DAY 653 | Uganda court upholds law that allows death penalty for gay sex
Uganda’s constitutional court on Wednesday upheld law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.”
President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in May last year. The law is supported by many in the East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad.
The law was being challenged in the court by activists who argued it violates citizens’ constitutional rights to equality and dignity, but the judges declined to overturn it in their ruling.
“We decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety, neither will we grant a permanent injunction against its enforcement,” Uganda’s deputy chief justice and head of the court, Richard Buteera, said of the decision.
Cultural enrichers
The law defines “aggravated homosexuality” as cases of homosexual relations involving a minor and other categories of vulnerable people, or when the perpetrator is infected with HIV.
A suspect convicted of “attempted aggravated homosexuality” can be imprisoned for up to 14 years, and the offense of “attempted homosexuality” is punishable by up to 10 years.
Homosexuality was already illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law criminalizing sexual activity “against the order of nature.”
The punishment for that offense is life imprisonment.
The United Nations expressed deep concern when the new law was passed, with the U.N. Human Rights Office calling it ”a recipe for systematic violations of the rights” of LGBT people and others.
President Joe Biden called the law “a tragic violation of universal human rights — one that is not worthy of the Ugandan people, and one that jeopardizes the prospects of critical economic growth for the entire country.”
Homosexuality is criminalized in more than 30 of Africa’s 54 countries.
Some Africans see it as behavior imported from abroad and not a sexual orientation.
Source: The Associated Pess, Staff, April 3, 2024
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Uganda- pays malade ):
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DeleteNot just in Africa (which you note is unfortunately spreading).. the middle-east, Central-South America.. South Asia.. + even in America laws are trying to restrict LGBT rights.. So hurtful to innocent people, hurtful to their economies and a major reason why people flee as refugees. In these times we all should be better and we should be aware of the dangers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment.
DeleteI've actively defended/promoted LGBT rights all my life. In the 1990s, I played a certain role within a government-level commission which instigated significant changes to the legislation about homosexuals in this country.
This said, I've been very cautious lately to distance myself from the LGBTQ2R√2 "inclusive" & Wokist BS which is currently prevailing in Europe, the U.S. and many western countries. These rantings and lunacies do contribute to make it easier for the countries you mention to reject and attack our core values.
This is one of the reasons why I'm no longer going to Gay Pride parades, which have become grotesque parodies of the original marches.
First, I really like your blog and posts. (i am bi, attracted to fit people who are active and like having fun.. who doesn't, and viewers get to see quality pics of very lovely guys). I appreciated you reply- very insightful.. and share some of 'that pain' of when 'the pendulum' swings out of sorts and things get ridiculous- humans should be allowed to be and live in peace no matter what part of the spectrum they are in BUT getting overly vocal (or even militant) does no one any good.. in fact it pisses off a lot of people and even acts negatively against 'the cause' (peace, respect, allowing diversity.. getting along in the world)
ReplyDeleteMy take: we should be supporting 'the common good' and a healthy community vs "me, me, me" (getting noticed/getting likes/chasing 'the cool')- rant over. Thanks for having a real nice blog. :)