Day: July 22, 2023
Photo credit Picture of Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Ugandan Minister of Health by Ugandan Ministry of Health (Public domain). Picture of President Yoweri Museveni By Russell Watkins/Department for International Development, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link
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.