Ten activists have been arrested at the parliament of Uganda protesting against the Anti-Homosexuality law.
The activists wearing gay pride overalls stormed parliamentary buildings with their placards this morning, “Homosexuality is a right, corruption is immoral.”
On 2nd May 2023, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which the President signed into law on 26th May 2023.
The activists say that this Act is one of the harshest in the world, and poses severe violations of universal human rights, particularly targeting LGBTQ individuals. “It stands in stark contradiction to the Ugandan Constitution and international treaties to which Uganda is a signatory.”
“No one should live in fear or face persecution for their identity or beliefs,” stated a representative from the Weka Afri, a human rights activist organisation.
Other activists have challenged the law in court.
Parliament has seen a lot of corruption allegations in the recent past, but the Speaker retorted that foreigners and foreign agents are interfering in Uganda’s internal affairs with the intention of forcing their morals on the African people.
Recently, the United Kingdom, United States and the United Arab Emirates governments imposed sanctions on her and others for human rights violations and corruption.
In a twist of events, the President while addressing the Nation in the annual State of the Nation Address castigated corruption in parliament and said that he had full evidence against many of them.
In the immediate aftermath, four were arrested and many are being interrogated by the Criminal Investigations Department.
