The jury, after 13 hours of deliberation over three days, found Combs guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The activists, Praise Aloikin , Claire Namara and Norah Kobusingye, were arrested by police and are currently being held at Wandegeya Police Station.
Uganda has lost between $586 million and $2.4 billion a year because of the anti-LGBTQ law, notably because of frozen financing, British charity Open for Business estimated last year.
Describing the horrific treatment she received, Atuhaire recalled that after being taken into custody, Tanzanian authorities stripped her down to her underwear and subjected her to physical assault.
Mwangi accused the Kenyan government of failing to intervene in his detention. “My government let me down. They sided with Suluhu’s government and claimed we were interfering with Tanzanian politics,” he said.
These three women fought not just for independence from colonial rule, but also for space, voice and respect in societies that often ignored women’s power.
Njeri Mwangi has proven that art and activism can go hand in hand. She has created spaces for change, used her platform to tell powerful stories and continues to inspire a new generation to speak up and take action.
Amnesty International yafichua mateso makali wanayopitia wanawake wa Kenya wanaofanya kazi za ndani nchini Saudi Arabia, ikiwemo ubakaji, ubaguzi wa rangi, njaa, na utumwa wa kisasa unaofanyika chini ya mfumo wa Kafala.
The Church is accused of pressuring followers into making life-ruining donations, and blamed for child neglect among its members — although it has denied any wrongdoing.
Big names in gaming such as France’s Ubisoft (publisher of the “Assassin’s Creed” saga) or US-based Activision Blizzard (“Call of Duty”) have seen women come forward about sexist behaviour in the workplace in recent years.
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