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UN rights experts condemn Uganda’s ‘egregious’ anti-LGBT legislation

UN rights experts condemn Uganda’s ‘egregious’ anti-LGBT legislation

New York: Making homosexuality punishable by death is an egregious violation of human rights, independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said on Wednesday, urging Uganda’s president to veto new laws approved by parliament this month, which further criminalise people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), and those who defend them.