Legal Opinion
Mary Proscovia Nakibuka v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 26, 2005No. 04-1809PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Mary Proscovia Nakibuka worked in Uganda as a housekeeper for a politically active family that openly opposed the governing regime. During the 2001 presidential campaign, soldiers loyal to the government attacked her employer’s house, beat Nakibuka, and threatened to rape and kill her. After the opposition candidate for president was defeated, conditions for political dissidents in Uganda worsened, and Nakibuka fled with the family to the United States. Although the family that employed her was granted asylum, Nakibu-ka’s application was denied in a separate proceeding. An…
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