Frank Mugisha

Ugandan/African LGBT Rights Activist Visits Darien High School

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Students from Darien High School had the opportunity to speak with internationally recognized human rights activist Dr. Frank Mugisha. Frank Mugisha is an Ugandan activist on behalf of the rights of the LGBT community. His work has been widely recognized by the international community; in 2011 he was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award and in 2014 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. ____________________

— an announcement on the Darien Public Schools website

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He is currently the director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) which serves as an umbrella organization assisting LGTB rights groups around Uganda and the African continent. Dr. Mugisha’s visit was made possible as part of his inclusion in RFK Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power curriculum, through which the life and work of human rights activists are used to help make classroom content come to life.