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Uganda: Parliament Passes Amended Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Independent (Kampala), 2 May 2023
Parliament has reconsidered the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 and passed it with amendments to the 4 clauses that President Yoweri Museveni objected to. Read more »
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Uganda: Parliament Passes Harsh Anti-LGBTQ Bill - Only One Dissenting Vote
VOA, 2 May 2023
Ugandan lawmakers have passed a harsh anti-LGBTQ bill after minor changes. If signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni, as expected, some same-sex acts could be punishable by… Read more »
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AI London, 2 May 2023
Responding to the news that Uganda's Parliament has passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill after President Yoweri Museveni sent it back to Parliament for revision, just confirms that… Read more »
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Uganda: Bill 'Blatantly Violates' LGBTI Rights - Amensty International
AI London, 2 May 2023
Bill, which imposes death penalty and life imprisonment in certain cases, will fuel violence and homophobia Read more »
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Uganda: What It's Like to Be Ugandan and Queer When Your Country Turns Against Your Identity
Daily Maverick, 23 April 2023
The Ugandan Parliament has passed an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that would criminalise even identifying as queer. Daily Maverick spoke to Ugandans about how this might affect their lives and… Read more »
Ugandan Parliament Passes Harsh Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Lawmakers have passed the anti-LGBTQ bill after minor changes. If signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni, as expected, some same-sex acts could be punishable by the death penalty. Anyone found guilty of promoting homosexuality could face up to 20 years in prison.
The bill, which passed on April 2 with the support of 301 legislators and only a single dissenting vote, was a modified version of the Anti- Homosexuality Bill of 2023 .
An earlier version of the bill passed in March was sent back to Parliament by President Yoweri Museveni, who suggested three amendments, reports Halima Athumani for Voice of America.
Persons who knowingly allow their premises to be used for acts of homosexuality now face 7 years in jail upon conviction while those who fail to report acts of homosexuality while having knowledge about them face a fine or 5 years in jail.
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A protester holds up a sign at a rally against Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill in November 2009 at the Uganda High Commission in New York (file photo).
