Uganda anti- homosexuality bill
In November 2009 AFAO urged the Australian Government to swiftly condemn proposed legislation in Uganda to expand criminalisation laws against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
The Anti Homosexuality Bill 2009 will not only violate the human rights of the LGBT community, its provisions will also seriously undermine HIV prevention, treatment and care efforts in Uganda.
AFAO Executive Director Don Baxter requested that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd take a strong stand against the legislation at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November.
In 2011 the Bill was reintroduced. It has now been referred to the next sitting of Parliament. AFAO again sent a letter to Foreign Minister Rudd urging him to exert diplomatic pressure.
Read AFAO's 2011 letter to Rudd (PDF, 80 KB)
Read AFAO's 2009 submission (PDF, 24 KB)
See also:
Uganda law-maker refuses to drop anti-gay measure (Washington Post) 9 January 2010
Government fails on Uganda at CHOGM (Sydney Star Observer) 16 December 2009
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