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'''David Kato Kisulle''' (died January 26, 2011) was a [[Uganda]]n [[LGBT]] rights activist. He served as advocacy officer for [[Sexual Minorities Uganda]] (SMUG). Kato was among the 100 people whose names and photographs were published by the Ugandan tabloid newspaper ''[[Rolling Stone (Uganda)|Rolling Stone]]'' in an article which called for their execution as homosexuals. Kato and two other SMUG members who were also listed in the article, Kasha Jacqueline and Onziema Patience, sued the newspaper to force it to stop publishing the names and pictures of people it believed were gay or lesbian. The petition was granted on November 2, 2010, effectively ruling for the end of ''Rolling Stone''.<ref name=Reuters110210>[http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE6A103F20101102/ "Uganda court orders anti-gay paper to shut"], [[Reuters]], November 2, 2010</ref><ref name=CNN110210>[http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/11/02/uganda.gay.list/?hpt=T2 "Judge orders Ugandan paper to stop publishing 'gay lists'"], ''[[CNN International]]'', November 2, 2010</ref> On January 3, 2011, High Court Justice [[V. F. Kibuuka Musoke]] ruled that ''Rolling Stone'' violated the civil rights of Kato and the other homosexuals when it printed their pictures. The court ordered the newspaper to pay Kato and the other two plaintiffs 1.5 million [[Ugandan shilling]]s each.<ref>[http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2011/01/04/court-affirms-rights-of-ugandan-gays/ Court Affirms Rights of Ugandan Gays]</ref>
'''David Kato Kisulle''' (died January 26, 2011) was a [[Uganda]]n [[LGBT]] rights activist. He served as advocacy officer for [[Sexual Minorities Uganda]] (SMUG). Kato was murdered in 2011, shortly after winning a lawsuit against a magazine which had published his name and photograph identifying him as gay and calling for him to be executed.
==Rolling Stone case==
Kato was among the 100 people whose names and photographs were published in October 2009 by the Ugandan tabloid newspaper ''[[Rolling Stone (Uganda)|Rolling Stone]]'' in an article which called for their execution as homosexuals. Kato and two other SMUG members who were also listed in the article, Kasha Jacqueline and Onziema Patience, sued the newspaper to force it to stop publishing the names and pictures of people it believed were gay or lesbian. The petition was granted on November 2, 2010, effectively ruling for the end of ''Rolling Stone''.<ref name=Reuters110210>[http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE6A103F20101102/ "Uganda court orders anti-gay paper to shut"], [[Reuters]], November 2, 2010</ref><ref name=CNN110210>[http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/11/02/uganda.gay.list/?hpt=T2 "Judge orders Ugandan paper to stop publishing 'gay lists'"], ''[[CNN International]]'', November 2, 2010</ref> On January 3, 2011, High Court Justice [[V. F. Kibuuka Musoke]] ruled that ''Rolling Stone'' violated the civil rights of Kato and the other homosexuals when it printed their pictures. The court ordered the newspaper to pay Kato and the other two plaintiffs 1.5 million [[Ugandan shilling]]s each.<ref>[http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2011/01/04/court-affirms-rights-of-ugandan-gays/ Court Affirms Rights of Ugandan Gays]</ref>


==Murder==
==Murder==
On January 26, 2011, Kato was assaulted in his home in [[Mukono]]<ref>
On January 26, 2011, Kato was assaulted in his home in [[Mukono]]<ref name="Grauniad">{{Cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/ugandan-gay-rights-activist-murdered |title=Ugandan gay rights activist murdered weeks after court victory |first=Xan |last=Rice |date=January 27, 2011 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
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</ref> by at least one unknown male assailant who hit him twice in the head with a hammer before fleeing on foot; Kato later died en route to the [[Kawolo Hospital]]. A police spokesperson blamed the murder on robbers who have allegedly killed at least 10 people in the area over the last two months. Police arrested one suspect and are seeking a second.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/david-kato-uganda-gay-act_n_814775.html David Kato, Uganda Gay Activist, Brutally Slain]</ref> Kato's colleagues note that Kato had spoken of an increase in threats and harassment since the court victory, and they believe that his sexual orientation and his activism were the motive for the murder.<ref name="Grauniad"/> [[Joe Oloka-Onyango]], who worked with Kato on the court case, said, "This is a very strange thing to happen in the middle of the day, and suggests pre-meditation."<ref name="Grauniad"/>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/ugandan-gay-rights-activist-murdered

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</ref> by at least one unknown male assailant who hit him twice in the head with a hammer before fleeing on foot; Kato later died en route to the [[Kawolo Hospital]]. A police spokesperson blamed the murder on robbers who have allegedly killed at least 10 people in the area over the last two months. Police arrested one suspect and are seeking a second.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/david-kato-uganda-gay-act_n_814775.html David Kato, Uganda Gay Activist, Brutally Slain]</ref>
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The murder was decried by [[Human Rights Watch]],<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/01/27/uganda-promptly-investigate-killing-prominent-lgbt-activist|title = Uganda: Promptly Investigate Killing of Prominent LGBT Activist|publisher = Human Rights Watch|date = 2011-01-27}}</ref> with senior Africa researcher Maria Burnett adding that "David Kato's death is a tragic loss to the human rights community." [[Amnesty International]] stated that it was "appalled by the shocking murder of David Kato," and called for a "credible and impartial investigation into his murder."<ref>{{Cite press release |publisher=Amnesty International |title=Uganda must investigate killing of LGBT rights activist |url=http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/uganda-must-investigate-killing-lgbt-rights-activist-2011-01-27 |date=January 27, 2011}}</ref> Both also asked the Ugandan government to protect other gay rights activists.<ref name="Grauniad"/>


[[U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]],<ref>{{Cite press release |publisher=White House |title=Statement by the President on the Killing of David Kato |date=January 27, 2011 |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/27/statement-president-killing-david-kato}}</ref> [[U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] and the State Department,<ref>{{Cite press release |publisher=U.S. Department of State |url=http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/01/155520.htm |title=Murder of Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato |date=January 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=U.S. State Department |title=Daily Press Briefing |date=January 27, 2011 |url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2011/01/155402.htm}}</ref> and the [[European Union]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1097190/-/cio6rmz/-/ |title=World condemns killing of gay activist |work=Daily Monitor |date=January 28, 2011 |first=Risdel |last=Kasasira |first2=Johnson |last2=Mayamba |first3=Andrew |last3=Bagala}}</ref> also condemned the murder and urged Uganda authorities to investigate the crime and to speak out against homophobia and transphobia.
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The murder was decried by [[Human Rights Watch]],<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/01/27/uganda-promptly-investigate-killing-prominent-lgbt-activist|title = Uganda: Promptly Investigate Killing of Prominent LGBT Activist|publisher = Human Rights Watch|date = 2011-01-27}}</ref> with senior Africa researcher Maria Burnett adding that "David Kato's death is a tragic loss to the human rights community." [[Amnesty International]] and other human and LGBT-specific rights advocacy groups joined in the condemnation.{{fact|date=January 2011}}


== See also==
== See also==

Revision as of 23:37, 27 January 2011

David Kato Kisulle
DiedJanuary 26, 2011
Mukono, Uganda
Known forLGBT rights activist

David Kato Kisulle (died January 26, 2011) was a Ugandan LGBT rights activist. He served as advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). Kato was murdered in 2011, shortly after winning a lawsuit against a magazine which had published his name and photograph identifying him as gay and calling for him to be executed.

Rolling Stone case

Kato was among the 100 people whose names and photographs were published in October 2009 by the Ugandan tabloid newspaper Rolling Stone in an article which called for their execution as homosexuals. Kato and two other SMUG members who were also listed in the article, Kasha Jacqueline and Onziema Patience, sued the newspaper to force it to stop publishing the names and pictures of people it believed were gay or lesbian. The petition was granted on November 2, 2010, effectively ruling for the end of Rolling Stone.[1][2] On January 3, 2011, High Court Justice V. F. Kibuuka Musoke ruled that Rolling Stone violated the civil rights of Kato and the other homosexuals when it printed their pictures. The court ordered the newspaper to pay Kato and the other two plaintiffs 1.5 million Ugandan shillings each.[3]

Murder

On January 26, 2011, Kato was assaulted in his home in Mukono[4] </ref> by at least one unknown male assailant who hit him twice in the head with a hammer before fleeing on foot; Kato later died en route to the Kawolo Hospital. A police spokesperson blamed the murder on robbers who have allegedly killed at least 10 people in the area over the last two months. Police arrested one suspect and are seeking a second.[5] Kato's colleagues note that Kato had spoken of an increase in threats and harassment since the court victory, and they believe that his sexual orientation and his activism were the motive for the murder.[4] Joe Oloka-Onyango, who worked with Kato on the court case, said, "This is a very strange thing to happen in the middle of the day, and suggests pre-meditation."[4]

The murder was decried by Human Rights Watch,[6] with senior Africa researcher Maria Burnett adding that "David Kato's death is a tragic loss to the human rights community." Amnesty International stated that it was "appalled by the shocking murder of David Kato," and called for a "credible and impartial investigation into his murder."[7] Both also asked the Ugandan government to protect other gay rights activists.[4]

U.S. President Barack Obama,[8] U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the State Department,[9][10] and the European Union[11] also condemned the murder and urged Uganda authorities to investigate the crime and to speak out against homophobia and transphobia.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Uganda court orders anti-gay paper to shut", Reuters, November 2, 2010
  2. ^ "Judge orders Ugandan paper to stop publishing 'gay lists'", CNN International, November 2, 2010
  3. ^ Court Affirms Rights of Ugandan Gays
  4. ^ a b c d Rice, Xan (January 27, 2011). "Ugandan gay rights activist murdered weeks after court victory". The Guardian.
  5. ^ David Kato, Uganda Gay Activist, Brutally Slain
  6. ^ "Uganda: Promptly Investigate Killing of Prominent LGBT Activist". Human Rights Watch. 2011-01-27.
  7. ^ "Uganda must investigate killing of LGBT rights activist" (Press release). Amnesty International. January 27, 2011.
  8. ^ "Statement by the President on the Killing of David Kato" (Press release). White House. January 27, 2011.
  9. ^ "Murder of Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato" (Press release). U.S. Department of State. January 27, 2011.
  10. ^ "Daily Press Briefing". U.S. State Department. January 27, 2011.
  11. ^ Kasasira, Risdel; Mayamba, Johnson; Bagala, Andrew (January 28, 2011). "World condemns killing of gay activist". Daily Monitor.

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