The World Bank has suspended disbursement of further loans to this African country. The reason is the approval by the Ugandan parliament and the signing of the anti-homosexuality law by the president.
It entered into force on May 30 this year. and is considered the most restrictive in the world. The death penalty is imposed for homosexual sex with a minor, but also when one of the partners is infected with HIV. On the other hand, you can now get up to 20 years in prison for “promoting” homosexuality.
The World Bank is suspending loans
The law “goes against the core values of the World Bank Group,” it was announced at the headquarters of the international financial institution in Washington. “We believe that our vision of ending poverty on a livable planet can only succeed if it embraces everyone, regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation. This bill undermines those efforts. Inclusion and non-discrimination are at the heart of our work around the world.
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The law allows the death penalty for “outrageous homosexuality.” Same-sex relationships were already illegal in Uganda, as they are in more than 30 African countries, but the new law goes further.
It provides for the death penalty for “serial offenders” who break the law and transmit a deadly disease such as AIDS through homosexual sex. The bill also included a 20-year prison sentence for “promoting” homosexuality.
“The President of Uganda today legalized state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia,” said Clare Byarugaba, a Ugandan human rights activist. “This is a very dark and sad day for the LGBTIQ community, our allies and all of Uganda,” she added.
Uganda’s 78-year-old president (in power since 1986) called homosexuality “a departure from normalcy” and urged lawmakers to resist “imperialist” pressure – criticism from the West.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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