Protecting the Human Rights of LGBT People in Uganda in the Wake of Uganda's 'Anti Homosexuality Bill, 2009'
54 Pages Posted: 3 Apr 2012
Date Written: December 1, 2011
Abstract
A bill pending before the Ugandan Parliament from October 2009 to May 2011 sought to punish anyone who engages in “homosexuality” with life imprisonment and prescribed the death penalty for a variety of activities deemed “aggravated homosexuality.” Many commentators saw the “Anti Homosexuality Bill, 2009” as the most pernicious legislative proposal aimed at gays and lesbians anywhere in the world and feared the death penalty provision could signal a “looming gay genocide” in Uganda. This Article seeks to begin the conversation on legal solutions for vindicating the rights of LGBT Ugandans. It searches for practical strategies and legal arguments from the history of successful decriminalization campaigns in other countries around the globe and provides solutions for a way forward in Uganda.
Keywords: LGBT, Uganda, international law, human rights
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