The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill passed this week that prescribes harsh penalties, including death and life imprisonment.
By The Associated PressThe United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill passed this week that "The passing of this discriminatory bill — probably among the worst of its kind in the world — is a deeply troubling development," Volker Turk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said in a statement.
According to the bill, a suspect convicted of"attempted aggravated homosexuality" can be jailed for 14 years, and the offense of"attempted homosexuality" is punishable by up to 10 years. The bill now goes to Museveni, who can veto or sign it into law. He suggested in a recent speech that he supports the legislation, accusing unnamed Western nations of"trying to impose their practices on other people."
Jean-Pierre added:"No one should be attacked, imprisoned, or killed simply because of who they are, or who they love."
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