Uganda’s parliament voted to pass a tough new law against homosexuality that includes the death penalty. On March 22, The Guardian reports.
It is noted that out of 389 legislators, only two did not support the bill submitted to parliament. The document provides for punishment not only for same-sex sexual relations, but also for “recruitment, promotion and financing” of same-sex “activities”.
“A person who has committed the crime of homosexuality under aggravating circumstances is punishable by death by a court verdict,” the newspaper writes, referring to the text of the bill.
In turn, one of the two deputies who voted against this bill, Fox Odoi-Oivelovo, said that the initiative had not been worked out and did not add any additional value to the country’s code of laws.
“The bill is ill-conceived, contains provisions that are unconstitutional, reverses the gains made in the fight against gender-based violence, and criminalizes people instead of behavior that is contrary to all known legal norms,” he said.
Earlier, on January 25, Pope Francis declared that homosexuality is a sin, but non-traditional relationships cannot be called a crime. He called for a distinction between sin and crime.
Prior to that, on December 5, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning LGBT propaganda, gender reassignment and pedophilia.
