U.S. warns businesses over Uganda after anti-LGBTQ law

Source: Reuters

U.S. warns businesses over Uganda after anti-LGBTQ law

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Tue, October 24, 2023 at 8:16 AM EDT

STORY: The United States has cited Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ law as it warned businesses of potential risks in the country.

An advisory was issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Labor, Health and Human Services and Commerce as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development.

It said Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act "further increases restrictions on human rights" as well as exacerbating issues regarding the "respect for leases and employment contracts".

Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law, enacted in May, is considered one of the harshest in the world.

Punishments include life imprisonment and the death penalty.

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