Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Law: An Appeal to the Constitutional Court
A human rights coalition this week filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court against the "anti-homosexuality" law hours after it was signed into law on Monday (May 29th) by President Yoweri Museveni.
An anonymous couple poses with the flag of the LGBT community in Uganda, March 25, 2023. AP
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Its signatories call for the invalidation of the text, which makes same-sex relations a crime punishable by life imprisonment. It also criminalizes any behaviour described as "promoting" homosexuality by the Ugandan authorities.
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Richard Lusimbo, one of the Ugandan activists behind the law, said the law was "an unfortunate attack on the constitution", "it removes the prospect of inclusive democracy in Uganda" and "represents a danger to the LGBT community".
For the defender of the rights of this community, particularly stigmatized in this country, "this will obviously lead to a targeted witch hunt, but also to physical attacks in the street, online, illegal evictions. There will also be hyper-surveillance of people known as LGBT."
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As organizations, we take a stand because we appreciate the direct consequences of this law. We are deeply convinced that, according to the principle of equality alone, this law has no place in any law, neither in Uganda nor elsewhere," he hopes.
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