Iphalamende lase-Uganda liphasise umthetho owenza kube yicala ukuhlonza i-LGBTQ

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Abezomthetho base-Uganda bagunyaze umthetho obeka isijeziso esifinyelela eminyakeni eyi-10 ejele ngokuhlonza njenge LGBTQ+phakathi kwezinye izinto.

Umthetho omusha uhlanganisa ukuvinjelwa okwengeziwe kwabantu be-LGBTQ+ ezweni lapho ubudlelwano bobulili obufanayo sebuvele bungekho emthethweni. Iqondise uxhaxha lwemisebenzi, okuhlanganisa ukuvimba kanye nokukhuthaza ubungqingili kanye netulo lokubandakanyeka ebutabaneni, kubika i-Reuters.

Ummeli weqembu eliphikisayo u-Asuman Basalirwa wethule ephalamende uMthethosivivinywa Wokulwa Nobungqingili ka-2023, ethi umthethosivivinywa uhlose “ukuvikela amasiko ebandla lethu; izimiso ezingokomthetho, zenkolo nezendabuko zomndeni wabantu base-Uganda ezenzweni ezingase zikhuthaze ukuziphatha okubi ngokobulili kuleli zwe.”

“Inhloso yalo mthethosivivinywa kwakuwukusungula umthetho ophelele nothuthukisiwe wokuvikela izindinganiso zomndeni zendabuko, amasiko ethu ahlukahlukene, izinkolo zethu, ngokuvimbela noma yiluphi uhlobo lobudlelwano bobulili phakathi kwabantu bobulili obufanayo kanye nokukhuthazwa noma ukuqashelwa kobudlelwane bobulili phakathi kwabantu. bobulili obufanayo,” kusho uBasalirwa ngoLwesibili.

Ummeli uFox Odoi-Oywelowo ukhulume ngokumelene nalo mthethosivivinywa, ethi “wephula izindinganiso zamalungelo abantu ezimisiwe zamazwe ngamazwe nezesifunda” njengoba “ubeka umkhawulo ngokungafanele amalungelo ayisisekelo abantu be-LGBTQ+.”

Iqembu elilwela amalungelo I-Human Rights Watch uxwayise ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga ukuthi lo mthetho uzohlukumeza amalungelo abantu base-Uganda enkululeko yokukhuluma nokuzihlanganisa, ukulingana, nokungacwasi.

“Esinye sezici ezimbi kakhulu zalo mthethosivivinywa omusha ukuthi wenza abantu babe yicala ngenxa nje yokuthi bayikho kanye nokwephulwa okwengeziwe kwamalungelo obumfihlo, nenkululeko yokukhuluma nokuzihlanganisa osekubekwe engcupheni e-Uganda,” kusho u-Oryem Nyeko. , umcwaningi wase-Uganda we-Human Rights Watch esitatimendeni, ecela osopolitiki ezweni ukuthi “bayeke ukukhomba abantu be-LGBT ukuze bathole inhloko-dolobha yezombusazwe.”

Lo mthethosivivinywa kulindeleke ukuthi ugcine uye kumengameli wase-Uganda, uYoweri Museveni, ukuze awugunyaze. UMuseveni ngeledlule ugcone izitabane ngokuthi “amambuka”.

Umuzwa wokulwa ne-LGBTQ ugxile kakhulu esizweni esisempumalanga ne-Afrika esilondoloza kakhulu futhi esingokwenkolo.

I-Uganda yaba sematheni ngo-2009 ngesikhathi yethula umthethosivivinywa omelene nobutabane owawuhlanganisa nesigwebo sentambo ngocansi lwezitabane.

Abameli bezwe baphasise umthethosivivinywa ngo-2014, kodwa bashintsha isigatshana sesigwebo sentambo bafaka isiphakamiso sokudilikelwa yijele. Ekugcineni lowomthetho wachithwa.