Uganda Says Anti-gay Bill Misunderstood By Donors Who Halted Aid

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
7 July 2014
Tags:
Uganda, United States, Canada and Africa, Aid and Assistance, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Human Rights

International donors who withheld aid over Uganda's anti-gay bill "misinterpreted" the law whose main focus, the government said on Tuesday, was to stop promotion of homosexuality to children and others. Widely condemned by donor countries, the law imposes jail terms of up to life for "aggravated homosexuality", which includes homosexual sex with a minor or while HIV-positive.

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