Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with 'aggravated homosexuality' under a harsh new law that carries the death penalty. Their cases highlight the threats for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda.
In a previous case, a 43-year-old man was arrested in Jinja City, eastern Uganda, on July 18. Jacqueline Okui, spokesperson for the, tells NPR the man was charged for allegedly performing"a sexual act with a child aged 12 years of the same sex."
Prosecutors decided the man would be tried for"aggravated homosexuality" rather than under Uganda's defilement laws, known as statutory rape laws in some countries. Legal experts say it is likely that prosecutors did this in order to obtain the most severe punishment. Uganda's British colonial-era penal code already punished same-sex acts, and the law had previously been updated by Ugandan lawmakers to offer sentences of up to life imprisonment.goes much further, introducing the death penalty for"aggravated homosexuality" and criminalizing the"promotion of homosexuality," with up to 20 years in prison, potentially targeting human rights and advocacy groups who provide support for LGBTQ+ people.
The law makes it a challenge for journalists in Uganda to freely cover such cases, fearing their reporting may be perceived by authorities as promotion of homosexuality., saying it"violates multiple fundamental rights guaranteed under Uganda's constitution and breaks commitments made by the government as a signatory to a number of international human rights agreements."
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