By Nangayi Guyson – Kampala -Gays in Uganda say they have faced a year of harassment and attacks since the introduction of a bill — later shelved — that would have imposed the death penalty for some homosexual acts and life in prison for others. The legislation was drawn up following a visit by leaders of US conservative Christian ministries that promote therapy they say allows gays to become heterosexual. Recently, one of the Uganda’s newspaper known as “Rolling Stone” published a list of Uganda’s 100 “top” homosexuals, with a bright yellow banner across it that read: “Hang Them.” Alongside... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent: Lawyer Assan Martin has expressed the need for the abolishment and repeal of all death penalty clauses in the laws of the country. His call came barely one month after the National Assembly passed the amended Drug Control Act 2010, which prescribes the death penalty for persons found in possession of more than 250 grams of cocaine or heroine. Martin, also a human rights lawyer, is of the view that the death penalty is not the solution to ending crime in our society. His call was made in an interview with this reporter yesterday. He further called... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – New York – AFP- The UN official on Friday said more than 15 000 rapes were committed last year in a strife-torn region of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where peacekeepers are unable to fully protect civilians. With accusations now being made against DRC government troops over new cases of raping and killing in the east of the country, the head of the UN force, Roger Meece, said “the scale of the problem is enormous”. Margot Wallstroem, UN special envoy on sexual violence against women in conflict, told the council on Thursday that government troops are... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Kinshasa – BBC- Thousands of women, led by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s First Lady are on a march against sexual violence. First Lady Olive Lembe Kabila led the women through the streets of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province with Many of them carrying banners with slogans such as “No to sexual terrorism”, according to the AFP news agency. “Coming here is important because violence towards women is used systematically as a weapon of war,” said Miriam Nobre of World March of Women, which organised the march. However, Nene Rukunghu, a doctor at a hospital... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – The Temple of Justice in Liberia through Criminal Court “B” has sentenced two foreign residents to death by hanging after being convicted for Murder. The two Chinese Nationals, Meng Wang and Li Ma were convicted for brutally murdering a South African, Wesley Craig Demas on September 6 of 2009. Giving the final judgment on Thursday evening, October 14, 2010 after denying a motion for a retrial filed by the defense, Judge Blamo Dixon told the Court that the convicts are subject to deportation under escort to their country of origin within a reasonable period of... Continue Reading
