whole media outlets in the country. The proposed new laws are ‘draconian,’ says Andrew Mwenda, right, editor of the Independent magazine.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:31:42 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/16524http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/16524.htmlInternational human rights and freedom of expression organisation Article 19 calls on the East African Community (EAC) to hold a special session on Uganda to discuss the country’s ongoing grave human right violations, including frequent attacks on freedom of expression.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:34:42 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/16338http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/16338.htmlThe Anti-homosexuality bill that was scheduled to be discussed and tabled for a vote in the Ugandan parliament on 11 May, has been deferred to the next parliamentary session, commencing in June. The mandate of the current parliament ends on 18 May, but other business will prevent the bill from being considered before this session ends.Mon, 16 May 2011 12:37:44 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/16357http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/16357.htmlThe Ugandan police and army continues its brutal handling of mass protests against rising food and fuel prices. Ugandan authorities have also cracked down on social and independent media. A coalition of CSOs protests the way freedoms and rights of Ugandans are violated.Mon, 02 May 2011 13:17:22 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/16282http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/16282.htmlOn several occasions this week, the freedom of expression through assembly and demonstration has been attacked all over Uganda, as the police has clamped down on civilians taking part in demonstrations against rising fuel and commodities prices. -Human Rights Network Uganda is gravely concerned about the unjustified and excessive use of violence, says its Chief Executive Mohammed Ndifuna, right.Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:28:03 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/16024http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/16024.htmlTo be a journalist in Uganda means to be a representative of a dangerous profession. In February 2011 one journalist was shot by soldiers and six were attacked by mob. All of them suffered while covering elections in the country. Violence is being investigated.Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:05:52 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/15863http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/15863.html-If lesbians and gays can be punished simply for speaking up for their rights, the freedom of all Ugandans are endangered-- Juliana Cano Nieto, Human Rights Watch. The murder of Ugandan human rights defender and LGBT activist David Kato, right, Wednesday 26 February dramatically illustrates the danger of standing up for your rights in the Republic of Uganda.Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:49:33 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/15875http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/15875.htmlMore than 40 members and partners of the Human Rights House Network issued a letter of concern today calling for an immediate investigation into the murder of David Kato and for effective protection of all human rights defenders in the Republic of Uganda.Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:29:32 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14201http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14201.htmlA group of Ugandan human rights organizations called on the Ugandan authorities to commit to improvements to protect human rights as part of their campaign for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. In a letter sent to the Ugandan government yesterday, the organizations, as part of a wider international coalition working around the Council elections, called for national legislation to comply with core human rights treaties.Fri, 21 May 2010 07:40:34 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/14145http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/14145.htmlIn a statement released today, HURINET Uganda expresses concern that the government of Republic of Uganda has systematically moved to oppress and muzzle media freedom and freedom of speech using draconian laws and institutions. -We are disturbed by the proposed legislation, says HURINET, who speaks on behalf of 35 Ugandan human rights organisations from across the country. read the full statement below.Tue, 11 May 2010 07:02:14 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/13605http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13605.htmlMore than 450,000 people have signed an online petition urging Uganda's parliament to drop a bill that would impose the death sentence for the crime of "aggravated homosexuality" - when an HIV-positive person has sex with anyone who is disabled or under the age of 18.Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:10:29 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/13444http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13444.htmlThe bishops of the so-called 'Province of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa' has issued a strong statement raising concerns about the dire human rights consequences of Uganda's proposed new law, which will ban homosexuality, and even make it punishable with the death penalty. Read the full statement below.Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:15:43 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/13393http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13393.htmlEight months after the end of joint military operations by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Republic of Uganda, many parts of Orientale Province, in northeastern DRC, are still in turmoil, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Attacks on civilians by Ugandan rebels and local militias have left 340,000 people displaced, and 30,000 refugees have fled to Republic of the Sudan.Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/13389http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13389.htmlIf the African Peer Review Mechanism is not to degenerate into meaninglessness, writes L. Muthoni Wanyeki, Africa's governments, regional councils and citizens will need to revitalise its progress. The coverage of the recent African Union (AU) summit focused, unsurprisingly, on whether Libya’s Muammar al-Gaddafi would retain the chair.Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:05:49 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/13327http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13327.htmlThe UN Special Rapporteur on health, Anand Grover, warned Friday that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill being considered by the Ugandan Parliament is “not only a violation of the fundamental human rights of Ugandans, but will also undermine efforts to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.”Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:49:47 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/13313http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13313.htmlIn the Republic of Uganda, a ruling this week in a landmark case of two journalists seeking to compel their government’s disclosure of multinationals oil deals highlighted the challenges to public transparency just before media leaders, press freedom advocates, officials, and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter gather in Ghana next week at the African Regional Conference on the Right of Access to Information.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:19:52 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/13109http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13109.htmlThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, right, urged the Ugandan government today to shelve a “draconian” draft bill on homosexuality that is due to be put before the Ugandan parliament later in January, saying it would bring the country into a direct collision with established international human rights standards aimed at preventing discrimination.Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:26:18 GMT