Uganda

• Judge temporarily blocks Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation to Uganda

  Abrego Garcia was released from criminal custody and briefly reunited with his wife and children before being detained by ICE for a second time.

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  Aug 26
  
• Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being set on fire by her boyfriend

  Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80 per cent of her body was burned in an attack by her partner.

  World

  Sep 5, 2024
  
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• Ugandan Olympic athlete set on fire by her boyfriend, police say

  Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished in 44th place at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her home.

  World

  Sep 3, 2024
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• Ottawa urged to step up against homophobic laws in Uganda, Ghana

  Activists are urging the Liberal government to put more action behind its condemnation of homophobic legislation in Uganda and Ghana. 

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2024
• Deportation order cancelled for gay man from Edmonton who feared returning to Uganda

  In the 11th hour, the deportation order that would have sent a 25-year-old gay man back to Uganda on Tuesday was cancelled on Friday.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2023
• Gay man set to be deported from Edmonton to Uganda: ‘I’m in a nightmare’

  A 25-year-old gay man who has been living and working in Edmonton since 2018 is concerned for his safety because he's being deported back to Uganda.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2023
• Vancouver couple’s Little Elephant Camp dream now a reality in Uganda

  A Canadian couple has taken a business idea to the other side of the globe, establishing The Little Elephant Camp, and is giving back to the local community at the same time.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
• Edmonton man, once a refugee in Uganda himself, returns to give hope to the displaced

  Uganda has the world's third largest refugee population in the world. An Alberta man and former refugee is now helping others journeying the same path he once did.

  Features

  Jul 19, 2023
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• Fighting the stigma of disability in Uganda

  It's estimated only nine per cent of Ugandan children living with disabilities attend primary school. There is a movement to give these children a fighting chance to thrive.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2023
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• ‘The fear we are living with’: LGBTQ2 Ugandans in hiding after new anti-homosexuality law passed

  Uganda, an east African nation, has passed what is being considered some of the harshest anti-homosexuality legislation the world has ever seen.

  World

  Jun 26, 2023