Briefing on Ugandan Prohibition of Promotion of Unnatural Sexual Practices Bill, 2014

07 November 2014

This Human Dignity Trust’s briefing highlights key issues on the Prohibition of Promotion of Unnatural Sexual Practices Bill, 2014, in Uganda. This Bill expressly seeks to criminalise the non-sexual conduct of LGBT people and criminalise those who provide services to them.

This briefing by the Human Dignity Trust explains how the Prohibition of Promotion of Unnatural Sexual Practices (USP) Bill, 2014 would further criminalise the Ugandan LGBT community if passed.

Taken as a whole, the USP Bill will persecute LGBT Ugandans. It will violate freedom of expression rights, association and assembly rights, as well as private and family life rights. The chilling effect of this Bill on the LGBT community will decimate it. The USP Bill is so vague its effect will be to outlaw being gay.