Tag Archives: Uganda

A Rights-Based Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS in Ugandan Prisons
August 10, 2011

A Rights-Based Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS in Ugandan Prisons

Human Rights Watch researcher Katherine Todrys guest blogs for Global Pulse on the HIV/AIDS fight in Uganda, where only one of 223 prisons has a medical facility equipped to provide adequate treatment for the disease.

Uganda’s draft HIV/AIDS bill alarms human rights community
December 21, 2009

Uganda’s draft HIV/AIDS bill alarms human rights community

Ugandan legislators recently released the latest version of a controversial HIV/AIDS bill that “promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the …Continue Reading

Youth in combat: Rehabilitation of child soldiers
July 2, 2009

Youth in combat: Rehabilitation of child soldiers

A former child soldier from Uganda, Grace Akallo, recently spoke at the UN Security Council about her experiences being abducted, …Continue Reading