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According to Reuters, AFP and other foreign media on May 29th (local time), the Ugandan president’s office said in a statement posted on Twitter that day that "President Museveni agreed to the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the bill has come into effect." The Ugandan parliament also tweeted that a similar bill had been approved by parliament.
The revised bill would punish people who can be identified as LGBTQ, including lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders. However, it removed the clause that required reporting of suspected homosexuality.
However, the maximum death sentence was maintained for so-called "malicious homosexual relationships," such as sexual intercourse with HIV-infected persons and minors. A maximum of 14 years in prison for those who attempt such sexual relations, and 10 years in prison for those who attempt simple homosexual relations.
In response, the United States and human rights group Amnesty International (AI) is putting pressure on it, saying it could violate the human rights of sexual minorities.
Uganda, on the other hand, is a conservative, deeply religious country with a strong antipathy toward sexual minorities.
2023/06/04 09:53 KST
