DOCSLIB.ORG

Why the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014 Was Unconstitutional

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Why the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014 Was Unconstitutional A Publication of Human Rights Awareness And Promotion Forum (HRAPF) BEYOND QUORUM: WHY THE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT 2014 WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL SECOND ISSUE MARCH 2015 THE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE SECOND ISSUE, MARCH 2015 HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM (HRAPF) www.hrapf.org | [email protected] 1 THE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE EDITOR’S NOTE elcome to the second issue of law in the Constitutional Court and on the Human Rights Advocate. 1st August 2014, the law was declared WThe Human Rights Advocate unconstitutional. This was on the basis is a bi-annual human rights magazine that the Act was passed by the legislature produced by Human Rights Awareness and without following the procedures provided Promotion Forum-Uganda (HRAPF). It is for in the Constitution and under the rules produced under the legislative Advocacy of Procedure of Parliament as regards and Networking Program. quorum. HRAPF is an independent, not-for-profit, The Act sought to “prohibit any form non-partisan, and non-governmental of sexual relations between persons of organisation. It is fully incorporated under the same sex; prohibit the promotion the laws of Uganda. HRAPF focuses or recognition of such relations and to on human rights awareness, advocacy provide for other related matters.” The Act and access to justice for marginalised created offenses including: homosexuality, groups. It employs legal aid services, legal aggravated homosexuality, and attempt and policy analysis, legal research and to commit homosexuality. It also created documentation, and strategic litigation to the offences of aiding and abetting further its objectives. homosexuality, conspiracy to engage in homosexuality, having or conducting This magazine focuses on legislative a same-sex marriage, promotion of review and advocacy in favour of homosexuality, among others. All the marginalized groups. Each edition features offences could result in fines and prison writers on a topical legislative issue that sentences ranging from five years to life concerns marginalised groups in order to imprisonment. advocate for laws that promote human rights and access to justice for all. The law was a direct attack on the rights to: equality and freedom from discrimination, This second edition of the Human Rights privacy, press freedom, freedom of Advocate magazine is dedicated to expression, assembly and association, reasons why the Anti-Homosexuality property, freedom from cruel, inhuman Act 2014 (AHA) was unconstitutional, and degrading punishment, and civic even beyond the issue of quorum. The participation. Above all, the Act would Anti-Homosexuality Act was passed by institutionalise a culture of hatred and Parliament on December 20, 2013 and legitimise discrimination against one of signed by the President on February the most margainlised groups in Ugandan 24, 2014. It became operational on society. March 10, 2014. On 11th March 2014, HRAPF and 9 others challenged the The petition that nullified the Act is officially 2 HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM (HRAPF) THE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE SECOND ISSUE, MARCH 2015 cited as Prof. J. Oloka Onyango, Hon. Fox and maintenance of universally accepted Odoi-Owyelowo, Prof. Morris Ogenga- standards of human rights which include inter Latigo, Andrew M. Mwenda, Dr. Paul alia, provision of equal opportunities and Semugoma, Jacqueline Kasha Nabagesera, gender equality as well as the recognition, Julian Pepe Onziema, Frank Mugisha, promotion and protection of human and Human Rights Awareness and Promotion people’s rights in accordance with the Forum and the Centre for Health, Human provisions of the African Charter on Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) v and Peoples’ Rights. However, this case has Attorney General, Constitutional Petition not been heard by the Court. No. 008 of 2014. The Petitioners were: a law professor, one of the MPs who This second edition of the Human Rights authored the minority report on the Anti Advocate contains the editorial, feature, two Homosexuality Bill 2009, a former leader opinion articles and three commentaries. of the opposition in the eigth parliament, It also includes articles on experiences a journalist and media house owner, a HIV of living with the AHA, the AHA from activist for men who have sex with men, international law perspective, legislative a gay activist, a trans activist, a lesbian history and updates on two cases filed against activist, an organisation offering legal aid the annulled Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014. services to marginalised groups, and an organisation working on health issues In the editorial, the editorial team explores respectively. It was filed on 11th April 2014; reasons why the AHA was unconstitutional a day after the Act came into force. The beyond quorum. The feature describes the case was heard and judgment delivered contents of the AHA. The first opinion article on August 1st 2014, leading to annulment reveals that almost all Ugandans could of the law. easily fall foul of the provisions of the Act, yet the second opinion article weighs the The law was also challenged at the East implications of the law on public health in African Court of Justice. The reference Uganda. In commentaries, the first article was filed on April 25, 2014 by HRAPF. exposes the time bomb of the death It is officially cited as Human Rights sentence that was hidden in Section 5(1) of Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) the Act, the second article illuminates the vs. Attorney General of the Republic of experience of judges in South Africa with Uganda, Reference No. 006 of 2014. It discriminatory apartheid laws and advised contends that Uganda was in violation Uganda’s judges to recognise the AHA as a of the Treaty for the Establishment of tool of oppression and marginalization, and the East African Community by enacting the third article assesses the implications the AHA, and that certain provisions of of the Anti-Homosexuality Act on the Uganda’s AHA are in violation of the right to health of Ugandans. Under real life Treaty for the Establishment of the East experiences, there is an article, which profiles African Community in Articles 6(d), 7(2) the harsh effects of living with the law for and 8(1)(c) , which provisions enjoin LGBTI persons, including what marginalised partner states to govern their populace people have already experienced since the on the principles of good governance, passing of the law. Under international law democracy, the rule of law, social justice perspective, there is an article discussing the HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM (HRAPF) www.hrapf.org | [email protected] 3 THE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE effects of the AHA from an international human rights implications of the Anti- law perspective while under legislative Homosexuality Act, and any similar anti- history, there is an article which journals homosexuality laws that may emerge. We the genesis and impact of recent legislation also hope that the issue will open people’s in Uganda. Case updates I and II gives an eyes to the dangers that such laws pose overview and update of the cases filed to every Ugandan. Finally, we hope that against the AHA in the Constitutional Court this information can be used in advocacy of Uganda and the East African Court against laws aimed at stigmatising and of Justice. Finally, the press statement marginalising people. released by HRAPF on International Women’s Day 2014 is included in the HRAPF would also like to acknowledge appendix. the contributors of articles to this issue of the magazine. Prof. J. Oloka Onyango of Although the AHA has been annulled, the School of Law, Makerere University; these articles remain relevant for several Dr. Stella Nyanzi (PhD) of the Institute of reasons. First, the AHA was annulled Social Research, Makerere University; Dr. based on the issue of procedure Paul Semugoma; Mr. Francis Tumwesige under which it was passed rather than Ateenyi; Mr. Edward Mwebaza; Ms. Linette substantive, grounds. These articles Du Toit, Ms. Joaninne Nanyange, Ms. Asia chronicle the harmful effects of the AHA Russel of Health Gap and Ms. Jenevieve and the ways in which it violated the Discar. HRAPF also acknowledges the Ugandan constitution as well as Uganda’s contribution of HRAPF members, the international obligations; as such, the AHA Board of Directors and staff who helped in was unacceptable for reasons outside of compiling, contributing to and reviewing and more significant than quorum. Second, this magazine. the AHA motivated and legitimised human rights violations against individuals and Adrian Jjuuko continues to do so, despite having been Editor annulled. Third, a similar bill is being proposed to be tabled before Parliament in the near future—in fact, a new draft bill EDITORIAL TEAM entitled The Prohibition of Promotion of Unnatural Sexual Practices was recently Editor leaked to the media, which though not owned by any entity is substantially similar Adrian Jjuuko to and, in some ways, worse than, the AHA.1 Thus, a comprehensive examination of the Associate Editor AHA remains necessary. Edward Mwebaza We hope that readers find this to be a useful resource in analysing the legal and Contributors Flavia Zalwango 1 PROHIBITION OF PROMOTION OF UNNATURAL SEXUAL Joaninne Nanyange PRACTICES BILL, 2014 (Oct. 29, 2014), available at http://www. scribd.com/doc/245855111/The-Prohibition-of-Promotion-of- Jenevieve Discar Unnatural-Sexual-Practices-Bill-of-2014. 4 HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM (HRAPF) THE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE SECOND ISSUE, MARCH 2015 PAGE IN THIS ISSUE
Load more

Recommended publications
  • How Girls and Boys Experience Reintegration After Sexual Exploitation
    Support, Safety and Acceptance CHILDREN ’S EXPERIENCES OF REINTEGRATION IN UGANDA : HOW GIRLS AND BOYS EXPERIENCE REINTEGRATION AFTER SEXUAL EXPLOITATION . March 2019 Doreen Nassiwa - Research Coordinator Helen Veitch - Editor This research in Uganda was co-financed by 1 CONTENTS FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................................... 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 4 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 5 GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND TERMS ................................................................................................ 6 RESEARCH METHODS ........................................................................................................................... 7 Research Team……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Data Collection Methods………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Data Analysis Methods…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Ethics……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 COUNTRY CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................... 11 KEY FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................... 12 Experiences
    [Show full text]
  • A Foreign Policy Determined by Sitting Presidents: a Case
    T.C. ANKARA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS A FOREIGN POLICY DETERMINED BY SITTING PRESIDENTS: A CASE STUDY OF UGANDA FROM INDEPENDENCE TO DATE PhD Thesis MIRIAM KYOMUHANGI ANKARA, 2019 T.C. ANKARA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS A FOREIGN POLICY DETERMINED BY SITTING PRESIDENTS: A CASE STUDY OF UGANDA FROM INDEPENDENCE TO DATE PhD Thesis MIRIAM KYOMUHANGI SUPERVISOR Prof. Dr. Çınar ÖZEN ANKARA, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................ i ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................... iv FIGURES ................................................................................................................... vi PHOTOS ................................................................................................................... vii INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER ONE UGANDA’S JOURNEY TO AUTONOMY AND CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM I. A COLONIAL BACKGROUND OF UGANDA ............................................... 23 A. Colonial-Background of Uganda ...................................................................... 23 B. British Colonial Interests .................................................................................. 32 a. British Economic Interests .........................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Reaching Poor People with Services in Sexual and Reproductive Health: an Evaluation of the IPPF
    Sida Evaluation 06/55:1 Reaching Poor People with Services in Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Evaluation of the IPPF Volume 2: Country Reports from Bangladesh, Uganda and Ethiopia Kim Forss Marilyn Lauglo Anna Nilsdotter Department for Democracy and Social Development Reaching Poor People with Services in Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Evaluation of the IPPF Volume 2: Country Reports from Bangladesh, Uganda and Ethiopia Kim Forss Marilyn Lauglo Anna Nilsdotter Sida Evaluation 06/55:1 Department for Democracy and Social Development This report is part of Sida Evaluations, a series comprising evaluations of Swedish development assistance. Sida’s other series concerned with evaluations, Sida Studies in Evaluation, concerns methodologically oriented studies commissioned by Sida. Both series are administered by the Department for Evaluation and Internal Audit, an independent department reporting directly to Sida’s Board of Directors. This publication can be downloaded/ordered from: http://www.sida.se/publications Authors: Kim Forss, Marilyn Lauglo, Anna Nilsdotter. The views and interpretations expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily refl ect those of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida. Sida Evaluation 06/55:1 Commissioned by Sida, Department for Democracy and Social Development Copyright: Sida and the authors Registration No.: 2005-005718 Date of Final Report: November 2006 Printed by Edita Communication AB, 2006 Art. no. Sida32385en ISBN 91-586-8248-1 ISSN 1401— 0402 SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY Address: SE-105 25 Stockholm, Sweden. Offi ce: Valhallavägen 199, Stockholm Telephone: +46 (0)8-698 50 00. Telefax: +46 (0)8-20 88 64 E-mail: [email protected].
    [Show full text]
  • Copyright © Anthony C.K. Kakooza, 2014 All Rights Reserved
    Copyright © Anthony C.K. Kakooza, 2014 All rights reserved THE CULTURAL DIVIDE: TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES BY ANTHONY C.K. KAKOOZA DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of the Science of Law in Law in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014 Urbana, Illinois Doctoral Committee: Professor Jay Kesan, Chair Professor Bob Lawless Professor Anna-Marie Marshall Professor Thomas Ulen ABSTRACT This study addresses a number of pertinent issues concerning Traditional Cultural Expressions [TCEs], specifically in relation to what they are and the dilemma surrounding ownership vis-à-vis custodianship in an environment that is biased towards protection of Intellectual Property Rights. The present inadequate legal recognition and, ultimately, insufficient international recognition and protection of TCEs has orchestrated the misappropriation of such works for the benefit of the entertainment industry and other economic sectors as well. The biggest underlying issue therefore is – whether TCEs should be recognized within the domain of Intellectual Property Rights. The fact that TCEs are considered as part of the public domain raises a key issues as to how they can be protected so as to serve the interests of ethnic communities, States, as well as the users of the TCEs. The claim made in this study is that because of the communal nature of ownership and difficulty in defining TCEs, this has contributed to their abuse by all users. The current origin-based I.P regimes are considered as inadequate in protecting TCEs which are mainly characterized by communal ownership and absence of fixation.
    [Show full text]
  • Boy-Wives and Female Husbands
    Boy-Wives and Female Husbands Item Type Book Authors Murray, Stephen O.; Roscoe, Will DOI 10.1353/book.83859 Publisher SUNY Press Rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Download date 24/09/2021 02:52:38 Item License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Link to Item http://www.sunypress.edu/p-7129-boy-wives-and-female- husbands.aspx Boy-Wives and Female Husbands Boy-Wives and Female Husbands STUDIES IN AFRICAN HOMOSEXUALITIES Edited by Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe With a New Foreword by Mark Epprecht Cover image: The Shaman, photographed by Yannis Davy Guibinga. © Yannis Davy Guibinga. Subject: Toshiro Kam. Styling: Tinashe Musara. Makeup: Jess Cohen. The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Murray Hong Family Trust. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 1998 Stephen O. Murray, Will Roscoe Printed in the United States of America The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution— Non-Commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-ND 4.0), available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Roscoe, Will, editor. | Murray, Stephen O., editor. | Epprecht, Marc, editor. Title: Boy-wives and female husbands : studies in African homosexualities / [edited by] Will Roscoe, Stephen O. Murray, Marc Epprecht. Description: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020034064 | ISBN 9781438484099 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781438484112 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Homosexuality—Africa—History.
    [Show full text]
  • A History of the Heritage Economy in Yoweri Museveni's Uganda
    Journal of Eastern African Studies ISSN: 1753-1055 (Print) 1753-1063 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjea20 A history of the heritage economy in Yoweri Museveni’s Uganda Derek R. Peterson To cite this article: Derek R. Peterson (2016) A history of the heritage economy in Yoweri Museveni’s Uganda, Journal of Eastern African Studies, 10:4, 789-806, DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2016.1272297 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2016.1272297 Published online: 01 Feb 2017. Submit your article to this journal View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rjea20 Download by: [University of Cambridge] Date: 01 February 2017, At: 07:29 JOURNAL OF EASTERN AFRICAN STUDIES, 2016 VOL. 10, NO. 4, 789–806 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2016.1272297 A history of the heritage economy in Yoweri Museveni’s Uganda Derek R. Peterson Department of History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY When the National Resistance Movement (NRM) came to power in Received 19 August 2016 1986, its cadres overflowed with reformist zeal. They set out to Accepted 9 December 2016 transform Uganda’s public life, put an end to ethnic division, and KEYWORDS promote local democracy. Today much of this reformist energy Yoweri Museveni; elections; has dissipated, and undemocratic kingdoms largely define the heritage; traditional cultural landscape. This essay attempts to explain how these medicine; Rwenzururu things came to pass. It argues that the heritage economy offered NRM officials and other brokers an ensemble of bureaucratic techniques with which to naturalize and standardize cultures.
    [Show full text]
  • An Ethnographic Study That Explores the Policy and Cultural Influences On
    An ethnographic study that explores the policy and cultural influences on the continuing professional development of nurses and their utilisation of computer technology in a community hospital in Uganda Item Type Thesis or dissertation Authors Wilson, Frances R. Citation Wilson, F. R. (2019). An ethnographic study that explores the policy and cultural influences on the continuing professional development of nurses and their utilisation of computer technology in a community hospital in Uganda. (Doctoral dissertation). University of Chester, United Kingdom. Publisher University of Chester Rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Download date 03/10/2021 21:46:31 Item License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10034/622130 An ethnographic study that explores the policy and cultural influences on the continuing professional development of nurses and their utilisation of computer technology in a community hospital in Uganda Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements of the University of Chester for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Frances Ruth Wilson 31st July 2018 Declaration The material being presented for examination is my own work and has not been submitted for an award of this or another HEI except in minor particulars which are explicitly noted in the body of the thesis. Where research pertaining to the thesis was undertaken collaboratively, the nature and extent of my individual contribution has been made explicit. Signed: _______________________ Frances R. Wilson Dated: 31st July 2018 2 Dedication I would like to dedicate this thesis to my husband MIchael for his total support, patience and encouragement, and to my children Penny, William and Duncan for all believing in me, also to my late parents who were always very proud of my achievements and taught me the value of education and tenacity.
    [Show full text]
  • The Socio-Economic Impact of Migration on the Livelihoods of Karamajong Women and Children: Katwe Slums
    THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON THE LIVELIHOODS OF KARAMAJONG WOMEN AND CHILDREN: KATWE SLUMS. ‘‘A WOMAN IS A WARRIOR’’ Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of Masters in Anthropology of development. Department of Social Anthropology MARIAM NAMIIRO [email protected] 2016 1 2 DEDICATION This study is dedicated to my mother Mrs. Aisha Bukirwa and my daughter Arianna Ruth Kirabo and brother Ahmed Juma Lugoloobi Jr. To my mother and brother thank you for caring for my daughter when I was studying. Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement. God bless you. 3 4 Acknowledgements Writing this Thesis has been possible as a result of the Karamajong women and children. They opened up their households and enabled me to carry out my research. They assisted me with the research data I needed by sharing their experiences and life stories both at work and the household. Big thank you to each one of you, May God bless you and reward you abundantly. I am grateful to the almighty God who gave me the wisdom I needed, good health to start and accomplish my research. I wish to express my sincere and heartfelt thank you to my supervisor Margit Ystanes. I am extremely thankful and indebted to her for the encouragement, guidance, expertise and sincere criticism. These were valuable and came a long way in encouraging me to keep going even when I felt like giving up. I thank my mother Mrs. Aisha Bukirwa who encouraged me from the start to apply for the Master scholarship and also looked after my daughter when I was away for the one year I was attending class.
    [Show full text]
  • WE MISS YOU ALL Noerine Kaleeba: AIDS in the Amily
    WE MISS YOU ALL Noerine Kaleeba: AIDS in the amily Noerine Kaleeba with Sunanda Ray Updated edition, with a foreword by Emma Thompson Noerine Kaleeba is currently the community mobilisation specialist at the United Nations AIDS programme (UNAIDS) in Geneva, and continues to serve as the patron of TASO. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) by Nkumba University of Social Sciences, Kampala Uganda in March 2000. This was in recognition of her pioneering work in HIV and AIDS. She has also received awards from WHO, Sweden, Norway, the USA, Belgium and Senegal. Sunanda Ray is the Executive Director of SAfAIDS. Noerine Kaleeba: AIDS in the amily i © 2002 Noerine Kaleeba and Sunanda Ray Extracts from this publication may be freely reproduced for non-commercial purposes, with acknowledgement. A complimentary copy of any material using such extracts should be sent to SAfAIDS. These copyright conditions also refer to translations of extracts from the publication. Reproduction or translations of the book as a whole requires the written permission of all copyright holders. (unding for this second edition was provided by the UNAIDS Inter-country Team for East and Southern Africa. The first edition published by Women and AIDS Support Network (WASN), was funded by Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). UNICE( funded the first reprint. Illustrations by Jane Shepherd Photographs by Noerine Kaleeba and Sunanda Ray Published by SAfAIDS, PO Box A509 Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe Tel: 263 4 336193/4, (ax: 263 4 336195 [email protected] Design and Layout by (ontline Electronic Publishing, Harare, Zimbabwe Printed by Préci-ex, Les Pailles, Mauritius Proceeds of the sale of this book will be shared between hospice organisations in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
    [Show full text]
  • 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report
    mobile phones, weapons, a martyr’s place in paradise, and the demonstrated serious and sustained efforts by conducting 134 “gift” of a wife upon joining the terrorist group. By forcibly trafficking investigations, including cases involving foreign recruiting and using children in combat and support roles, ISIS fishermen, and convicting 56 traffickers. Authorities identified has violated international humanitarian law and perpetrated 263 trafficking victims, provided access to shelter and other war crimes on a mass scale. Despite having signed a pledge of victim services, and enacted new regulations requiring standard commitment with an international organization in June 2014 to contracts and benefits for foreign fishermen hired overseas. demobilize all fighters younger than 18 years old, the Kurdish Although Taiwan authorities meet the minimum standards, People’s Protection Units (YPG) recruited and trained children in many cases judges sentenced traffickers to lenient penalties as young as 12 years old in 2016. An NGO reported in January not proportionate to the crimes, weakening deterrence and TAIWAN 2016 instances in which Iran forcibly recruited or coerced male undercutting efforts of police and prosecutors. Authorities Afghan refugees and migrants, including children, living in sometimes treated labor trafficking cases as labor disputes Iran to fight in Syria. In June 2016, the media reported Iran and did not convict any traffickers associated with exploiting recruited some Afghans inside Afghanistan to fight in Syria as foreign fishermen on Taiwan-flagged fishing vessels. well. Some foreigners, including migrants from Central Asia, are reportedly forced, coerced, or fraudulently recruited to join extremist fighters, including ISIS. The Syrian refugee population is highly vulnerable to trafficking in neighboring countries, particularly Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey.
    [Show full text]
  • Ancestral and Spiritual Naming of Children Among the Jopadhola Lwo
    Ancestral and Spiritual Naming of Children among the Jopadhola Lwo of Eastern Uganda by Jennifer Mary Yoga Jagire A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Social Justice Education, OISE University of Toronto © Copyright by Jennifer Mary Yoga Jagire 2016 Ancestral and Spiritual Naming of Children among the Jopadhola Lwo of Eastern Uganda Jennifer Mary Yoga Jagire Doctor of Philosophy Social Justice Education, OISE University of Toronto 2016 Abstract This study brings Indigenous understandings to the anti-colonial resistance by the Jopadhola Lwo people of Eastern Uganda. The Jopadhola Lwo people link with ancestors in the naming ceremonies for their children. For the study, I employed Indigenous methodology to understand how a minority people resist assimilation. I interviewed elders in Dhopadhola Lwo. The Indigenous methodology is the Padhola elders’ agency for educating the researcher. The study objectives investigated: the Indigenous naming practices and how these are understood in contemporary contexts; the Indigenous practices and the possibilities for decolonization; the understanding of the interface of society, culture, and Nature, the nexus of body, mind, and soul, and the spirit from naming ceremonies of Padhola; and the implications for transforming schooling in African and Euro- American contexts. The research findings revealed: 1. Name variations of Padhola with ongoing ceremonies for Apipili and Yao Rut. ii 2. Resistance to foreign names as Njawala or twigs. 3. Sacred monotheist Indigenous religion thrives with Kuunu shrines. 4. Ancestors reveal children’s names in dreams. 5. Indigenous education resists Christianity. 6. The Jopadhola elders are not worth their salt if they do not resist foreign influence and advocate for a return to traditional education.
    [Show full text]
  • 2014 18 Lifetime Achivement Award 2014 20
    INDEX PAGE INTRODUCTION JURY COORDINATORS 10 THE PRIX EUROPA AWARDS 2014 18 LIFETIME ACHIVEMENT AWARD 2014 20 COMPETING TELEVISION ENTRIES TV DOCUMENTARY 22 TV FICTION 46 TV CURRENT AFFAIRS 74 TV IRIS 92 PRIX GENEVE-EUROPE 108 COMPETING RADIO ENTRIES RADIO DOCUMENTARY 120 RADIO CURRENT AFFAIRS 156 RADIO FICTION 174 RADIO MUSIC 210 COMPETING ONLINE ENTRIES ONLINE 232 SPECIAL EVENTS 264 2 If I were to pick one word to describe the PRIX EUROPA, I would choose ‘gathering’. This year, for the 28th time, the PRIX EUROPA will gather the cream of the crop of European media. From all over the continent, people who share the same passion for television, radio and web will come to Berlin to compete against each other, and so pay testament to the dynamism of European public broadcasting. However, the strength of the festival goes beyond the competition itself. Its real virtue is that it gets young and old from different cultures, religions and languages communicating with and learning from each other. What’s more, this sort of collaboration helps us to understand each other – and that is of crucial moral, civil, social and cultural value in the turbulent world of the moment. I look forward to this exceptional event and to meeting you there. Yours sincerely, Roger de Weck PRIX EUROPA President Director General of Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft - SRG SSR Welcome to Berlin, where PRIX EUROPA has built its home - with good reason. It is a city where ideas count more than high salaries, imagination defeats protocol, and talent can find space to develop.
    [Show full text]