Uganda’s print has signed to law new anti-gay legislatn supported by many the East Ain untry but wily nmned by rights activists and others abroad
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- A NEW ANTI-GAY LAW UGANDA LLS FOR LIFE PRISON FOR THOSE WHO ARE NVICTED
- UGANDA PASS STRICT ANTI-GAY BILL THAT IMPOS DEATH PENALTY FOR SOME
- UGANDAN PRINT SIGNS ANTI-GAY LAW THAT INCLUS DEATH PENALTY AS A PUNISHMENT
- UGANDA'S PRINT SIGNS TO LAW ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN WH ATH PENALTY SOME S
A NEW ANTI-GAY LAW UGANDA LLS FOR LIFE PRISON FOR THOSE WHO ARE NVICTED
Global outcry over Meveni’s assent to dranian new anti-gay law, nmned as a ‘permissn slip for hate and humanisatn’ * ugandan anti gay legislation *
Uganda’s print, Yoweri Meveni, has signed to law the world’s harsht anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which allows the ath penalty for homosexual move immediately drew nmnatn om many Ugandans as well as wispread ternatnal outrage. It impos the ath penalty or life imprisonment for certa same-sex acts, up to 20 years prison for “recment, promotn and fundg” of same-sex “activi”, and anyone nvicted of “attempted aggravated homosexualy” fac a 14-year sentence. The bill would have still bee law whout the print’s assent if he returned a send tweeted on Monday morng: “The print … has assented to the Anti-Homosexualy Act.
A statement om the UN read: “We are appalled that the dranian and discrimatory anti-gay bill is now law. ”Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz, Ai puty director for Human Rights Watch, said: “Meveni’s signg of the anti-homosexualy bill is a ser blow to the right to eedom of exprsn and associatn Uganda, where stead of beg rtricted they ought to be strengthened.
”A 2014 anti-gay bill also prompted wispread ternatnal cricism and was later nullified by Uganda’s nstutnal urt on procral grounds. “Print Meveni’s cisn to sign the anti-homosexualy act 2023 to law is eply ncerng, ” said Steven Kabuye, a human rights activist Kampala.
UGANDA PASS STRICT ANTI-GAY BILL THAT IMPOS DEATH PENALTY FOR SOME
The legislatn, which now go to the print, also lls for life prison for anyone engagg gay sex. Polici to stifle L.G.B.T.Q. rights have been on the rise several Ain natns. * ugandan anti gay legislation *
”Edna Nsiima, an edor and social cric, said: “We should all be ncerned that our llective homophobia as a untry has, once aga, culmated the state signg a permissn slip for hate and humanisatn. A Ugandan wearg a mask wh a rabow sticker tak part the Gay Pri para 2015. Uganda has passed one of the world's tought anti-gay laws that lls for life imprisonment for anyone nvicted of homosexualy.
Ugandan print Yoweri Meveni signed the Anti-homosexualy act on Monday spe wispread nmnatn om many Wtern ernments and human rights activists. It lls for the ath penalty for "aggravated homosexualy, " which is fed as same-sex relatns volvg HIV-posive people, children or other vulnerable people.
UGANDAN PRINT SIGNS ANTI-GAY LAW THAT INCLUS DEATH PENALTY AS A PUNISHMENT
The new legislatn is one of the world’s strictt anti-gay measur and was nmned by the ternatnal muny." data-reactroot=" * ugandan anti gay legislation *
Anyone nvicted of "attempted aggravated homosexualy" n be imprisoned for up to 14 years. Ugandans who engag gay sex n receive life prison, while anyone who attempts to have same-sex relatns n face 10 years prison.
"We are appalled that the dranian and discrimatory anti-gay bill is now law, " the Uned Natns' Human Rights office said a tweet on Monday.
By late Monday eveng Uganda gay activiss had filed a petn the nstutnal urt, challengg the new Anti-homosexualy law.
UGANDA'S PRINT SIGNS TO LAW ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN WH ATH PENALTY SOME S
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It also altered a measure that required people to report homosexual activy if a child is volved. Uganda passed a prev anti-homosexualy law 2014, but the urts stck down on procral grounds followg outrage Uganda and om ternatnal donors.
Homosexualy is crimalized more than 30 of Ai's 54 untri. Wispread anti-gay sentiment Uganda and the threat of imprisonment has forced many the LGBTQ muny to flee the untry over the past few years. Canada was quick to nmn the new law, which clus the ath penalty for 'aggravated homosexualy.