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Uganda further criminalizes consensual same-sex relations

"The unjust recommendations and clauses in the bill which criminalize same-sex acts and sex work create avenues for further infringement on the rights of persons targeted under the guise of enforcing the law."

Uganda s parliament passes legislation to further criminalize consensual same-sex relations

"The unjust recommendations and clauses in the bill which criminalize same-sex acts and sex work create avenues for further infringement on the rights of persons targeted under the guise of enforcing the law."

US visa ban for Ugandans undermining democratic process

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has announced that Ugandans believed to be ‘responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in the African country – including the January elections and campaign period – will be denied access to US visas. Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, secured a sixth term in January.   President Museveni secured 58.6 percent of the votes, but his closest challenger, Bobi Wine, who secured 34.8 percent of the votes disputed the final count and claimed fraudulent activity.  In a statement issued by Blinken, he said: “Opposition candidates were routinely harassed, arrested, and held illegally without charge. Ugandan security forces were responsible for the deaths and injuries of dozens of innocent bystanders and opposition supporters. The election process was neither free nor fair.”

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