Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
Position of LGBTI People in Uganda: Discussion
4:00 pm
Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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It is not often that we have 11 members of the committee, and two non-members, asking questions. We take a great interest in this area and, as I noted earlier, we will be visiting Uganda later this year. We will certainly meet members of the LGBT group and will bring careful and considered diplomacy to bear on the issue. We will also attempt to meet the human rights commission and parliamentarians. Regardless of where we travel in Africa it is important to meet parliamentarians because they offer a very different perspective from that of governmental officials. How many more countries will Ms Nabagesera visit during her tour of Europe?