Uganda

Ugandan activists hold placards and chant slogans during an anti-homosexuality protest rally in the industrial city of Jinja, 72 km (43 miles) east of the capital Kampala, February 15, 2010. (REUTERS/James Akena)

Gay marriage? No in North Carolina, no in Uganda

by Jack Rodolico on May 11, 2012


As the world responds to Obama's acceptance of gay marriage, opposing American forces influence gay rights abroad. ...
A girl in Ladakh in Northern India watches as goats are herded through her village. This photo was sold to support Containers to Clinics.  (Don Perrault)

Picture this: World traveler takes photos that make us care

by Beena Sarwar on April 25, 2012


Don Perrault says he's an ordinary guy. But his extraordinary photos of the world are raising tens of thousands of dollars for health care and educational charities. ...
A 2006 photo of Joseph Kony, head of the brutal Lord's Resistance Army. (Reuters/Adam Pletts)

How Kony2012 gets it wrong

by Jackee Batanda on March 9, 2012


Invisible Children has successfully changed the scope of humanitarian marketing. Its film, however, is rife with half-truths....
Members of Uganda's gay community lead a choir during a memorial service for David Kato on his first death anniversary in Kampala January 26, 2012. (REUTERS/Edward Echwalu)

Anti-gay bill gets standing ovation in Ugandan parliament

by Jackee Batanda on February 9, 2012


The first time round, the Ugandan government bowed to international pressure and killed an anti-homosexual bill President Obama described as "odious". This week it was re-tabled. What will happen this time? ...

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