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How viable is the Sexual Offences Bill 2019?


Daily Monitor
Tuesday May 25 2021
Summary
We are in a space where sexual harassment has become the order of the day especially at workplaces
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I applaud the efforts of Uganda Women Parliamentary Association under the leadership of Monica Amoding who resubmitted the Sexual Offences Bill. However, as much the Bill seeks to outlaw new forms of sexual violence and exploitation as well as create standalone offences, a number of issues are still not clear;
Clauses 2 and 3 of the Bill deal with rape and aggravated rape and further propose that when a person obtains consent for a sexual act by means of threats, or intimidation of any kind, consent is negated. In this regard, how will one provide evidence of threats if the sexual act is done in absence of any digital gadgets to capture evidence? And in the case of where the sexual act is done when one is asleep or even drunk, how will one provide evidence that the sexual act occurred when asleep because ....

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Bay Area Reporter :: Out in the World: Ugandan LGBTQ activists respond to government attempts to further criminalize homosexuality


LGBTQ Ugandan activists are mobilizing against the Sexual Offenses Bill 2019 before Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signs it into law.
Members of Uganda s Parliament caught LGBTQ Ugandan activists off guard with the late-night passage and tweet announcing the lawmakers vote May 3. Lawmakers incorporated elements of the former Anti-Homosexuality Act into the Sexual Offenses Bill, criminalizing homosexuality as well as sex work. It also removed some consent language during sexual acts, which angered feminists.
It was a surprise it was passed, said Ssenfuka Biggie Joanita Warry, the executive director of Freedom and Roam Uganda. We only got to know after its passing. ....

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