Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Position of LGBTI People in Uganda: Discussion

3:40 pm

Ms Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera:

"Aggravated homosexuality" refers to every homosexual who has a partner. "Aggravated" means that one does something repeatedly. Basically, most of us would be put to death.

On the question on the three year sentence, the current law is that any person caught having carnal knowledge against the order of nature faces life in prison. It is believed that life in prison is a very weak law and that is why the death penalty is proposed. People have been prosecuted.

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