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It’s already against the law to be gay in Uganda. But some legislation being proposed there would drastically increase the existing penalties. One version of the bill even called for the death penalty in certain instances. We hear from Long Jones (pictured), an openly gay Ugandan living in the capital Kampala. Download MP3 Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The secret shrine of a witch doctor, body parts, dead children – these are the horrific details revealed in this documentary on an apparent rise in human sacrifice in Uganda. People there believe that human body parts will appease evil spirits. In this Best of the BBC, Tim Whewell travels to Uganda to investigate. Please note this program contains disturbing accounts throughout Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
A Ugandan government minister has said that a proposed law which includes the death penalty for some homosexual acts is “not necessary”. The bill submitted last October sparked international condemnation. Homosexual acts are punishable by up to 14 years in jail in Uganda. Jeb Sharp talks with Maria Burnett, Uganda researcher for Human Rights Watch, about the anti-gay bill. Download MP3
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The pesticide DDT, long banned in the United States, has made something of a comeback in Africa. DDT can be an effective weapon against malaria. The U.S. government, and the World Health Organization are encouraging African countries to use the insecticide, and say it is safe when handled properly. But in the East African nation of Uganda, DDT has provoked a fierce political battle. Reporter Alison Hawkes traveled to northern Uganda.
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with American artist Ross Bleckner about his work with children in Northern Uganda who had been forced to become soldiers for a murderous rebel group.
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American artist Ross Bleckner is the first artist to be appointed a Goodwill ambassador by the United Nations, with the brief of highlighting the problem of human trafficking. In January he travelled to Gulu in Northern Uganda to work with a group of young people aged between the ages of 12 and 18. He helped them make pictures which tell the stories of their terrifying experiences.
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Chris Maher of the World Health Organization, who is helping coordinate a massive polio vaccination campaign in Kenya and Uganda. Health workers plan to immunize nearly 5 million children tomorrow. The virus had been eradicated from those countries years ago, but it recently reappeared.
