The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law violates the constitution and urged the country's judiciary to review it
KAMPALA, May 30 - Uganda on Tuesday condemned the Western response to the East African country's new anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, and said sanctions threats from donors amounted to "blackmail".for "aggravated homosexuality", an offence that includes transmitting HIV through gay sex.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the law would impact Uganda's ties with international partners. "We do not consider homosexuality as a constitutional right. It is just a sexual deviation which we do not promote as Ugandans and Africans," he told Reuters. "While we appreciate the support we get from partners, they must be reminded that we are a sovereign country and we do not legislate for the Western world. We legislate for our own people here in Uganda. So that kind of blackmail is not acceptable."
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