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Ghana's Parliament Passes Controversial Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

Ghana's parliament has passed a controversial new anti-LGBTQ bill that could make it illegal to identify as a citizen of the LGBTQ in the West African nation, with the proposed law aiming to provide for proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values. The bill, one of the harshest of its kind in Africa, awaits being signed into law by Ghana’s president and could see people who identify as LGBTQ sentenced to up to three years in prison, while those found guilty of promoting LGBTQ+ activities could face up to five years in prison. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the bill, and the United States has expressed deep concern, stating that the legislation is inconsistent with Ghana's tradition of tolerance and respect for human rights.

via ABC News|

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Ghana's Parliament Passes Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

Ghana's parliament has passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill that criminalizes LGBTQ+ individuals and their supporters, potentially leading to imprisonment for over a decade. The bill has been sent to the president for approval, sparking condemnation from the international community and rights groups, while its sponsors argue that it aims to protect children and victims of abuse.

via NPR|

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Uganda passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill with minor amendments.

Uganda's parliament has passed one of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ bills mostly unchanged, including provisions for long jail terms and the death penalty, after the president requested some parts of the original legislation be toned down. The provisions retained in the new bill allow for the death penalty in cases of so-called "aggravated homosexuality", a term the government uses to describe actions including having gay sex when HIV-positive. The legislation now heads back to President Yoweri Museveni, who can sign it, veto it or return it again to parliament.

via Reuters|

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human-rights2 years ago•2 min saved

Uganda's Parliament Approves Harsh Anti-LGBTQ Bill

Uganda's parliament has passed a mostly unchanged version of one of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ+ bills, which includes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts and a 20-year sentence for "promoting" homosexuality. President Yoweri Museveni had asked for certain provisions to be toned down, but the bill retains most of the harshest measures of the legislation adopted in March. The US, European Union, and major corporations have condemned the bill, and the UN human rights head called the proposed law "shocking and discriminatory."

via The Guardian|

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Uganda's President Sends Anti-LGBTQ Bill Back to Parliament for Revision.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has sent a bill containing some of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ legislation back to parliament for "strengthening". The bill would impose the death penalty for so-called aggravated homosexuality and 20-year sentences for "promoting" homosexuality. The United States, United Nations, European Union, and a long list of corporate giants have condemned the bill. Museveni is a strong opponent of LGBTQ rights and called gay people "deviations from normal" last month. The bill's passage last month with near unanimous support in parliament has already triggered a wave of arrests, evictions, and mob attacks against LGBTQ Ugandans.

via Reuters.com|

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human-rights2 years ago•1 min saved

Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Bill: President Consults Lawmakers and Faces Global Pressure.

Ugandan President Museveni will meet with lawmakers to discuss a strict anti-LGBTQ bill that would impose the death penalty for so-called aggravated homosexuality and 20-year sentences for “promoting” homosexuality. The bill, which passed in March, appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as LGBTQ. Human rights activists and the United States government say the bill is among the harshest pieces of legislation to target sexual minorities anywhere in the world. Its passage has already triggered a wave of arrests, evictions and mob attacks against Uganda’s LGBTQ community.

via Al Jazeera English|

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Africa's Backward March on LGBT Rights

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African leaders to reject "the promotion of homosexuality" and suggested he will sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which was passed by parliament last month. The bill imposes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality" and life imprisonment for "recruitment, promotion and funding" of same-sex "activities". Museveni's comments followed a two-day inter-parliamentary conference held at State House in Entebbe on "family values and sovereignty", attended by MPs and delegates from 22 African countries, including Zambia, Kenya and Sierra Leone.

via The Guardian|

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