After the law came into force in May 2023, local groups reported that LGBT people in Uganda were experiencing increased attacks and discrimination by both officials and other people. These ...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality", in defiance of Western condemnations and ...

These themes have become a common thread in his sermons and interviews, especially since Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act was signed into law last month. The act outlaws gay marriage in Uganda ...

The 69-page report, “‘They’re Putting Our Lives at Risk’: How Uganda’s Anti-LGBT Climate Unleashes Abuse,” documents the actions by Ugandan parliament members, government institutions ...

Ugandan officials have banned a prominent LGBT rights group in a major setback for the community there. Sexual Minorities Uganda (Smug) has been ordered to shut down with "immediate effect" for ...

The campaign group decried the order as a "clear witch hunt" by the government against LGBT Ugandans. Sexual minorities face widespread persecution in Uganda, where anti-gay and transphobic views ...

The World Bank said on Thursday it would resume funding to Uganda, nearly two years after the global lender suspended new ...

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In December 2013, Uganda’s parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act ... Family Watch International, an Arizona-based organization deemed an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, ...