Tag: Anti-Homosexuality Act
Uganda: Upheld Anti-Homosexuality Act Sparks Outrage and Concern
Learn about the impact on LGBTQ+ rights, defiance of international law, continued discrimination and violence, legal challenges, and the way forward. Find out what human rights organisations are calling for and the government’s legal obligation to protect all citizens.
Uganda Court Ruling Fails to Protect LGBTQ Rights
Despite partial invalidation, provisions such as the death penalty and restrictions on freedom of expression remain. OutRight International calls for full protection and equal rights, urging Uganda’s parliament to repeal the law.
Uganda’s Non-Discrimination Assurances Won’t Protect Queer People from Prosecution
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), enacted on 30 May by President Yoweri Museveni, enshrines discrimination in Ugandan law. The AHA includes the death sentence for some consensual same-sex acts, prohibits organisation’s from «normalising» sexual diversity through inclusive programming, and requires everyone in Uganda, including health workers, to report people who might be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) to the police.
Homophobic Parliament of Uganda Passes «Sexual Offences Bill» Enhancing Criminalisation of Same-Sex Relations
On Monday, May 3, 2021, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Sexual Offences Bill 2019.
Homophobic Uganda Plans to Re-introduce «Anti-Homosexuality Act»
In an interview with Thomson Reuters today the Ethics and Integrity Minister of Uganda, Simon Lokodo, has announced plans to introduce to parliament a bill imposing the death penalty for same-sex relations and «promotion and recruitment» of homosexuality in order to curb a rise in «unnatural sex». Local activists confirm that it is to be tabled on October 28, 2019.
Annulment of Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law hailed by UN
United Nations officials have welcomed the decision of the Constitutional Court of Uganda to annul the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, hailing it as a victory for the rule of law and social justice.