Uganda‘s Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023: A Grave Assault on Human Rights The signing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 by Uganda‘s President, Yoweri Museveni, criminalizing same-sex sexual acts between consenting adults, marks a desperately dark day for LGBTI rights and for Uganda. The law is a grave assault on human rights as […]
Tag: Discrimination
Slovakia Faces Legal Consequences over Failure to Address Discrimination against Roma Community
Slovakia‘s failure to adopt an amendment to the School Act to address discrimination against Roma children has received criticism from Rado Sloboda, Director of Amnesty International Slovakia. In his statement, Sloboda highlights that the amendment, which aimed to prevent systematic discrimination in education, is crucial to ending the unlawful segregation […]
DR Congo’s Nationality Bill: A Dangerous and Discriminatory Attempt to Limit Citizenship Rights
Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament is currently reviewing a draft law that could enable authorities to discriminate against Congolese citizens on the basis of their parents’ national origin. The proposed law known as the Tshiani or “Congolity” bill, was first introduced in 2021 but was withdrawn following widespread criticism. Its […]