Humans Of Uganda Live

Stories worth Listening to. #HOUGxLive

A @HumansOfUganda Live Experience.

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[1/2] “After escaping Female Genital Mutilation from Kenema, Montserrado County a small village in Liberia packed...."
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[1/4] "...I remember soldiers would come and raid his home in the middle of the night, we’d hear dogs barking. That’s how we always knew they had come for him..."

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[3/4] “When I left Somalia I went to Kenya where I realised at the time that protection mechanisms and recognition of human rights defenders were not in place or hadn’t been established. It was very risky for me.." #DefendersStories #HOUgXDefendDefenders #HOUg #HumansOfUganda

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[4/4] “I have thousands of activists whose stories have touched me. For example..." #HumanRightsDefendersStories #DefendersStories #DefendDefenders #AfricanDefenders #HOUgXDefendDefenders #HumansOfUganda

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[2/4] "...Music helped me so much during those 9 months of military service, especially listening to Tupac’s All Eyez On Me album. It’s very special to me, especially after losing one of my childhood friends..." #DefendDefendersStories #HOUGxDefendDefenders #HOUg #HumansOfUganda

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[3/4] "...Unfortunately, we were arrested and detained. Personally, I was arrested, released, and then arrested again. I don’t remember the exact period I spent in jail..."

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[4/4] "I have failed to find the right words, the appropriate vocabulary to describe the feeling when war erupted. It was unfortunate, saddening, depressing and traumatizing. It happened on a normal Friday evening..." #DefendersStories #HOUGxDefendDefenders #HOUg #HumansOfUganda

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[1/4] "I was born in the western part of Sudan, in the Darfur region. This region hasn't witnessed peace in the past 30 to 35 years. I was born in conflict, raised in conflict, and even went to school in conflict..." #DefendersStories #HOUgXDefendDefenders #HOUg #HumansOfUganda

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We have partnered with @AfricaDefenders and @DefendDefenders on a storytelling project called "Defenders' Stories" to document and share experiences from various Human Rights Activists #DefendersStories #HumanRightsDefendersStories #HOUgxDefendDefenders #HumansOfUganda

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[2/2] “My relationship with my dad can be described as a growing relationship, I was only with my dad during third term school holidays, the rest of the time I was either in boarding or with my uncle. #HOUGxTheDadBase #TheDadBase #HOUGxMyFatherStories #HOUg #HumansOfUganda

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[1/2] “My father is a great storyteller & I am always nostalgic for our evening catch-ups where we sit & just listen to him crack jokes. He is very humourous and he always has a story for every situation..." #HOUGxTheDadBase #TheDadBase #HOUGxMyFatherStories #HOUg #HumansOfUganda

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"My father died when I was so young but I still have this picture of him in my head; wearing glasses and was an army person. I also know that he cared for me so much..." #HOUGxTheDadBase #TheDadBase #HOUGxMyFatherStories #HOUg #HumansOfUganda