Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act prompts arrests, attacks, evictions, flight

Headline Title:  Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act prompts arrests, attacks, evictions, flight 15 May 2014  Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in Uganda have reported a surge in human rights violations since the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act on December 20, 2013, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today.  In a country where the climate for LGBTI people was already hostile and discriminatory, LGBTI people have faced a notable increase in arbitrary arrests, police abuse and extortion, loss of employment, evictions and homelessness,…

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