Human rights
KCs document what life is like for people facing human rights abuses due to their age, sexuality, gender, health status or disability.
Many KCs report personal accounts of men who have sex with men, transgenders and people living with HIV who are struggling to access health services due to stigma and discrimination.
KCs also document legal challenges brought against governments for failing to provide services that meet basic human rights such as the right to health, as well as civil society campaigns around stigma reduction and health provision.
Human trafficking and HIV in Northern Kenya
Victims of human trafficking in Northern Kenya have witnessed various abuses with traffickers raping at gunpoint and infecting the victims with HIV. more
Kenyan LGBTI community calls for protection of rights
The new Kenyan constitution enhances and protects individual rights for all but gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities continue to face discrimination and abuse because of their sexual orientation. Eric Akasa went along to the launch of a new LGBTI website to meet the activists fighting back. more
Strengthening the Health System in Nigeria
Although the health care system in Nigeria has witnessed tremendous growth since independence, still a number of problems which hinder corresponding improvement or progress in the health of the people are prevalent and have brought about a continuous decline in health care delivery. more
Uganda: Gay activist David Kato murdered
From www.aidsalliance.org
Ugandan human rights defender David Kato was brutally murdered to death in his home on January 26, 2011. Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and the entire LGBT community are condemning the killing.
Key Correspondents can take action at:
http://www.aidsalliance.org/Pagedetails.aspx?Id=467#David%20Kato%202 go
September KC briefing: Criminalisation and HIV
September 2010′s KC briefing in full, for those KCs who might have missed it and in order to keep an online record.
This month we are focusing on criminalisation, whether of women who transmit HIV to their babies or of most-at-risk-populations. KC articles will be circulated and discussed at a civil society dialogue at the Commonwealth on World AIDS Day. more
Commonwealth members urged to stamp out child marriage
Millions of girls throughout the Commonwealth are subjected to early and forced marriage and member states should do more to end the practice, according to global children’s organization, Plan International. KC Anthony Aisi reports. more
Elderly appeal for government support amid difficult times
Elderly people in Uganda have said they could be destined for bad times if the government does not address the challenges they face. As they marked the International Day for the Elderly last week, the elderly said today’s rapidly changing … more
Patients in Bundibugyo main hospital miss treatment due to poor sanitation
Reports from Bundibugyo district, Western Uganda indicate that dozens of patients in the main hospital suffered doubly this morning (12 October 2011) when they were sent home without being attended to due to poor sanitation in the hospital. more