US Imposes VISA Ban on Ugandan Officials over Human Rights Violations

The United States indicated on Monday that it would restrict visas of Ugandan officials who implement a controversial anti-gay law, which carries potential death sentences. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States would refuse visas to current or former officials, and their family members, if found to be involved in “repressing members […]

US President Suspends Uganda from AGOA over Human Rights Violations

Uganda has been named among four African countries that are set to be removed from the list of the beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) over failure of their governments to observe human rights and failure to make progress in democratic rule. The US introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) […]