Uganda: UN rights chief calls on President not to sign anti-homosexuality bill

PNP DeskMarch 22, 2023September 11, 202405 mins

The UN rights chief called on Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign the bill into law, saying that it would mean lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Uganda will become criminals simply “for existing, for being who they are“. He warned the legislation would lead to “systematic” human rights violations. Adopted by Uganda’s parliament…

New UK asylum bill would be in ‘clear breach’ of international law: UNHCR

PNP DeskMarch 8, 2023September 10, 202402 mins

If adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving irregularly in the UK, such as those risking their lives to cross the English Channel in small boats. Instead, these asylum-seekers would face detention and deportation, without having their individual circumstances examined. “This would be a clear breach of…