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politics5 days ago

Bobi Wine Challenges Museveni Again as Uganda Heads Toward Election

Uganda's 2026 elections feature incumbent President Museveni seeking a seventh term against opposition leader Bobi Wine, amid concerns over election fairness, political repression, and economic issues like youth unemployment. Voting is scheduled for January 15, with potential for a runoff if no candidate secures over 50%. The election is marked by tensions, with opposition harassment and fears of vote rigging, but officials claim the process will be transparent.

via BBC|
#2026-presidential-race#bobi-wine#politics
international-relations2 years ago

"Museveni Criticizes the West and Assumes Leadership of NAM"

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni criticized the West for imposing ideologies and oppression on the third world while addressing the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kampala after taking over the chairmanship of the 120-country grouping. He emphasized the need for unity, solidarity, and collective coordination among member states to exercise considerable influence, particularly at the UN, and called for respect for the freedom of others. Museveni's remarks come amid criticism from Western powers for assenting to a homosexuality law and ahead of the United Nations Summit of the Future in September 2024.

via The East African|
#international-relations#non-aligned-movement#uganda
human-rights2 years ago

Uganda's President Museveni rejects hardline anti-LGBTQ bill.

Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has refused to sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill that imposes the death penalty for homosexuality, requesting that it be returned to parliament to make it even harsher. The bill in its current form imposes capital and life-imprisonment sentences for gay sex, up to 14 years for “attempted” homosexuality, and 20 years in jail for “recruitment, promotion and funding” of same-sex “activities”. Human rights campaigners are calling for the bill to be shelved entirely.

via The Guardian|
#anti-gay-bill#human-rights#lgbtq
politics2 years ago

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|
#anti-lgbtq-bill#human-rights#lgbtq
politics2 years ago

Uganda's President Museveni's stance on anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni plans to finalize the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which criminalizes identifying as LGBTQ+ and suggests the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality." The bill has received widespread condemnation from around the world, including from the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States' Secretary of State. Museveni has proposed the bill be amended to offer amnesty "for those who will have come out to be helped not to punish them." It is already currently illegal to engage in same-sex relations in Uganda under section 145 of the country's penal code.

via CNN|
#anti-homosexuality-bill#human-rights#lgbtq
politics2 years ago

Ugandan President Seeks Changes to Anti-LGBTQ Bill.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has refused to sign a controversial new bill against homosexuality that prescribes the death penalty in some cases, requesting that it should be amended. Museveni condemned homosexuality during the meeting in the capital, Kampala, charging that “Europe is lost. So they also want us to be lost,” according to footage released by public broadcaster UBC. Amnesty International in a statement earlier on Thursday had urged Museveni to veto what the group described as a “draconian and overly broad” bill.

via The Associated Press|
#death-penalty#human-rights#lgbtq
politics2 years ago

Global Scientists Call on Uganda's President to Veto Anti-LGBTQ Bill

A group of 15 leading global scientists and academics have signed an open letter urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to veto a hardline bill criminalizing homosexuality in the country. The Anti Homosexuality Bill 2023 outlaws identifying as LGBTQ+, and suggests life sentences for convicted homosexuals as well as the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” The scientists state that homosexuality is a normal and natural variation of human sexuality and call on Museveni to veto the bill in the name of science and human rights. Same-sex relations are already illegal in Uganda and warrant a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

via CNN|
#anti-homosexuality-bill#human-rights#lgbtq
human-rights2 years ago

Uganda's Harsh New Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Uganda's parliament has passed a new law that criminalizes identifying as LGBTQ+, imposing a punishment of up to 10 years in prison. The legislation targets an array of activities, including promoting and abetting homosexuality, conspiracy to engage in homosexuality, and recognizing sexual relations between persons of the same sex. The bill is expected to go to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni for assent. Human Rights Watch warns that the law would violate Ugandans' rights to freedom of expression and association privacy, equality, and nondiscrimination.

via CNN|
#anti-homosexuality-bill#human-rights#human-rights-watch