Pepe Julian Onziema (born November 30, 1980) is a Ugandan LGBT rights and human rights activist. He began his human rights work in 2003.
Onziema is the Director of Programs at Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), an LGBTI advocacy organization. SMUG provides research, documentation, and evidence to advocate for policy change in Uganda. They also provide LGBT+ members with safety and protection from discriminatory hate crimes.
In 2012, he was named a Global Citizen by the Clinton Global Initiative for his work in human rights advocacy.
In 2014, Onziema formed a coalition of 55 Ugandan civil society organizations to protect LGBT rights in the country. That year, UK-based charity Stonewall named Onziema Hero of the Year.
A trans man, he has participated in organizing LGBT pride celebrations in Uganda.
As of 2019, Onziema has been arrested or detained seven times, incurring violence in which he lost hearing in his left ear and needed to be hospitalized.
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Date: 30 November 1980
By JO THOMAS Special to The New York Times
Jo Special
State Dept expresses concern about Haitian arrests; spokesman Susan Pittman says among those seized were Joseph L'Enfantin, founding member of Haitian Human Rights League; says others reportedly arrested include members of family of Sylvio Claude, imprisoned Christian Democratic Party leader (S)
Date: 01 December 1980
By JO THOMAS Special to The New York Times
Jo Special
Haitian Government rounds up journalists, politicians and human rights activists in attempt to turn attention from worsening economic crisis before Dec 8 meeting of international banking and aid organizations; nation's economy will be focus of meeting of Joint Commission of International Donors, including representatives of World Bank and International Monetary Fund; those arrested are still being held incommunicado without charges; diplomatic observers say detentions are test of Pres-elect Ronald Reagan's willingness to continue Pres Carter's human rights policies; US protests to Haitian Government; number of those arrested identified (M)
Date: 30 November 1980
Newport Daily News petitions State Supreme Court for access to Family Court hearings and trials and right to publish names of juveniles accused of crimes following action by Judge William R Goldberg barring reporter M Catherine Callahan from covering murder trial in Family Court because she included name of 14-year-old defendant in article; Goldberg barred Callahan from trial of Daniel Boggs, accused of murder of John M Bric (M)