Tag: Uganda
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Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill Violates Human Rights
The United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response warned today that the signing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda would have “serious human rights implications” and urged protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around the world.
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Ugandan President Planning to Sign Horrific Anti-Gay Bill into Law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is planning to sign an archaic anti-gay bill into law, according to a government spokesperson. The bill, which once even included the death penalty, calls for gay Ugandans or anyone “promoting” homosexuality to be jailed – potentially for life.
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Gay Ugandan King Proves that Homosexuality is African
Rights group cites last monarch before British invasion as evidence that anti-homosexuality bill gets it wrong.
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Gays in Africa face rise in state-sponsored homophobia
Some think the apparent rise in state-sponsored homophobia could be a response to increased demands for human rights from the gay community.
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Uganda to deport Brit for alleged homosexual offences
A Ugandan court has ordered the deportation of a British man facing criminal charges related to images of him having sex with another man.
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European Parliament strongly condemns criminalisation of LGBTI people worldwide
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and India.