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World Bank says it aims to protect projects in Uganda from anti-LGBT law
The World Bank said it is rolling out measures to ensure the recipients of lending to Uganda are not discriminated against by a tough anti-gay law. A World Bank spokesperson said the measures, which include an independent monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance,
World Bank to negotiate Uganda's gay laws against its loans
The World Bank is trying to reach a compromise with the Eastern country of Uganda concerning their conflicting stances on gay relationships. In 2023, Uganda imposed a strict anti-gay bill, which allows harsh punishments to be met to anyone identifying as homosexual.
In Manhattan, LGBTQ activists warn World Bank against funding Uganda
Queer Ugandans, health advocates, and others descended on Uganda's Permanent Mission to the UN in Manhattan on Sept. 26 to protest the country's brutal
World Bank says it aims to protect new projects in Uganda from anti-gay law
"The World Bank's mitigation measures are a facade, designed to provide the illusion of protection," said Richard Lusimbo, a top official at Convening for Equality (CFE), a Ugandan LGBT activist group.
World Bank Seeks LGBTQ Compromise to End Loan Freeze in Uganda
The World Bank is working with Uganda to try and end a freeze on lending that was imposed after the East African nation passed repressive anti-gay legislation, sparking concern among civil rights groups that leniency will set a global precedent.
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A U.S. activist allegedly accepted $300K from Russia to push anti-gay laws in Africa
A wide-ranging investigation by the Wall Street Journal has uncovered evidence linking Russian cash to an anti-LGBTQ+ U.S.
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Uganda To Bury Murdered Olympian Cheptegei
Uganda on Saturday will lay to rest Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died earlier this month after her partner set her on fire in the latest incident of horrific gender-based violence in Kenya. The ...
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Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine ‘seriously injured’ during police confrontation, his party says
Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine has been “seriously injured” in a confrontation with police, his party the National Unity Platform (NUP) said Tuesday. The NUP said in a post on ...
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White House threatens to pull aid to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ bill
Uganda is already among 30 African countries that ban same-sex ... same-sex conduct contributes to a climate in which violence and discrimination against LGBT people is widespread,” the ...
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Uganda to host 19 African chief justices
At least 19 Chief Justices from the Eastern and Southern parts of Africa will be jetting into the country at the weekend to attend the week-long conference in Kampala, Uganda. The various heads of ...
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World Bank says it aims to protect new projects in Uganda from anti-LGBT law
The World Bank said on Thursday it is rolling out measures to ensure the recipients of any fresh lending to Uganda are not ...