Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law.
Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law that the country's Constitutional Court refused to nullify on Wednesday. Activist Frank Mugisha said Tuesday’s ruling was “wrong and deplorable.” “This ruling should result in further restrictions to donor funding for Uganda — no donor should be funding anti-LGBTQ+ hate and human rights violations,” said Mugisha.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday dismissed that concession as a “small and insufficient step towards safeguarding human rights.” “The remaining provisions of the pose grave threats to the Ugandan people, especially LGBTQI+ Ugandans and their allies, undermine public health, clamp down on civic space, damage Uganda’s international reputation and harm efforts to increase foreign investment,” he said.
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