Obama: Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill 'will complicate our valued
relationship'
Sunday, February 16, 2014
By Darlene Superville, The Associated Press
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - President Barack Obama says pending steps by
Uganda to further criminalize homosexuality will complicate what he is
describing as America's valued relationship with the East African
nation.
In a written statement, Obama says legislation that Ugandan President
Yoweri Museveni has said he will sign will mark a step backward for
all Ugandans and reflect poorly on the country's commitment to
protecting the human rights of its people. Obama says it also will
mark a serious setback for everyone who is committed to freedom,
justice and equal rights.
The legislation prescribes life imprisonment for some homosexual acts
in Uganda, where homosexuality already is illegal.
The measure has alarmed rights activists but enjoys wide support among
Christian clerics and lawmakers who say it's needed to deter Western
homosexuals from recruiting Ugandan children.
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