Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has approved the Anti-Homosexuality Law which provides heavy penalties for same-sex relations and the “promotion” of homosexuality in the country, the presidency has announced. The announcement of the promulgation of the new law arouses indignation and concern from local NGOs to the White House. …
Read More »Uganda’s parliament reconsiders anti-homosexuality law
Ugandan parliament has watered down an anti-homosexuality bill that originally criminalised people for simply identifying as LGBTQ+. The proposed legislation, first approved in March, was returned to the house after President Yoweri Museveni suggested changes. He said the clause penalising people who identify as gay would have led to the …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni calls for changes to LGBT bill
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has asked the country’s lawmakers to make clear in a proposed anti-homosexuality law that it is not criminal to merely identify as gay, local media reported. This measure is part of an attempt to tone down a bill that has drawn international condemnation. Last month, Ugandan …
Read More »Uganda urged to reconsider its anti-homosexuality law
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said anti-LGBT draft legislation passed by Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday undermines fundamental human rights and urged the government to reconsider implementing it, the BBC reported. The hastily passed bill says anyone identifying as LGBT could face a long prison sentence. Individuals belonging to …
Read More »Death penalty for recognized LGBTQ people in Uganda
Ugandan MPs on Tuesday passed an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that would make same-sex acts punishable by death, prompting strong condemnation from human rights defenders. Almost all of the 389 legislators voted late Tuesday in favor of the anti-homosexuality bill. The new law provides life imprisonment for sexual relations between homosexuals and …
Read More »Ugandan parliament to vote on Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Uganda’s parliament is expected to vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 on Tuesday amid mixed reactions from various stakeholders, DailyMonitor reported. The Bill will be presented for the second and third reading by the Bugiri Municipality legislator, Mr Asuman Basalirwa, local media reported. It is not yet confirmed whether the voting …
Read More »Uganda’s parliament Speaker promises to pass anti-gay bill at all costs
Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, said the anti-gay bill would be tabled and dealt with quickly at “whatever the cost”. Ms Among made the remarks after the architect of the Bill, Mr Asuman Basalirwa, was unable to table the Bill for first reading yesterday because the Ministry of Finance …
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