THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Ugandan gay rights activists have condemned the reintroduction of a bill in parliament that calls for the death penalty for certain homosexual acts.
David Bahati, the MP behind the bill, formally reintroduced the legislation after MPs voted last year to pass it over to the new session after failing to debate it.
Frank Mugisha, the director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, voiced disappointment over the revival of the bill.
"We thought it would come back, but with all the condemnation from local and international human rights groups, we had hoped that Bahati would reconsider it, or that parliament would move to strike it down immediately," Mr Mugisha said.
"It is just bringing everything bad up again, but we remain committed to fighting it and challenging it in all ways possible," he added.
Originally tabled in 2009, the bill calls for "serial offender(s)" to face the death penalty, and proposes jail sentences for family members and landlords who fail to report homosexuals to the authorities. » | Source: AFP | Wednesday, February 08, 2012
