Articles about David Bahati MP

15 January 2010
UN human rights chief calls on Uganda to shelve anti-gay bill 8 The United Nations called on Uganda to scrap a bill which could execute and imprison gay people.
24 December 2009
Ethics minister says Uganda’s death penalty for gays will be ditched 49 The Ugandan minister for ethics and integrity has suggested that the country will ditch its plans to execute gays in favour of life imprisonment.
22 December 2009
Ugandan President threatens to reject homophobic bill 28 The President of Uganda has threatened to veto the a controversial new bill that could see homosexuals sentenced to the death penalty or lifetime imprisonment.
21 December 2009
Christian leader supports death penalty for gays 87 A far right Christian group has urged fellow Christians to support Uganda's proposed law that would make homosexuality punishable by death.
19 December 2009
US Assistant Secretary of State condemns Uganda’s proposed anti-gay laws 4 The USA's Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs has said that it is urging Ugandan politicians to block a proposed law that would impose life imprisonments of gay people, arguing that it would set back the fight against HIV/ AIDS.
18 December 2009
Ugandan parliament to debate anti-gay bill today 15 Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill will be discussed in the country's parliament today.
17 December 2009
BBC ditches ‘Should homosexuals be executed?’ debate title after complaints 42 Following outrage across the web, the BBC has renamed a premoderated debate on its 'Have Your Say' website from "Should homosexuals face execution?" to "Should Uganda debate gay execution?" Politicians from all the main parties have expressed revulsion at the BBC's handling of the debate.
16 December 2009
BBC defends debate on gay executions in Uganda 40 BBC editors have defended allowing online readers to debate whether gays in Uganda should be executed.
16 December 2009
Twitter users furious at BBC gay debate 40 Twitter users are complaining about a debate on the BBC's website which asks 'Should homosexuals be executed?'.
16 December 2009
Rwanda to vote on criminalising homosexuality 31 Rwanda's lower house will reportedly vote today on a revision to the penal code which would criminalise homosexuality.
14 December 2009
UN officials says Uganda may lose AIDS research centre 5 Uganda may lose the chance to host a major AIDS research institution if its parliament passes a bill against homosexuality, a United Nations official has said.

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