Uganda is facing fresh demands to release 19 young people arrested in a raid on an LGBT+ homeless shelter. The demand comes from the UN and Human Rights Watch after Ugandan courts failed to hold a bail hearing for the youths.
The group has not had access to lawyers. Moreover, it is not clear if HIV positive youths in the group are getting the medication they need.
If they aren’t, that may damage their immune system, putting them at even greater risk of contracting COVID-19. A mob including the