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PHR Applauds New Legislation Discouraging Support for Uganda's LRA
PHR, along with a collection of advocacy groups, applauds U.S. Representatives Ed Royce (R-CA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) for introducing legislation last week that discourages support or safe haven for the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
Use Your Medical Expertise to Help Persecuted LGBT People Gain Asylum in the US
On Thursday the New York Times reported the alarming and deeply troubling news that Malawi sentenced Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza, a gay couple, to 14 years in prison and hard labor.
AIDS Funding Update
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NY Times: "AIDS War is Falling Apart" — PHR Reacts
On May 10, 2010, The New York Times published a heartrending story on the faltering fight against AIDS in Uganda —a story that has sparked a firestorm of controversy and criticism of the Obama Administration's global AIDS strategy.
Good News on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Some good news out of Uganda: A few weeks after the US Senate passed a resolution condemning Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, a special committee in Uganda has recommended the anti-homosexuality bill be withdrawn from Parliament.
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