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US lawmakers front resolution to repeal Uganda anti-gay law

US lawmakers front resolution to repeal Uganda anti-gay law

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-06-27 13:29:57

US lawmakers are leading a resolution to be tabled in the House, denouncing and seeking to put pressure on Uganda government to repeal its anti-gay law, a copy of the resolution reviewed by The EastAfrican says. 

The 21 congressmen and women want the Anti-Homosexuality Act – passed and signed in law early last year – expeditiously repealed for what they describe as its criminalisation and draconian punishments regarding consensual same-sex conduct and the so-called promotion of homosexuality.

The resolution also supports continuation of sanctions, including restrictions on…

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