Freedom and Roam Uganda

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Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) is a Ugandan LGBT organization that is particularly committed to improving the situation of lesbian and bisexual women, transgender and intersex people (LBTI) in the country. The name Freedom and Roam means “freedom and freedom of movement ” in German and alludes to the goal of being able to move freely and with equal rights in society. FARUG is based in Kampala .

Organization development

FARUG was founded in 2003 by the lesbian Ugandan human rights activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera with a few other lesbian women. She headed FARUG from its inception until June 2013 and plays a leading role in the Ugandan LGBT civil rights movement . For her steadfast struggle, she was awarded the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders in 2011 and was honored with the tenth Nuremberg International Human Rights Award in September 2013 .

According to a publication on the FARUG blog, Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera resigned from the management position of the organization on July 1, 2013, which has since been filled by Junic Wambya.

activities

The work of FARUG also included the fight against the draft law to tighten the legislation against homosexuality , which was first introduced in the Ugandan parliament in 2009 and failed in 2011 after further deliberations in parliament. FARUG campaigned on a national, international and regional level and entered into partnerships with feminist , women's and human rights as well as health and donor organizations.

According to a Guardian report from February 2012, which was also picked up by NBC , a FARUG-organized conference for LGBT rights with around 30 delegates in a hotel in Entebbe was stopped by the Ugandan government minister Simon Lokodo in person, accompanied by a police presence . The participating co-organizer, Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, was threatened with arrest and was forced to flee the hotel. Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty then sharply criticized the behavior of the Ugandan government.

support

FARUG has been sponsored by the Germany- based Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation since 2012 . In 2011 FARUG started the “Hate No More Campaign ” against homophobic violence and legislation in Uganda , according to reports from the foundation . Together with the LSVD Berlin-Brandenburg , a lesbian activist was invited by FARUG in March 2012 to give a lecture on her work and the situation of lesbians in Uganda in Berlin . In 2012, there was an appeal for donations and a media campaign in favor of FARUG within the LGBT community in Germany. According to the magazine, the L-Mag T-shirt campaign raised 1,500 euros in donations, which were given to the Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation in February 2013.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ faruganda.org: Our Vision.Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c lsvd -blog.de: Freedom and respect for lesbians. Call for funds for Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ a b oslofreedomforum .com: Speakers 2010: Kasha Jacqueline ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oslofreedomforum.com
  4. ↑ a b martinennalsaward .org: Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera - 2011 Accessed October 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ a b hirschfeld-eddy-stiftung .de: Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung supports Freedom and Roam Uganda (Farug) ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hirschfeld-eddy-stiftung.de
  6. ↑ br .de: Human Rights Award: Award for Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved on October 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ faruganda.wordpress.com: FARUG Announces Junic Wambya As New Executive Director July 1, 2013. Accessed October 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ guardian .co.uk: Ugandan minister shuts down gay rights conference ; worldnews. nbcnews .com: Uganda minister shuts down gay rights conference , accessed October 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ hirschfeld-eddy-stiftung .de: Lesbian everyday life in Uganda - activist of Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) in Berlin ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hirschfeld-eddy-stiftung.de
  10. ↑ lsvd -blog.de: “The biggest problem is ignorance and prejudice” . Accessed on October 26, 2013.
  11. ↑ lesben.org : Freedom and Respect for Lesbians - Appeal for donations for Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lesben.org
  12. ↑ l-mag .de Donations in favor of FARUG - L-MAG shirt for you! Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  13. ↑ l-mag .de You donated: 1,500 euros for FARUG from February 25, 2013. Accessed on October 26, 2013.