Stella Nyanzi
Stella Nyanzi | |
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| Born | 16 June 1974 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Other names | Nnalongo Owenene, Nnalongo (Mother of twins) |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
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| Occupation(s) | Scholar, anthropologist, human rights activist |
| Years active | 1997— present |
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. In 2017, she was arrested for insulting the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni.
In January 2022, she was accepted to live in Germany on a writers-in-exile programme run by PEN Germany, with her three children.