US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken has said anti-LGBT draft legislation passed by Uganda's
parliament yesterday undermines fundamental human rights and urged the
government to reconsider implementing it.
The hastily passed bill says anyone identifying as LGBT could face a
long prison sentence.
Individuals belonging to organizations supporting minority rights could
also go to jail.
The legislation goes much further than Uganda's existing laws which ban
homosexual activity.
To become law it needs to be signed by President Yoweri Museveni, who has expressed anti-LGBT sentiment. Rights groups and opposition politicians have said the bill promotes homophobia and transphobia.
The Anti-Homosexuality Act passed by the Ugandan Parliament yesterday would undermine fundamental human rights of all Ugandans and could reverse gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We urge the Ugandan Government to strongly reconsider the implementation of this legislation.
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