How politicians around the world reacted to Uganda’s anti-gay law
Posted on AllSides May 30th, 2023
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Uganda’s president signed into law a sweeping anti-gay bill Monday that includes the death penalty, leading to calls from human rights activists and politicians across the world to repeal the law. The Anti-Homosexuality Act is “among the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world,” BBC News reported, with sentences of life in prison for those who engage in same-sex relations. Even people suspected of so-called “attempted homosexuality,” could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Meanwhile, the law also prohibits the “promotion of homosexuality” and “targets persons seen as...
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