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Published in: 50.50: OpinionHow we got Uganda to strike out a colonial law criminalising poor people
The offence of being ‘rogue and vagabond’ saw people detained for how they looked. Now it’s gone, but there’s more to do
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Published in: Home: FeatureWhy Africa signed up for eight new fossil fuel projects at COP27
African leaders say oil and gas projects will provide energy security and jobs. Their true effects are more sinister
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Published in: 50.50: NewsUgandan police accused of anti-gay bias in murder investigation
LGBTIQ activists allege extortion by police, and say killing of non-binary gay person could be a hate crime
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureLGBTIQ students kicked out of school in East Africa are fighting back
Homophobia, religion and the legacy of colonialism are hurting gay and lesbian school students in Kenya and Uganda –...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsUS conservatives spreading anti-vax misinformation to unvaccinated Uganda
Revealed: US Christian legal organisation and a Texas-based think tank are among those promoting anti-lockdown and...
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Published in: 50.50: Feature‘This is not just my win’: trans Ugandan wins official gender change
Cleopatra Kambugu’s new ID has been celebrated by fellow rights activists – but gender recognition remains out of...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionUganda’s sexual offences law is a bitter lesson for the women’s movement
Why did women MPs support a new law that entrenches oppression?
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureHow Uganda’s ecofeminists are fighting back against oil-industry land grabs
As the world celebrates International Women's Day, we shine a light on the women being displaced by oil-extractive business
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThe media must not give African leaders platforms to spout homophobia – it only helps their populism
Covering gay rights in Africa is hard work, for both local and international journalists. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour...
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Published in: Women's Entrepreneurial JourneysIn Uganda, rural women entrepreneurs are escaping poverty with teamwork and training
Chia seed farming has proved a niche in which women can gain financial and personal empowerment – but they need help.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationAfrican governments warned of lawsuits for maternal deaths under COVID-19 lockdowns
Exclusive: Women have died or suffered unsafe births after transport bans, while hospitals report rising equipment shortages.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow to improve gender-based violence research?
Using participatory and creative methods to research gender-based violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries is...
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Published in: 50.50Sex workers abandoned as COVID crackdowns undo Africa’s HIV efforts
Controlling COVID-19 is worsening Africa’s HIV epidemic and destroying HIV services, with sex workers facing...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionCoronavirus must not repeat the injustice of AIDS treatment – particularly for Africans
My uncle helped develop life-saving AIDS drugs, then died when he couldn’t afford them. This cannot happen again. Español
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Published in: Home‘Anticipatory anxiety’: Africa on the cusp of pandemic
How will African health facilities cope with a flood of people with COVID-19? How can those living close together...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationTop Ugandan health official condemns US-linked ‘pregnancy crisis centres’ for opposing contraception
Abortion is illegal in Uganda but the government strongly promotes contraception. Unregulated centres “must be...
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Published in: 50.50I’ve defended hundreds of LGBTI people arrested in Uganda. Our laws must change – but we need public acceptance too
We can fight for equal rights through the courts, but we need to do more – it’s ordinary citizens who murder LGBTI...
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Published in: 50.50Teen Mom Tanzania: denied sex education, then criminalised for pregnancy
Pregnant teenagers face expulsion from school, arrests, even death. The backlash against sex education in Africa is...
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Published in: HomeRemoving the presidential age limit in Uganda: the power of cash and coercion
With a median age of 15 years, Ugandans are likely to continue to be ruled by a man who could easily be their great...
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Published in: 50.50Horn of Africa: there are no quick fixes in ‘countering violent extremism’
An effective response to violence and harmful ideologies is important. But projects are failing to adequately engage...