All posts tagged "yoweri museveni"
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Uganda’s Anti-Gay Act Cost the Country $1.6 Billion, Report Says
A pro-LGBTQ group says Uganda has lost potentially up to $1.6 billion in GDP following the passage of a law criminalizing homosexuality.
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Four Ugandans Arrested Under Anti-LGBTQ Law
Four LGBTQ Ugandans were arrested by police and will be charged with violating the country's anti-LGBTQ law, which carries severe penalties.
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U.S. Warns Americans About Travel to Uganda
The U.S. State Department has issued an advisory warning Americans about traveling to Uganda following the passage of a sweeping anti-LGBTQ law. The State Department...
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Uganda’s President Signs Anti-Gay Bill into Law
The president of Uganda has signed a bill imposing lifelong imprisonment, and, in some cases, the death penalty, for same-sex relations.
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Uganda Passes New Version of Hateful Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Ugandan lawmakers have passed a new version of an anti-gay bill that removes penalties for those who identify as LGBTQ. The country’s national assembly previously...
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Uganda’s President Demands Anti-LGBTQ Bill Be Revised
Uganda’s president has refused to sign a hardline anti-LGBTQ bill that imposes the death penalty for some offenses, sending the bill back to parliament for...
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Corporations Warn Anti-Gay Law Could Hurt Uganda’s Economy
A coalition of businesses is warning Uganda's president that signing an anti-LGBTQ law could negatively affect the country's economy.
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Uganda Pushes Hateful Bill Targeting LGBTQ Citizens and Supporters
A new bill introduced in Uganda seeks harsher penalties for homosexuality, and criminalizes those who "promote" LGBTQ visibility.
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Ugandan court strikes down anti-homosexuality law
Uganda’s Constitutional Court has annulled the controversial anti-homosexuality act which President Yoweri Museveni signed into law in February. The legislation increased the punishment for homosexuality, which...
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South African presenter thinks “it’s fine to be homophobic”
Arabile Gumede, business journalist for South African 24-hour news channel eNCA, has come under fire for tweeting that he thinks it’s acceptable to be homophobic....
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Museveni Denies Ugandan Gay Discrimination
Yoweri Museveni, the Ugandan president, spoke with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour for an exclusive interview, Wednesday, in which he extensively denied that gay discrimination is present...
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Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill Raises International Tensions, Would Criminalize Touching
As the Associated Press claims that Uganda’s newly re-introduced Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB)...
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International Action
The stretch of 16th Street in upper Northwest D.C. where the Embassy of Uganda sits usually sees no more commotion than the rush of commuters...
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