Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill, if signed into law, could lead to the withdrawal of foreign aid and threaten goals to end HIV/AIDS by 2030, advocates warn.
Uganda's parliament passed the revised Anti-Homosexuality Act , which criminalises homosexual conduct, with minimal amendments this week .
UNAIDS had warned that passing the bill into law would jeopardise progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS and undermine fundamental human rights including the right to health and the right to life. Anne Githuku-Shongwe, director of the UNAIDS support team for eastern and southern Africa, said Uganda had made"excellent progress" in tackling the AIDS pandemic."This new bill, if passed into law, would undercut that progress," she warned.HIV prevalence is significantly higher among men who have sex with men and in African countries with laws that criminalise same sex relationships.
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