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The Changing Attitude Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gug points out that the Church of Uganda is furiously backpeddling in issuing this statement, and, that is a good thing. His comments and the statement itself are at: http://gayuganda.blogspot.com/2009/11/pilate-washes-his-hands.html Pilate washes his hands... That was a comment that I have lifted from somewhere. The comment was on the Church of Uganda, Anglican statement on the 'Anti-Homosexuality'...
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Green Girls Global Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just over three years ago, the collaborative effort of the not-for-profit Voices for Global Change and a small group of women from a Ugandan IDP camp brought about Paper to Pearls, a micro-enterprise initiative that has transformed the lives of hundreds of women and their communities. The women beaders of ...
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VirtueOnline (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Church of Uganda and the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" From the Rev. Canon Aaron Mwesigye Anglican Province of Uganda November 6, 2009 The Church of Uganda is studying the proposed "Anti-homosexuality bill" and, therefore, does not yet have an official position on the bill. In the meantime, we can restate our position on a number of related issues. 1. Our deepest conviction as...
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The Changing Attitude Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Gug, a Gay Ugandan writes anonymously, in understandably angry mode, about the Christian Church's responsibility for fuelling ant-gay prejudice: The Church is at war against all Ugandans who are gay. They want to kill us, to jail us. Ok, that is melodramatic. But, sadly, it is not nonsense. Yet how can I, a gay Ugandan characterize the events of the last couple of years, when the Church in Uganda has...
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PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The UK government has released a statement on the proposals in Uganda to execute people who have gay sex following condemnation of the bill from France and America.
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Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Reports are circulating about proposed ‘anti-homosexual legislation’ in Uganda. Anglican Mainstream UK is in touch with senior church leaders in Uganda to ascertain what lies behind these reports and what should be the appropriate response from Christians in this country.
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Box Turtle Bulletin (Free subscription) | yesterday
From SXnews: [South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young] moved that the Senate should “[call] on the Government to actively encourage the Ugandan Government to withdraw its Anti-Homosexuality Bill and respect the human rights of same-sex attracted people.” … The motion was rejected. Copyright © Box Turtle Bulletin. All rights reserved. This feed is for personal, non-commercial...
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Box Turtle Bulletin (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association is angry that anyone would think that they might show sympathy or mercy to gay people. From UGPulse: The chairperson of UWOPA, Jane Alisemera says that the association has received calls from civil society organizations asking UWOPA to denounce Anti Homosexual bill which they describe as anti human rights. Alisemera says that UWOPA [...]
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
This week's Impact blog posts covered a typically divergent range of topics, and as anyone who's kept up with the American news cycle of late knows, there's often very little time to consider one topic before the next one pops up. Our dedicated Impact bloggers have, however, given us reason to pause and think more critically on several oft-overlooked issues, both domestic and international. Here are...
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday
A proposed Ugandan law on HIV/AIDS promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the AIDS pandemic and would violate human rights, a group of more than 50 Ugandan and international organizations and individuals said in a report released on Thursday. The HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Bill could be taken up by Uganda’s parliament shortly. The report [...]
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New Vision (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
JACKSON Asiku is the new International Boxing Organisation featherweight champion. Asiku knocked out Mexico's Heriberto Ruiz in the eighth round in Sydney, Australia to become the fifth Ugandan to win a world boxing title.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A proposed Ugandan law on HIV/AIDS promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the AIDS epidemic and would violate human rights, a group of more than 50 Ugandan and international organizations and individuals said in a report released today. The HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Bill could be taken up by Uganda's parliament shortly.
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IOL (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Human Rights Watch criticised Uganda's HIV and Aids bill, some of whose clauses call for mandatory testing of pregnant women, sex offenders and victims, and disclosure of HIV status.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Mpeke Muhumuza has been sacked as Uganda Cricket Association Chief Executive just three months into his tenure
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Naturalists have long been impressed by the sophisticated mien by which the web-weaving spider entraps and subdues its catches.
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