I am aching for the world I live in to become a better plac… - Stella Nyanzi

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I am aching for the world I live in to become a better place for my children.

Stella Nyanzi

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Stella Nyanzi (born 16 June 1974) is a Ugandan human rights advocate, poet, medical anthropologist, feminist, queer rights advocate, and scholar of sexuality, family planning, and public health. She was arrested in 2017 for insulting the Ugandan president. In January 2022, she was accepted to live in Germany on a writers-in-exile programme run by PEN Germany, with her three children.

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I am aching for the world I live in to become a better place for my children. - Stella Nyanzi

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