Ugandan human rights activists are calling for sanctions against the authorities in the East African country after the enactment of the A Anti-homosexuality law who, in their opinion, “Legalizing Homophobia and Transphobia”.
President Yoweri Museveni approved this law, which is considered one of the most repressive laws in the world despite the warnings of his international partners.
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Baptized Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023The text prescribes severe penalties for people who have same-sex relationships and make ” promotion “ of homosexuality. a crime“Aggravated homosexuality” It is punishable by death, a punishment that has not been applied for years in Uganda.
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“This is a key moment for interested parties, such as the United States and the European Union, to move forward with sanctions against Ugandans involved in human rights abuses.”In a statement issued on Monday evening, the coalition of human rights organizations calls.
this is the law ‘Dangerous and discriminatory’ criminalize “Any defense of the rights of LGBTQ+ Ugandans, punish such legitimate action with up to 20 years in prison.”Write these organizations. “It will end the war against HIV”they add.
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Criminalization and suppression of legitimate defense of human rights is unacceptable in a true democracy.Claire Byrugaba of Chapter Four Uganda, one of the coalition organisations, said in the statement.
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“Despite our concerted efforts to prevent the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, the President legalized homophobia and transphobia under the auspices of the state.”, believes Frank Mugisha, Director of Sexual Minorities in Uganda, who is also a member of the coalition. This coalition has filed an appeal with the Ugandan Constitutional Court.
This release sparked an international wave of indignation. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is “Very worried” And “Calls Member States to respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”said his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric on Tuesday.
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“He is once again calling on all countries to decriminalize same-sex relations with consensual transgender people. To be clear, no one should be punished or imprisoned for those they love.”he insisted.
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US President Joe Biden denounces a ‘tragic injury’ For human rights, for his part, he announced that he had asked his administration to study the results of this law “shameful” on All aspects of cooperation between the United States and Uganda..
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The US authorities are studying “additional measures”such as penalties or restrictions on entry to their territory “Any person associated with human rights violations or acts of corruption.”he added.
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The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, denounced the law “violating human rights”. The Ugandan government is obligated to protect all of its citizens and uphold their basic rights. Failure to do so will jeopardize relations with international partners.”He said.
The first law was repealed in 2014
In 2014, donors actually cut their aid after the country’s Homosexuality Suppression Act was passed. Notably, Washington suspended funding for government programs and imposed visa bans. The European Union countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, etc.) also froze part of their bilateral aid. The law was finally overturned by the Constitutional Court due to a technical glitch during the vote.
Supporters Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 On Monday, she said they expected to cut Western funding. ‘They will cut aid to Uganda’Asman Basalirua announced to the press that he was a member of parliament on the initiative of the text, believing that the country should turn into a new one “Development Partners”Especially in the Arab world.
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The law has broad popular support, and opposition reactions have been rare in the country, which has been ruled with an iron fist since 1986 by Yoweri Museveni. Although there have been no recent prosecutions for homosexual acts, harassment and intimidation are daily life for homosexuals in Uganda, where anti-LGBTQ+ evangelical Christianity has developed.
