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HIV prevention advocates express concern over anti-gay law

Ritah Kemigisa | May 31, 2023

HIV prevention advocates have expressed concern that the approved Anti homosexuality law will push back gains made in the fight against HIV/AIDs by 2030. Yesterday, in a joint statement, three of the world’s leading health campaign groups – the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), UNAids, and the […]


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World Bank warns Uganda over enactment of anti-gay law

Juliet Nalwooga | May 31, 2023

The World Bank Group has expressed great concern about the enactment of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. In a press statement on the World Bank Group website this afternoon, the global body says that if implemented, the Act would endanger people by placing an added barrier to vital medical care, disease […]


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Likely ramifications of anti-gay law

David Mujuni | May 30, 2023

President Museveni has defied international pressure and signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law, opening the floodgates of a legal challenge at home and threats of aid cuts by development partners. Patrick Kamara hosts Patrick Ocailap, the deputy permanent secretary Ministry of Finance, anti-homosexuality activist and pastor, Martin Ssempa, Minister Martin […]


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US to deploy visa restrictions over anti-gay law, says Blinken

Ritah Kemigisa | May 30, 2023

The US Department of State has announced that it is considering deploying existing visa restriction tools against Ugandan officials and other individuals for abuse of universal human rights following the passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Act. This comes just a day after the speaker of parliament, Anita Among announced that the […]


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Religious leaders worried about passing of anti-gay law

Prossy Kisakye | May 30, 2023

Some religious leaders have expressed concern with the passing of the anti-gay law, saying the repercussions are likely to be intense. The presiding apostle of the born-again faith Federation Uganda, also senior pastor at Victory Christian Centre Church located in Ndeeba, Dr. Joseph Sserwadda, says more travel bans await Ugandan […]



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