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Activists stranded at the National Theatre, soon after Dr Buturo blocked film.UHSPA Photos Dec 17-2010-Human rights defenders yesterday gathered in Kampala to protest Nsaba Buturo, the Ugandan Ethics minister’s ban of the viewing of a documentary highlighting the work of UHRC and the challenges they face. In the film, Mr Kikonyogo Kivumbi, Executive Director of UHSPA who is identified as the defender of minorities, disparages the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill as an object to deny the rights of the minorities. Led by Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) chairperson Medi Kaggwa, the rights defenders in a joint statement said Mr Nsaba Buturo’s move was unconstitutional. “The documentary was one of the series of activities aligned in commemoration of the International Human Rights Day on December 10. In Uganda, the UHRC spearheaded the activities to mark the day in partnership with the UN Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Network –Uganda, the Human

Minority leaders have this morning met the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi to petition over the right to Health. The group was led by Macklean Kyomya,leader of sex workers rights organisation Wonetha, and Mr Kikonyogo kivumbi, the UHSPA executive director. We gave him condom gifts and macklean told him the hiv/aids control bill 2010 should be fair and incorporate sex workers as active stakeholders in the fight against hiv/aids prevelance in Uganda. The speaker said he was happy and would forward the opinions in the petition to the social services committtee currently handling the bill for consideration, and possible inclussion.