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n2doc

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Thu Jun 19, 2014, 05:11 PM Jun 2014

U.S. Takes New Action Against Ugandan Leaders Over Anti-LGBT Law

The United States on Thursday announced that it is finally taking further steps to punish the Ugandan government for the passage of a law that passes down a life sentence in prison for homosexual behavior and bans all advocacy for gay rights.

After a series of initial responses in April, in which the U.S. announced that it would be taking such steps as cutting funding to programs in support of Ugandan tourism and biodiversity, the Obama administration had been quiet for months about what other repercussions the government would face. On Thursday, the White House announced that four more steps would be taken to pressure the Ugandan government to repeal the law.

Most prominently, the “Department of State is taking measures to prevent entry into the United States by certain Ugandan officials involved in serious human rights abuses, including against LGBT individuals,” National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said in a statement. “In addition, the United States will take steps, consistent with current authorities, to prevent entry into the United States by Ugandans who are found responsible for significant public corruption.”

However, just who precisely has been banned from the United States won’t be public knowledge in the near future. “While we will not identify the individuals whom we have watch-listed in line with confidentiality requirements, this step makes clear our commitment to sanctioning individuals determined to have perpetrated human rights abuses or who are responsible for such acts in the future,” a White House blog post further explaining the new steps said. The post also did not explain what is meant reaches the level of “significant” public corruption.

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http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/06/19/3451118/us-places-sanctions-on-ugandan-leaders-over-anti-lgbt-law/

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U.S. Takes New Action Against Ugandan Leaders Over Anti-LGBT Law (Original Post) n2doc Jun 2014 OP
Yet Uganda's foreign minister was just elected president of the UN General Assembly. totodeinhere Jun 2014 #1
Very good, but ... Joe Magarac Jun 2014 #2

totodeinhere

(13,037 posts)
1. Yet Uganda's foreign minister was just elected president of the UN General Assembly.
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:44 PM
Jun 2014

We have a long way to go internationally.

 

Joe Magarac

(297 posts)
2. Very good, but ...
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 08:53 PM
Jun 2014

When are "we" going to say something about Saudi Arabia's anti-gay laws?

A death penalty offense, is it not?

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