Difference between revisions of "Brian Wasswa"

Revision as of 15:46, 29 December 2019

Country

Uganda

Birth - Death

1991 - 2019

Occupation

Activist

Description

LGBTQ activist who was murdered in 2019. Paralegal trained by Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF), a legal aid organization that supports vulnerable communities, including LGBT people. He also worked as a peer educator with The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), a Ugandan nongovernmental organization dedicated to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care, where he conducted HIV outreach to LGBTQ people.

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/15/uganda-brutal-killing-gay-activist
• https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/amid-kill-gays-bill-uproar-ugandan-lgbtq-activist-killed-n1067336

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