Human rights defenders are protesting the Ugandan Parliament’s upcoming vote on a law that provides for up to ten years in prison for those who maintain homosexual relationships.
The text targets anyone engaging in homosexual activity or claiming to be LGBTQ+, in a country where homosexuality is already illegal.
Robina Rwakoojo, president of the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, which studied the bill, said that the anti-homosexuality bill was ready for a vote this afternoon in parliament.
“We have heard from supporters of the bill and those who oppose it and have made our recommendations for consideration by the plenary,” she continued.
This vote on this bill comes at a time when conspiracy theories on the subject abound on social networks, accusing obscure international forces of promoting homosexuality in Uganda.