Uganda’s leader slams World Bank for holding up new loans after his country enacted an anti-gay law
1 year, 4 months ago

Uganda’s leader slams World Bank for holding up new loans after his country enacted an anti-gay law

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s president on Thursday slammed the World Bank, calling the global lender “insufferable” for holding up new loans after the East African country enacted an anti-gay bill that includes the death penalty in some cases. In a strongly worded statement, President Yoweri Museveni said he was struggling to restrain himself “from exploding with anger.” The World Bank — which has over the years played a key role in financing ambitious government projects in Uganda and helped build many roads, schools and hospitals — had deployed a team to the country after the law was enacted in May. The decision has angered many Ugandan officials, with some accusing the World Bank of imperialism and referring to “the arrogance of some actors” in the West who urge the protection of LGBTQ+ rights. “How, then, are you different from the religious fundamentalists who are intolerant of other faiths,” he said, referring to the World Bank and the West.

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Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law which the country’s Constitutional Court refused to nullify on Wednesday. Activist Frank Mugisha said Tuesday’s ruling was “wrong and deplorable.” “This ruling should result in further restrictions to donor funding for Uganda — no donor …

Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ugandan gay rights activists asked …

Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law

LA Times  

Human rights advocate Nicholas Opiyo speaks to journalists outside the Constitutional Court in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday after the court declared the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 complies with the Uganda Constitution. Ugandan gay rights activists have asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law that the country’s Constitutional Court refused …

Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty

LA Times  

The panel of five judges of the Constitutional Court led by the country’s chief justice, Richard Buteera, in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday gives its seal of approval on the anti-homosexuality law, declaring that the Anti Homosexuality Act of 2023 complies with the Constitution of Uganda. Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld an anti-gay law that allows the death penalty for …

World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law
1 year, 4 months ago

World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — The World Bank said it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay bill that rights groups and others have condemned. The World Bank had deployed a team to Uganda after the law was enacted in May and determined that additional measures were necessary to ensure projects …

World Bank rules out new loans to Uganda because of the country’s anti-gay law
1 year, 4 months ago

World Bank rules out new loans to Uganda because of the country’s anti-gay law

LA Times  

The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda following the country’s enactment of an anti-gay law earlier this year. The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay law that rights groups and others have condemned. “No new public financing to Uganda …

UN panel says it’s concerned about human rights violations in Uganda in recent years
1 year, 4 months ago

UN panel says it’s concerned about human rights violations in Uganda in recent years

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Human rights violations including extrajudicial killings in Uganda in recent years have raised the concern of a panel of United Nations experts. The U.N. Human Rights Committee in findings released Wednesday also urged authorities in the East African country to repeal a recently enacted law that prescribes the death penalty for some homosexual acts. Uganda’s security forces …

Uganda passed one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws. LGBTQ people describe living there as ‘hell’
1 year, 5 months ago

Uganda passed one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws. LGBTQ people describe living there as ‘hell’

CNN  

Kampala, Uganda CNN — In between leading Sunday services at All Saints’ Cathedral in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Rev. Nowhere is safe for any queer person living in Uganda,” Joan Amek, co-founder of Rella Women’s Foundation, told CNN. ‘My life is hell’ Nash Wash Raphael, a 30-year-old transgender man, says he was attacked on the night Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality …

Any state-sponsored homophobia should worry us all
1 year, 6 months ago

Any state-sponsored homophobia should worry us all

Live Mint  

In late May, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act, a new law that institutionalizes the persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people and promotes a culture of hate. It criminalizes consensual same-sex relations and imposes severe penalties, including life imprisonment for anyone who engages in gay sex and the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” defined …

US imposes visa restrictions for some Ugandans following adoption of anti-gay law
1 year, 6 months ago

US imposes visa restrictions for some Ugandans following adoption of anti-gay law

The Hindu  

Washington on June 16 announced it is imposing visa restrictions for Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic process” in Uganda after the enactment of an anti-gay law in the East African country. It said the U.S. will consider other possible actions "to promote accountability for Ugandan officials and other individuals responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process …

US imposes visa restrictions for some Ugandans following adoption of anti-gay law
1 year, 6 months ago

US imposes visa restrictions for some Ugandans following adoption of anti-gay law

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Washington on Friday announced it is imposing visa restrictions for Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic process” in Uganda after the enactment of an anti-gay law in the East African country. It said the U.S. will consider other possible actions “to promote accountability for Ugandan officials and other individuals responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the …

Ugandan anti-LGBTQ law deepens Anglican Church rift on gay rights
1 year, 6 months ago

Ugandan anti-LGBTQ law deepens Anglican Church rift on gay rights

Al Jazeera  

The latest split in the Anglican Church comes after recent comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Uganda’s new law. The chair of a conservative group of Anglican church leaders on Wednesday accused the church’s global head of perpetuating colonialism with his criticism of one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, introduced by Uganda last month. “It seems the history …

Uganda president Yoweri Museveni defiant over anti-LGBT+ law including death penalty
1 year, 6 months ago

Uganda president Yoweri Museveni defiant over anti-LGBT+ law including death penalty

The Independent  

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Uganda’s president signs into law anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
1 year, 6 months ago

Uganda’s president signs into law anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s president has signed into law anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The United States had warned of economic consequences over legislation described by Amnesty International as “draconian and overly broad.” In a statement from the White House later Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden …

US to consider visa restrictions over Uganda anti-gay law
1 year, 6 months ago

US to consider visa restrictions over Uganda anti-gay law

Al Jazeera  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says legislation, which includes the death penalty for some offences, is deeply troubling. US President Joe Biden quickly condemned the law as “a tragic violation of universal human rights” and threatened to cut aid and investment to the East African country. In a statement later on Monday, Blinken said the US would “consider deploying existing …

Uganda's President signs into Law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
1 year, 6 months ago

Uganda's President signs into Law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases

The Hindu  

Uganda's President has signed into Law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. But the new Law still prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as with minors and other categories …

Uganda’s president approves tough new anti-LGBTQ law
1 year, 6 months ago

Uganda’s president approves tough new anti-LGBTQ law

Al Jazeera  

The new legislation is one of the world’s strictest anti-gay measures and was condemned by the international community. This has already caused a lot of paranoia, fear and people reliving traumas of what this could mean.” ‘Tragic violation of universal human rights’ United States President Joe Biden called for the immediate repeal of the law, slamming it as “a tragic …

A new anti-gay law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted
1 year, 6 months ago

A new anti-gay law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted

NPR  

A new anti-gay law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted Enlarge this image toggle caption ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images Uganda has passed one of the world's toughest anti-gay laws that calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. Sponsor Message In a statement, President Biden called the …

Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill
1 year, 7 months ago

Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a new version of an anti-gay bill to remove a clause that appeared to criminalize identifying as LGBTQ. President Yoweri Museveni returned the bill last month to the national assembly, asking for changes that would differentiate between identifying as LGBTQ and actually engaging in homosexual acts. Homosexuality was already illegal in the …

Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill
1 year, 7 months ago

Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed …

Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of strict anti-gay bill
1 year, 7 months ago

Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of strict anti-gay bill

LA Times  

A couple in Uganda cover themselves with a pride flag as they pose for a photograph. Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a new version of an anti-gay bill to remove a clause that appeared to criminalize identifying as LGBTQ+. President Yoweri Museveni returned the bill last month to the national assembly, asking for changes that would differentiate between identifying as …

Uganda's president sends anti-LGBTQ bill back to parliament for 'strengthening'
1 year, 8 months ago

Uganda's president sends anti-LGBTQ bill back to parliament for 'strengthening'

India Today  

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni supports a bill containing some of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ legislation but will send it back to parliament for "strengthening", the ruling party's chief whip said. A group of lawmakers from Museveni's National Resistance Movement discussed the bill with the president and agreed in principle to make it law, chief whip Denis Hamson Obua said. READ …

Ugandan president refuses to sign LGBTQ bill, seeks changes
1 year, 8 months ago

Ugandan president refuses to sign LGBTQ bill, seeks changes

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has refused to sign into law a controversial new bill against homosexuality that prescribes the death penalty in some cases, requesting that it should be amended. Whenever they come to me I say, ‘You, please shut up.’” A spokesman for the presidency said Museveni is not opposed to the punishments proposed in …

Ugandan president refuses to sign LGBTQ bill, seeks changes
1 year, 8 months ago

Ugandan president refuses to sign LGBTQ bill, seeks changes

The Independent  

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Uganda’s President Museveni refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ bill
1 year, 8 months ago

Uganda’s President Museveni refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ bill

Al Jazeera  

A spokesman says Museveni is not opposed to the bill’s punishments, but wants lawmakers to study ‘the issue of rehabilitation.’ President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has refused to sign into law a controversial new bill against homosexuality that prescribes the death penalty in some cases, requesting that it should be amended. A spokesman for the presidency said Museveni was not …

Ugandan president endorses but refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ bill, seeking changes
1 year, 8 months ago

Ugandan president endorses but refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ bill, seeking changes

LA Times  

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, shown in October 2022, praised lawmakers for approving the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill, despite his request for changes. Whenever they come to me I say, ‘You, please shut up.’” A spokesman for the presidency said Museveni is not opposed to the punishments proposed in the bill but wants lawmakers to look into “the issue of rehabilitation.” Museveni …

Uganda may impose some of the world’s strictest anti-gay measures: ‘You’re fearing for your life’
1 year, 8 months ago

Uganda may impose some of the world’s strictest anti-gay measures: ‘You’re fearing for your life’

LA Times  

He was in high school when he realized he was gay. I love my country so much, our government keeps shocking us.” In addition to calling for the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” — defined as sexual relations with someone younger than 14 or older than 75 — the legislation confirms an existing punishment of life in prison for gay …

‘Born out of hatred’: New Uganda bill terrifies LGBTQ community
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Born out of hatred’: New Uganda bill terrifies LGBTQ community

Al Jazeera  

The proposed legislation to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ is already making life harder for sexual minorities in Uganda. “There were those who called me to tell me that they will hang my children.” ‘Big panic’ Already, anxiety is rising within the Ugandan LGBTQ community. “There is a big panic,” said Mugisha of SMUG, adding that members of Uganda’s gay community …

Google, others say Uganda anti-LGBTQ bill bad for business
1 year, 8 months ago

Google, others say Uganda anti-LGBTQ bill bad for business

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — A business group including corporate giants such as Google says it opposes Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ legislation, calling it “a concern for global businesses and investors operating or planning to invest” in the East African country. The legislation, which prescribes the death penalty or life imprisonment for some homosexual offenses, would hurt Uganda’s economy, the Open For Business coalition …

‘Deeply troubling': UN rights chief on Uganda anti-gay bill
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Deeply troubling': UN rights chief on Uganda anti-gay bill

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill that prescribes harsh penalties for some homosexual offenses, including death and life imprisonment. The offense of “homosexuality” is punishable by life imprisonment, the same punishment prescribed in a colonial-era penal code criminalizing sex acts “against the order of nature.” The …

Uganda faces calls to reject ‘appalling’ anti-LGBTQ bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Uganda faces calls to reject ‘appalling’ anti-LGBTQ bill

The Hindu  

The United Nations and the United States led calls on March 22 for Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to reject what has been labelled an "appalling" anti-gay bill. MP Fox Odoi-Oywelowo, a member of Mr. Museveni's National Resistance Movement party who spoke against the bill, told AFP that offenders would face life imprisonment or even the death penalty for "aggravated" offences. …

Death Penalty for Gay Sex? As Uganda Passes Tough Anti-LGBTQ Law, a Look at Legislation Around World
1 year, 9 months ago

Death Penalty for Gay Sex? As Uganda Passes Tough Anti-LGBTQ Law, a Look at Legislation Around World

News 18  

Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed sweeping anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships, following a highly charged and chaotic session. MP Fox Odoi-Oywelowo, who spoke against the bill and who belongs to President Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Movement party, told AFP that under the final version of the legislation, offenders would face life imprisonment or even the …

Uganda's Legislature Passes Harsh New Anti-LGBTQ Bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Uganda's Legislature Passes Harsh New Anti-LGBTQ Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country’s LGBTQ community. Human Rights Watch has described the legislation as “a more egregious version” of the 2014 law, which drew widespread international …

This country has allowed death penalty, life imprisonment for gay couples
1 year, 9 months ago

This country has allowed death penalty, life imprisonment for gay couples

Live Mint  

Uganda’s parliament has passed a new anti-gay legislation on Tuesday, which proposes harsh new penalties for same-sex relationships. Parliamentary speaker Annet Anita Among confirmed the final vote, saying that the “bill passed in record time.” All but one member of parliament spoke against the bill and significant portions of the original draft law were amended. Ugandan attorney general Kiryowa Kiwanuka …

Uganda’s anti-gay bill is ‘deeply troubling,’ U.N. rights chief says
1 year, 9 months ago

Uganda’s anti-gay bill is ‘deeply troubling,’ U.N. rights chief says

LA Times  

The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill that prescribes harsh penalties, including execution and life in prison, for some homosexual acts. And in the U.S., National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said if the law were enacted, Washington would “have to take a look” at imposing economic sanctions on Uganda. …

Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law bans identification as LGBTQ
1 year, 9 months ago

Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law bans identification as LGBTQ

Al Jazeera  

Law could be the first to criminalise identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer : Rights Watch Uganda’s parliament has passed sweeping antigay legislation that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships and criminalises anyone identifying as LGBTQ. While more than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relationships, the new law passed on Tuesday appears to be …

Uganda's parliament passes bill banning identifying as LGBTQ
1 year, 9 months ago

Uganda's parliament passes bill banning identifying as LGBTQ

Firstpost  

More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer, according to rights group Human Rights Watch Kampala: Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target Ugandans who already face …

Uganda’s legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Uganda’s legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country’s LGBTQ community. Human Rights Watch has described the legislation as “a more egregious version” of the 2014 law, which drew widespread international concern and was …

Uganda lawmakers revive anti-LGBTQ bill, call homosexuality a cancer
1 year, 9 months ago

Uganda lawmakers revive anti-LGBTQ bill, call homosexuality a cancer

India Today  

Lawmakers in Uganda have revived a bill against homosexuality, describing it as a "cancer". “Homosexuality is a human wrong that offends the laws of Uganda and threatens the sanctity of the family, the safety of our children and the continuation of humanity through reproduction,” Basalirwa said after tabling the bill. READ | 22-year-old Colorado Springs club shooter ran neo-Nazi site, …

Ugandan lawmaker introduces new anti-LGBTQ legislation
1 year, 9 months ago

Ugandan lawmaker introduces new anti-LGBTQ legislation

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan lawmaker on Tuesday introduced draft legislation that he said seeks to prohibit homosexuality in the East African country, voicing widespread anti-gay sentiment that has peaked in recent days. The legislator, Asuman Basalirwa, said his bill would punish “promotion, recruitment and funding” related to LGBTQ activities. “You are either with us or you’re with the Western …

Authorities in Uganda suspend prominent LGBTQ rights group
2 years, 4 months ago

Authorities in Uganda suspend prominent LGBTQ rights group

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan authorities have suspended the work of a prominent LGBTQ rights group, calling it an illegal entity. Sexual Minorities Uganda has been the East African nation’s most prominent support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people since 2004. Its leader, Frank Mugisha, said Saturday that authorities who oversee non-governmental organizations advised him to suspend activities, …

No, Uganda is not making it illegal to be gay (again)
3 years, 6 months ago

No, Uganda is not making it illegal to be gay (again)

Al Jazeera  

But the LGBTQI fight for equality in the country – and Africa – is still far from over. Passed in the final days of an outgoing parliament, through a private member’s bill introduced by an outgoing legislator, and without government support, this legislation needs assent. Indeed, after Uganda passed the “Kill the gays bill” – as it was dubbed locally …

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