Anti-LGBTQ+ group, “Stop Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriages” is at Parliament, expecting the Marriage Bill to ban same-sex unions to be approved. They promise to stop attending Parliament if the Bill is passed. They are threatening action if the bill is not approved this week. Here is the group’s chairperson, Pendapala Nakathingo. https://futuremedia.com.na/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ENG-Pendapala-Nakathingo-Bill.mp3 Local human...
The World Bank halted new loans to Uganda over the East African government’s enactment of anti-LGBTQ laws that include the death penalty in some cases. According to Bloomberg, the announcement comes three months after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed legislation that includes life imprisonment for sexual acts and the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” defined...
The World Bank has announced it will halt new loans to Uganda over the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. The Washington, DC-based lender said on Tuesday it would pause project financing pending a review of measures it introduced to protect sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in its projects. “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts...
The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to the Ugandan government after concluding that its anti-LGBTQ law. The law which has been condemned by many countries and the United Nations, contradicts the bank’s values. According to Reuters, in response, the East African country dismissed the move as unjust and hypocritical. A...