November 5: Saint Paul - Human Rights Conditions of LGBTI Person in Africa: Toward International Solutions #MCLE

Of all the countries in the world where homosexuality is illegal, half of those countries are in Africa. In Uganda, homosexuality is punishable by imprisonment, and in some cases, imprisonment for life. Join us as we present two experts, Mark Kiyimba & Amy Bergquist, on the increasing human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons in Africa, and explore potential solutions for the international community to consider.

Title:
Human Rights Conditions of LGBTI Person in Africa: Toward International Solutions
When/Where:
November 5, 2013
4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
Moot Court Room (Room 100)
Hamline Law School
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284
Speaker:

• Mark Kiyimba is a Unitarian Universalist (UU) pastor based in Kampala, Uganda. Mark is also an outspoken faith Ally for LGBT persons in Uganda. His visible and vocal support for LGBT rights has put him in personal danger at times; he spent much of 2011 out of the country because of death threats. Besides his role as a parish pastor, Mark works tirelessly as an advocate for greater understanding toward LGBT persons and for their civil rights, as well as for interfaith respect in a country where conservative religiosity is the norm across all traditions.
• Amy Bergquist is a Staff Attorney in the International Justice Program with the Advocates for Human Rights. Prior to joining The Advocates, Amy clerked for the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Honorable William A. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable John R. Tunheim, District Judge of the District of Minnesota. As the International Justice Staff Attorney, Amy coordinates the Advocates' reporting to the United Nations and regional human rights bodies, including the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. Most recently, the Advocates collaborated with several Cameroonian civil society organizations to submit a report to the African Commission on LGBTI rights in Cameroon. 

By:
Stonewall Alliance
Credit:
1 credit applied for
Cost:
Free.

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