Ugandan trans activist and leader, Victor Mukasa, with assistance from Immigration Equality, was granted asylum status in the United States on 27 June 2013 after fleeing Uganda due to fear of persecution for his gender identity. Victor is often informally considered a pivotal role player in the trans movement in Africa.
After a trial of three years, the Ugandan High Court ruled in Victor Mukasa’s favour. In this landmark ruling, the Court declared that the Government of Uganda had indeed violated the rights of privacy of the members of the organisation, Sexual Minorities of Uganda (SMUG), when the home of Victor Mukasa was unlawfully raided in …
Juliet Victor Mukasa, human rights defender, and activist from Uganda claimed his identity as a Transgender Lesbian and started speaking out in the local media about the oppression of LGBTIQ+ people in Uganda in around 2002. Uganda is known to have a zero-tolerance policy towards homosexuality and on 5 July 2005, the Ugandan government voted …
