Joe Biden was quick to condemn Uganda’s sweeping new anti-LGBTQ law, which includes ten-year prison sentences for the “promotion” of homosexuality, life sentences for homosexual acts, and even the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”.
The US president called the law “a tragic violation of human rights”, threatening sanctions, and stating: “This shameful act is the latest development in an alarming trend of human rights abuses and corruption in Uganda.”
Of course, I have no objections to my country’s president denouncing such a horrific law. But at the same time I can only agree with the views expressed in a report by openDemocracy’s Khatondi Soita Wepukhulu last month.
