Stella Nyanzi

Stella Nyanzi
Born (1974-06-16) 16 June 1974 (age 50)
Jinja, Jinja Hospital, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Other namesNnalongo Owenene, Nnalongo (Mother of twins)[1]
CitizenshipUganda
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Scholar, anthropologist, human rights activist
Years active1997— present

Stella Nyanzi (born 16 June 1974)[2] 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.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Profile: Who is Dr. Stella Nyanzi?". Matooke Republic. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Stella Nyanzi | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ "'I'm free at last': Uganda's rudest poet on prison, protest and finding a new voice in Germany". the Guardian. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Who is after Dr Stella Nyanzi? Political activist flees to Germany citing political persecution.. again". Nile Post. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ "'I am free at last' – Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi talks moving to Germany and escaping a dictator". Afronews Germany. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ Busingye, Emmanuel (20 January 2022). "Stella Nyanzi abandons Kakwenza protest for German asylum". Ekyooto Uganda. Retrieved 29 January 2022.