Ugandans Raise support against LGBTQ
Parliamentary seating
The new bill constitutes a further crackdown on LGBTQ+ people in a country illegal and — punishable by life imprisonment. It targets an span of activities, and includes a ban on promoting and abetting homosexuality as well as conspiracy to engage in homosexuality,
member of parliament Asuman Basalirwa
Ugandan LGBT advocate Frank Mugisha
Ugandan LGBT advocate Frank Mugisha told UgandanPost that the law could lead to mass arrests of LGBTQ people and mob justice against them, leaving people scared of being outed.
“The last time the bill was around, there were cases of suicide so, this time, this law is worse than the one that was here before because it has a death penalty and many people would be worried, many people would be scared,” he narrated.
Rights advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned earlier this month that the law would violate Ugandans’ rights.
“One of the most extreme features of this new bill is that it criminalizes people simply for being who they are as well as further infringing on the rights to privacy, and freedoms of expression and association that are already compromised in Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni
The bill is expected to eventually go to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni for Approval and sign ning .
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