Joseph Kony and the ‘Visible Children’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 Updated Ugandan guerrilla leader Joseph Kony has forced more than 60,000 kidnapped children to kill for him Nonprofit crusaders Invisible Children say they’ll stop him, but the group has its own problemsUgandan guerrilla leader Joseph Kony has forced more than 60,000 children to kill for him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Sending U.S. Troops to Uganda

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 President Obama announced Friday that he has ordered a "small number" of combat-ready U.S. soldiers -- somewhere around 100, the BBC says -- to help local forces in Uganda fight the Lord's Resistance Army and its internationally wanted leader, Joseph Kony. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Uganda Weighing Life Imprisonment for Gays

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2011 Legislation that critics call the "Kill the Gays" law is under deliberation by a Ugandan parliament committee. It could make homosexual acts punishable by life in prison and add penalties for those who "aid and abet" homosexual activity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Beaten to Death

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2011 David Kato, a 43-year-old gay rights activist (above, right) in Uganda, was murdered in his home near Kampala on Wednesday, less than four months after his picture was published in a Ugandan tabloid under the words "Hang Them" in a story about gays "recruiting" local schoolchildren. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ugandan Paper Stirs Gay Witch Hunt

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2010 In a horrific witch hunt, violent assaults against gays have followed publication in an Ugandan newspaper of an article headlined “100 Pictures of Uganda's Top Homos Leak.” The paper, called “Rolling Stone,” said it plans to continue to publish the names of gay individuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

African Summit on Somalia Kicks Off

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2010 African leaders from 53 countries began meeting Sunday in Uganda for an African Union summit about the recent attacks by Al-Shabab fighters. Those attacks, which killed at least 74 people earlier this month, were said to be a reaction to the killing of several Somalians by African Union peacekeepers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Slams Uganda’s ‘Odious’ Anti-Gay Bill

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2010 The U.S. may still have a long way to go in terms of securing the civil rights of its GLBTQ citizens, but in some other parts of the world, such as Uganda, institutionalized homophobia threatens to take a deadly form. President Barack Obama spoke out Thursday against anti-homosexual legislation currently under consideration in the African country, calling the bill "odious." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Uganda School Fire Kills 21

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2008 Foul play may have caused a fire Monday night or Tuesday morning in a dormitory building in Uganda that killed 19 girls and two adults. The doors to the dorm were reportedly locked from the outside. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AIDS Rises With Abstinence Push

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2006 HIV infection rates were dropping for a decade in Uganda until that country began emphasizing abstinence over condom use -- like in Bush & Co.'s Bible-based, sexually prudish mandates. HIV rates are now on the rise again. Don't bother Bush with facts; his mind is made up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )