Uganda s relations with West deteriorate in wake of Anti-Homosexuality Act african.business - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from african.business Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The bill, signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday, calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. It drew swift condemnation from rights groups around the world.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ordered his agency to update its travel guidance to Uganda in the wake of the east African nation’s approval of a draconian new anti-homosexual law. In a statement released late Monday, Blinken said he has also ordered State Department officials to consider using existing restrictions tools against Ugandan…
The version of the bill signed by President Yoweri Museveni doesn't criminalize those who identify as LGBTQ, a key concern for campaigners who condemned an earlier draft of the legislation as an egregious attack on human rights