Uganda approves death penalty for homosexuals.

247 - Uganda, a country on the African continent, approved a bill aimed at punishing homosexuals, who could face sentences ranging from one year to life imprisonment, or be sentenced to death. Only two of the country's 389 legislators opposed the proposal, approved on Tuesday (21) by Parliament, which increased the government's powers in persecuting the LGBTQI+ community in the country, which is predominantly Christian.

Under the new law, "any form of sexual relations between two people of the same sex" and the "recruitment, promotion and financing" of homosexual practices are prohibited in the country.

According to a statement released by the country's parliament, "the Bill also provides penalties to prohibit acts that expose children to homosexual acts, imposing a 10-year prison sentence on anyone who recruits a child with the aim of involving them in homosexual acts." 

Before the vote on the bill, the United Nations Human Rights Watch criticized the project. "The rights at stake include the rights to freedom of expression and association, liberty, privacy, equality, and protection against discrimination and inhuman and degrading treatment," it said.