Uganda's President Museveni approves tough new anti-gay law - BBC News

UNAids and the US warn that Uganda's progress in tackling HIV is now in "grave jeopardy".

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Uganda's government has resisted pressure to drop the legislationUganda's progress in tackling HIV is in "grave jeopardy" after the president approved tough new anti-homosexuality legislation, the UN and US have warned.

An increasing number of people are being discouraged from seeking vital health services for fear of attacks and punishment, they added.

President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law after parliament watered it down.

It is still among the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world.

Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda but now anyone convicted faces life imprisonment.

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