Judith Pena | May 29, 2023
People from the LGBTI community could even be punished with death, Uganda, after President Yoweri Museveni promulgated a law on Monday that toughens penalties for having homosexual relations.
Nine days after it was approved in Parliament, on March 21, the President of Uganda sanctioned the controversial law, which establishes that “being homosexual” is not a crime, but that relationships between people are penalized. of the same sex.
Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, as well as in more than 30 African countries, however the new law establishes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, which includes having relations with minors or transmitting a terminal illness such as HIV/AIDS through gay sex.
This rule also establishes a 20-year sentence for those who promote homosexuality. The amendment made by Parliament clarified that sexual orientation is not considered a crime, but “acts” are, which can even be punished with life imprisonment.
