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450,000 signatures against the bill to punish homosexuality


Campaigners against the bill that punishes homosexuality in Uganda, which provides for punishment of death for some offenders, have collected over the Internet firm about 450,000 people around the world to try to prevent its approval, picked up the BBC.
The campaign against the proposal is led by Anglican priest Gideon Byamugisha and has the support of civic organizations and AIDS patients. Avaaz page, which manages the collection of signatures, aims to reach one million signatures.
Most of them are from people abroad. In fact, within the country are mostly those who are in favor of the law, which prescribes penalties of between 14 years and life imprisonment for those who commit homosexual acts.
also proposes the death penalty for cases referred to as "aggravated homosexuality, for example, if a participant in the act is under age, HIV positive, disabled, or repeat offender.
If finally approved the measure, the Ugandans could go also go to prison for not informing them who has confessed his homosexual tendencies. "This proposal requires a number of community members, family members, service providers and spiritual mentors who are spying on each other," can be read on the page displayed the signatures.
However, President Yoweri Museveni, expects the final version of the document provides for lower sentences. The proposal was sponsored by MP David Bahati, which ensures that in this way tries to defend the Ugandan culture. The Executive can not edit the text until the Parliament did not vote.

Reviews from the UN

Just today were also concerned special rapporteurs of the UN to defend human rights, Margaret Sekaggya, and for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank la Rue.
Both experts cautioned that not only violates the fundamental rights of lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender Ugandans, "the bill" would criminalize legitimate activities of men and women, as well as national and international organizations fighting for the respect for equality and non discrimination based on sexual orientation. "Under the initiative, the Government could ban an NGO and charge for its managers.
Sekaggya and La Rue applauded attempts Museveni and his cabinet to prevent the project ends into law and asked them to redouble their efforts. Finally, predicted that its approval would harm the image of Uganda in its region and worldwide.
U.S. President, Barack Obama has described the initiative as "odious" and the European Union also criticized.

Source: Europa Press