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.
Kabarole MP: health worker absenteeism ‘a big concern’
Victoria Businge Rusoke, the woman MP for Kabarole, has expressed concern over “discipline and unethical conduct” practiced by some health workers in the district. more
Zambia civil society launches rights charter
Women for Change, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has led civil society in launching the Zambia We Want Charter, to lift the voices and visions of the Zambian people. more
Case study: sex work, HIV, and human rights in Peru
From www.aidstar-one.com
In Peru, where cultural norms emphasize women’s subordination and the importance of masculinity, programs with a focus on gender—particularly those involving sex workers—are often underfunded and under represented. This case study (one of nine in a series) describes how three organizations focused on sex workers and transgendered and transsexual people have joined together to advance the rights of sex workers. go
Theatrical performance in Zimbabwe commemorates World Habitat Day
The impact of Zimbabwe’s mass forced evictions on the rights of children has been commemorated through a theatrical performance in Harare by Amnesty International Zimbabwe for World Habitat Day (3 October, 2011). more
Empowering men who have sex with men to live healthy lives
From www.aidstar-one.com
A support network plus access to legal and psychological support are essential components of HIV programming for most-at-risk populations. In Colombia, obtaining this support is difficult for many members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community due to pervasive stigma and discrimination. Bogotá’s LGBT Community Center was founded in order to help fill this need and serves a clientele comprised mainly of men who have sex with men. This case study (one of nine in a series) examines the center’s efforts to provide a social and educational base for its clients while also advocating for their rights. go
Poor roads and infrastructure in Ruteete sub county, Uganda putting mothers at risk
Medical workers at Ruteete Health C enter III in Kabarole district, Western Uganda have decried the poor state of infrastructure at the center, which they say is making their work difficult. more
South Sudan women focus of new push for rights by female lobbyists
Eclipsed by a stretch of human rights abuses, women from the new state of South Sudan can hope to join the global web of freedom if a new push by female lobbyists to have their interests incorporated into the African Charter on women’s rights come to bear, reports KC Dnjagi. more
Older people call for action on healthcare
Older people in Uganda have appealed to government to for affirmative action on the provision of health services to older people in all government hospitals. more