Ugandan activists call for sanctions after tough anti-gay law passed
Activists say that the law would further shrink space for civil society
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Activists say that the law would further shrink space for civil society
Ugandan activists called on international donors to impose sanctions on rights abusers after President Yoweri Museveni signed an anti-gay law described as one of the world's harshest.
The new law is being described as one of the harshest penalties on homosexuality in the world.
Ugandan activists called on foreign donors to impose sanctions on rights abusers after President Yoweri Museveni signed an anti-gay law described as among the world's harshest.
The Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, which Uganda’s Parliament passed twice between March and May, includes life imprisonment for sexual acts; the death penalty applies for “aggravated homosexuality,” defined in part as engaging in sex if one is HIV-positive.