Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Position of LGBTI People in Uganda: Discussion

3:00 pm

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have two questions. In Britain there have been protests around the plans to deport Ugandan nationals with a public profile as LGBT activists. What are Ms Nabagesera's views on what deportation might mean for those people? Ireland has close diplomatic relations with Uganda and it is one of the biggest recipients of Irish Aid. How best can the Irish Government challenge the proposed Bill? Amnesty International says we should not withdraw donor aid for Uganda. Should the Government be acting quietly and privately on this issue or should it be speaking out publicly on the issue?

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