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school children into homosexuality has taken shape in Uganda'. It further found that 'a number of non-governmental organisations have been found to promote the normalisation of same sex relations'. Chapter Four Uganda, which submitted evidence to the committee, said to the BBC that "hether you're heterosexual or homosexual, the government and parliament should introduce laws, or at least implement existing laws that protect all children – boys, girls from defilement. So the issue of recruitment has been unproven, it is baseless, it is biased."
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said act involved a 'vulnerable person'; the latter term is defined as 'a person who is in need of special protection because of age, sex, illness, physical or mental disability, social or personal status or other status, including a refugee, an internally-displaced person, a stateless person and an asylum seeker, a victim of sex-based violence, an illustrate person or elderly person'. Section 14 does not apply to lawyers acting in their official capacity.
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or organisation to that end. It further provided for a court to find shareholders, directors and employees of legal entities convicted of 'promotion of homosexuality' to be convicted in turn and liable to punishment. It also inserted a provision for a fine of up to twenty thousand currency points (then USh 400 million or approximately $ 100,000) and the suspension or cancellation of licences to operate in Uganda.
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further found section 145 of the Penal Code to be inadequate. It found that it failed to prohibit oral sex or use of 'contraption' other than 'sexual organ', did not define 'carnal knowledge' and 'the order of nature', failed to prohibit identification as transgender, queer, or LGBTQ, and failed to prohibit 'promotion of same sex sexual acts', allowing LGBTQ advocacy.
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after release. Aggravated homosexuality is defined as sexual intercourse with a person older than 75 or younger than 18, a person not consenting or unable to consent, or a disabled or mentally ill person. Serial offenders (meaning those who were convicted of homosexuality multiple times) are also defined as "aggravated homosexuals".
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the majority later used to justify the criminalisation of homosexuality as a demonstration that existing legislation provided for 'acts that tend to promote homosexuality'. The minority considered the bill, therefore, be unnecessary, and suggested that 'anti-homosexual sentiment' without clear evidence had motivated its introduction.
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April 2024, the Constitutional Court issued a ruling which upheld most of the substantive aspects of the law, with the exceptions of provisions criminalizing the rental of premises for “homosexual purposes” and the failure to report certain homosexual activities to the police. On July 11, 2024, an appeal to the
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In August 2023, a 20-year-old man became the first person prosecuted for "aggravated homosexuality" under the law, for which he faces the death penalty. The man's lawyer, Justine Balya, confirmed that he will remain in custody until his case is heard by the High Court, given it was a capital offense.
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The maximum penalty for "aggravated homosexuality" is death, while the maximum penalty for attempted "aggravated homosexuality" is imprisonment for 14 years. Furthermore, people convicted of aggravated homosexuality or attempted aggravated homosexuality cannot be employed in childcare facilities even
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The majority further found that the 'offence of aggravated homosexuality' was redundant in that the sentence proposed was the same, and that the elements of the offence were undefined; it proposed remedying both. It further found that the bill should be amended to define 'victims' for the purposes of
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defined 'the offence of homosexuality' to include various forms of gay sex, 'touch another person with the intention of committing the act of homosexuality', and 'hold out as a lesbian, gay, transgender, a queer, or any other sexual or gender identity that is contrary to the binary categories of male
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On 2 May, Parliament passed the bill again by a vote of 348 to 1, with Fox Odoi-Oywelowo being the only MP to vote against. Paul Kwizera, who had previously voiced his opposition to the bill, voted in favour this time, after being pressured by some of his constituents to do so. The death penalty for
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The minority further argued that the interaction of the bill with other legislation was undesirable. In particular, sections 2 or 3 prohibiting the 'offence of homosexuality' and 'offence of aggravated homosexuality' effectively duplicated provisions of the Penal Code prohibiting rape and defilement
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The majority found that 'the prohibition against homosexuality is entrenched in the laws of Uganda and our cherished and shared cultural norms and values.' It found that the media had 'recently been awash with reports of sodomy and lesbianism in Ugandan schools' and that 'grooming and recruitment of
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Section 14 was amended to redefine 'promotion of homosexuality' to include direct encouragement of gay sex or publication of material 'promoting or encouraging homosexuality or the commission of an offence' under the bill, and 'normalisation of' offences under the Bill, as well as financial support
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In its analysis of the bill, the majority was concerned that sections 1 and 2 gave differing definitions of homosexuality. For example, section 1 would not require 'penetration of the anus or mouth' but section 2 would. Neither provision would supersede the definition of 'unnatural offences' in the
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The minority dissented on this point. It said that many of the acts above were prohibited by section 145 read with the 'general prohibition on conspiracies under Chapter XLI of the Penal Code…(conspiracy to commit felony, conspiracy to commit misdemeanor and other conspiracies)', and the same case
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passed by a vote of 416 to 62, with 38 abstentions, a resolution concerning LGBT rights which included a formal condemnation of the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023. Most of the votes against were cast by right-wing MEPs from Hungary, Italy, and Poland, and came as a result of the text of the
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Following the act's enactment, the Constitutional Court received four petitions and nineteen applications against the act, which Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire ordered to be consolidated at the attorney general's suggestion on 28 October. On 11 December, the applicants finalised their submissions. In
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Section 3 was amended to provide for the death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality', in broadly similar cases, but amended the reference to HIV status to refer instead to the contraction by the other party of 'a terminal illness', newly included sex with persons over the age of seventy-five, and
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Mandates that any person who knows or reasonably suspects someone of committing and offense shall report the matter to the police. Makes it an offence, punishable by imprisonment for up to 5 years, for a person not to report a homosexual act they know or reasonably suspect to have taken place, if
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Section 2 was amended to provide for imprisonment for life for homosexuality, and seven years' imprisonment for 'attempts'. It further was amended to provide for the submission of evidence by a medical practitioner of evidence 'that the accused person…suffer genetic abnormalities which might have
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defined the 'offence of aggravated homosexuality' to be committed by A when A has gay sex with B and A has HIV, A is a guardian or parent of B, A has authority or control over B, B has a disability, A is a serial offender, or A causes B to use any thing 'with intent to stupefy or overpower' B 'to
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of the United Nations, made similar calls. According to TĂĽrk, the bill was 'discriminatory' and 'probably among the worst of its kind in the world','confuse consensual and non-consensual relations', the former of which 'should never be criminalized', and the latter of which should be prohibited
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aggravated homosexuality was retained, but under the new draft mere identification as LGBT is not criminalised and the obligation to report a homosexual act applies only if said act involved a vulnerable person, with the maximum penalty for not reporting increased from six months to five years.
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had called upon the President to return the bill to parliament for redrafting, which Museveni did on the same day. More specifically, Museveni asked Parliament to clarify that homosexual 'proclivities' do not constitute an offence if not acted upon and to remove the obligation to report acts of
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submitted that the provisions of the bill should be made as amendments to the Penal Code to avoid fragmentation of the statute book. The majority responded that 'omosexuality is a unique offence', and cited the example of legislation specially dealing with terrorism and corruption. The majority
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prohibited the 'aid, abet, counsel or procur another person to engage in acts of homosexuality' and provided for punishment, 'detention with intent to commit homosexuality', and 'conspiracy' to 'induce another person of the same sex…to have unlawful carnal knowledge' by 'fraudulent means', and
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The majority further recommended the prohibition of 'activities by civil society organisations that are intended to normalise acts and conduct that normalises conduct that is banned or unlawful in Uganda', as an amendment to the existing text. It proposed that 'grooming of persons to engage in
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On other evidence, the bill was unconstitutional or contravened human rights. The majority found that international human rights law did not supersede 'the supreme law of Uganda', viz., the constitution, and suggested that prohibition of homosexuality was in the 'public interest'. It cited the
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for "aggravated homosexuality". The latter offence includes "serial offenders", same-sex rape, sex in a position of authority or procured by intimidation, sex with persons older than seventy-five, sex with the disabled and mentally ill, and homosexual acts committed by a person with a previous
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The committee received evidence on the question of whether homosexuality was 'a result of nature or nurture'. The majority held that 'homosexuality is mainly an acquired and learnt sexual practice, with little or no influence from nature', except for a few genetically caused cases of 'unusual
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reported that even though the bill had not yet come into force, it had already had an effect on people's access to health services, with some health workers refusing to serve homosexual people out of fear they would be prosecuted once the new proposed penalties had come into force.
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generally included sex with people who were 'unconscious or in an altered state of consciousness due to the influence of…any…substance that impaired…judgment'. It provided for 'attempts' to be punishable by fourteen years, and the same provision as to genetic abnormalities above.
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The maximum penalty for homosexual acts is life imprisonment, while the maximum penalty for attempted homosexual acts is imprisonment for 10 years. Furthermore, people convicted of homosexuality or attempted homosexuality cannot be employed in childcare facilities even after
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prohibited the keeping of brothels 'for purposes of homosexuality' by and provided for punishment by seven years' imprisonment, and provided for encouragement of others to be present in any premises for the purpose of gay sex to be punishable by one year's
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The memorandum further said that the bill sought to address 'gaps' in existing legislation, which did not clearly provide for 'charging, investigating, prosecuting, convicting and sentencing' of offenders under then existing prohibitions of homosexuality.
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An offence of 'grooming' was introduced', punishable by up to ten years' imprisonment. It included recruitment or transportation of a child to facilitate sex (only gay sex), distribution of gay pornography to children, and gay sex in the presence of a
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prohibited 'promotion of homosexuality', including publication, funding, or offering premises, and provided for punishment by fine of five thousand currency points (then US 100 million or approximately $ 25,000) or five years' imprisonment or both;
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In May 2021, the Parliament of Uganda passed a bill that consolidated a number of previous laws regarding sexual offences, introduced some provisions toward addressing sexual violence, and criminalised same-sex relationships. The bill was
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the definition of 'touching' as 'constituting' homosexuality, and reference to 'aiding and abetting' homosexuality were unconstitutionally vague. The minority also said that the bill would criminalise appearances and not 'prohibited
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condemned the law, calling it "a tragic violation of universal human rights" and "the latest development in an alarming trend of human rights abuses and corruption in Uganda". This sentiment was echoed by United States Senator
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A new section was inserted to create an offence of failing to report offences under the bill, punishable by a fine of five thousand currency points (then USh 100 million or approximately $ 25,000) or six months'
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The minority dissented on this point too. It said that criminalisation of homosexuality 'denies…equal protection under the law' and creates 'harsh differential treatment'. In particular, the minority held that
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said that the President should veto the bill, which amounted to 'a grave assault on LGBTI people' and was 'contemptuous of the Ugandan constitution'; he further called it 'ambiguous' and 'vaguely worded'.
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A new section was inserted to provide for disqualification of persons convicted of 'homosexuality or aggravated homosexuality' from employment 'in a position of authority or care of a child or vulnerable
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An Act to prohibit any form of sexual relations between persons of the same sex; to prohibit the promotion or recognition of sexual relations between persons of the same sex; and for related matters.
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Under the act, 'aggravated homosexuality' is punishable by death, and 'promotion' (including advocacy of 'normalisation') of homosexuality is punishable by fines and imprisonment for up to 20 years.
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leave to introduce the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The memorandum to the bill stated that its object was to 'establish a comprehensive and enhanced legislation to protect the traditional family' by
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The majority recommended 'different penalties for children offenders', the deletion of offences 'based on…appearance' without reference to conduct, and further definition of 'gender' and sex'.
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prohibited publication of information tending to identify the victim without either their or the court's permission and provided for punishment of two hundred and fifty currency points (then
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resolution accusing the aforementioned countries of being anti-LGBT. The provisions condemning Uganda, meanwhile, were nearly universally supported by MEPs from all parties and from all
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Penal Code. The majority suggested that these conflicting definitions could lead to unconstitutional vagueness. It, therefore, proposed harmonisation of each of the definitions.
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conviction of homosexuality. Further, under its provisions, the promotion (including normalisation) of homosexuality is punishable by imprisonment for up to 20 years and fines.
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the inclusion of HIV status under the definition of 'aggravated homosexuality' wrongly assumed that HIV precluded safe sex and that disabled people would invariably be victims;
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announced it would halt lending to Uganda in response to the new law. The financial institution noted that the act "fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group's values."
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Prohibits making the identity of a victim of homosexual rape public without the consent of the victim or of a court of law, with a penalty of imprisonment for up to 3 years.
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The maximum penalty for "purporting to contract a same-sex marriage", as well as for knowingly attending a purported same-sex marriage ceremony is imprisonment for 10 years.
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The bill is highly popular within Uganda according to polls, and was voted for nearly unanimously by Parliament. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and the
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The maximum penalty for failing to report a witnessed homosexual act is imprisonment for 6 months. Lawyers acting in their official capacity are exempt from this provision.
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homosexuality' should be prohibited, and that such provision should 'cater for all the methods through which homosexuality… promoted, including in academic institutions'.
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Makes failure to disclose a previous conviction of homosexuality when applying to work in a childcare institution an offence punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years.
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Makes it illegal to knowingly rent premises to people who wish to engage in homosexual acts on such premises, under the penalty of imprisonment for up to 7 years.
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In evidence submitted to the committee, several NGOs and legal academics submitted that the provisions of the bill were either unconstitutional or redundant. The
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for assent. On 21 April 2023, Museveni returned it to Parliament, which passed it again with minor amendments on 2 May. On 26 May, Museveni signed it into law.
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proscription of a workshop by the High Court on the gay rights and its justification in the name of 'national security and public order and public interest'.
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A new section was inserted to create an offence of making false or misleading allegations of offences under the bill, punishable by one year's imprisonment.
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In December 2013, the Parliament of Uganda passed an act prohibiting sexual relations between persons of the same sex. The act was previously called the "
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Makes purporting to contract a same-sex marriage or attending a purpoted same-sex marriage an offence punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years.
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provided for two years' imprisonment for attempts to commit 'the offence of homosexuality' and ten years' in the case of 'aggravated homosexuality';
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The maximum penalty for knowingly renting premises to people who wish to engage in homosexual acts on such a premise is imprisonment for 10 years.
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section 5, and proposed the deletion of the provision excluding punishment of 'victim of homosexuality' for their 'involvement in homosexuality'.
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On 9 March 2023, the bill was referred to the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of parliament. The committee was divided. Two members,
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When asked about the Ugandan bill on 25 January 2023, Pope Francis stated that homosexual behaviour, while sinful, should not be criminalised.
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excluded punishment of 'victim of homosexuality' for their 'involvement in homosexuality', and orders for compensation from persons convicted;
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permitted courts to make rehabilitation orders or protection orders 'if satisfied that a child is likely to engage in acts of homosexuality'.
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Establishes that the maximum penalty for children convicted of homosexuality or attempted homosexuality is imprisonment for up to 3 years.
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provided for ten years' imprisonment on conviction for the 'offence of aggravated homosexuality', and HIV tests for persons so charged;
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Makes recruitment or transportation of a child to facilitate homosexual sex and offence punishable by up to imprisonment for life.
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without reference to gender or sexual orientation, and conflicted with Uganda's constitution and international obligations.
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by President Museveni on 18 August 2021, who suggested much of its content is already covered by existing legislation.
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The maximum penalty for recruitment or transportation of a child to facilitate homosexual sex is imprisonment for life.
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Makes sharing homosexual pornographic material with a child an offence punishable by imprisonment for up to 20 years.
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calling on other African countries to unite against the bill's enactment. South Africa's second-largest party, the
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Allows Courts to order the suspension or cancellation of the licenses of organizations which promote homosexuality.
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leave another person disabled or mentally ill as a result of homosexual intercourse they had with that person, or
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In October 2023, United States President Joe Biden announced that Uganda would be expelled from the group of
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prohibited the 'procuring homosexuality by threats' and provided for punishment by five years' imprisonment;
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Prohibits making a false allegation of homosexuality, under the penalty of imprisonment for up to 1 year.
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Creates the offence of attempted aggravated homosexuality, punishable by imprisonment for up to 14 years.
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prohibited 'purport' to enter a same-sex marriage and provided for punishment by ten years' imprisonment;
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Report of the Sectoral Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023
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Several others have been arrested since the law's passage for allegedly engaging in same-sex activity.
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Section 13 was amended to additionally prohibit knowing attendance of or participation in gay marriage.
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reported that the law officers had advised the President, Yoweri Museveni, not to assent to the bill.
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and introduces harsher penalties for certain types of homosexual acts. On 21 March 2023, the bill was
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The maximum penalty for falsely accusing another person of homosexuality is imprisonment for 1 year.
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Parliament agreed to suspend certain rules to pass the bill without delay. As a result, the last two
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The minority recommended the drafting of a 'comprehensive non-discriminatory sexual offences Bill'.
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and Paul Kwizera Bucyana, issued a minority report, dissenting from the majority of thirty members.
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Provides for the 'protection, assistance and payment of compensation to victims of homosexuality'.
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The maximum penalty for sharing homosexual pornography with a minor is imprisonment for 20 years.
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The version of the bill which Parliament passed on 21 March contained the following provisions:
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The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and the European Union denounced the bill.
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strengthening measures to 'deal with emerging…threats to the traditional, heterosexual family',
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Creates the offence of attempted homosexuality, punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years.
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prohibited the conducting of a ceremony in that connection with up to ten years' imprisonment;
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A new section was inserted to provide for three years' imprisonment in the case of children.
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Prevents people with a conviction of homosexuality from working in childcare institutions.
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Makes promotion of homosexuality an offence punishable by imprisonment for up to 20 years.
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The maximum penalty for minors convicted of homosexuality is imprisonment for 3 years.
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praised the passage of the draft law and 'thank self for taking a bold decision'. The
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Section 5(1) on the exclusion of punishment of 'victims' of homosexuality was deleted.
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enable any person to have unlawful carnal connection with any person of the same sex';
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but weakened the penalty from death or life imprisonment to ten years' imprisonment.
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provided for ten years' imprisonment on conviction of the 'offence of homosexuality';
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expressions of physical phenotypic expression associated with the genital organs'.
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On 29 May, it was announced that President Museveni had signed the bill into law.
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clauses proposed in the original version, but the penalty was later amended to
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prohibition of same-sex sexual relations and their 'promotion or recognition',
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The maximum penalty for promoting homosexuality is imprisonment for 20 years.
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because of the country's "gross violations of internationally recognized
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strongly criticised the law, referring to it as "deeply discriminatory".
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engage in homosexual intercourse with a disabled or mentally ill person
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contributed to the acts that constitute the offence of homosexuality.'
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Reiterates that consent to an homosexual act does not constitute a
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President's returning of the bill to parliament for reconsideration
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Shalal, Andrea; Singh, Kanishka; Singh, Kanishka (9 August 2023).
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Grants the Minister for Ethics and Integrity the power to make
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for sex between two people of the same biological sex and the
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further reported that the parliamentary caucus of the ruling
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against the decision of the Constitutional Court was filed.
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engage in homosexual intercourse with a person older than 75
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provided for punishment of both by two years' imprisonment;
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Considered by the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee
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Pastor decries "misrepresentation" of "kill the gays" bill
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Creates the offence of homosexuality, punishable by up to
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Parliament of Uganda, HANSARDS 2023 MAY (2 May 2023).
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The Regional Director for East and Southern Africa of
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The majority proposed a number of textual amendments.
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Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (2023).
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Demonstrators against the Anti-Homosexuality Act at
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Grants courts the power to order social services to
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have been convicted of homosexuality more than once.
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Index

Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023
Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014

Parliament of Uganda
Long title
Yoweri Museveni
Asuman Basalirwa
JEEMA
Second reading
Third reading
act
Parliament of Uganda
freedom of speech
LGBT topics
read
Yoweri Museveni
life imprisonment
death penalty
European Union
Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014
mainstream media
death penalty
life imprisonment
President of Uganda
Yoweri Museveni
Constitutional Court of Uganda
Sexual Offences Bill, 2019
vetoed
Asuman Basalirwa
USh

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