Statements Condemning Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act

Uganda Feminist Forum: IT is Time For UBUNTU

"The Bill that was debated and passed on 21 of March 2023, is a mockery of our values as a people, a community and a nation. And as the Uganda Feminist Forum, we stand by our community-centric ethos of UBUNTU!"

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HIVOS: We stand in solidarity with Uganda’s LGBTIQ+ community

"As human rights organizations we are deeply concerned that this law will lead to even more hate crimes and human rights violations against individuals who identify as LGBTIQ+ in a country where homophobia is already rampant. This law goes far beyond any existing anti-homosexual legislation because it targets an individual’s very existence."

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Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition: CALLING ON PRESIDENT YOWERI MUSEVENI TO URGENTLY VETO UGANDA’S ANTI-LGBTI BILL

"While it is the positive obligation of any state to protect its citizens from abuse, threats and aggression, the new law will mean exactly the opposite – that the Ugandan government is entirely failing to comply with its national obligations towards its own people and is inciting violence instead of ensuring protection."

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European Union: Statement by the Spokesperson on the adoption of the anti-homosexuality bill

"The criminalisation of homosexuality is contrary to international human rights law."

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Amnesty International: Reject anti-LGBTI law that criminalizes same-sex sexual activity

"Instead of criminalizing LGBTI people, Uganda should protect them by enacting laws and policies that align with the principles of equality and non-discrimination enshrined not only in Uganda’s Constitution, but also the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights."

Read the statement here.