On Friday, protesters marched through Cape Town, South Africa, to voice their opposition to the harsh anti-gay law that took effect in Uganda last week. Read here
The Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023 is prepared to be delivered to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who is under pressure from the United Nations and the US to veto it.
“Colonization was enough, apartheid was enough, we can’t deal with this. Human beings need to be free from brainwashing strategies. They need to be free from unjust laws. So we are saying as South Africans stop the anti-homosexual bill”, said Author and activist, Siza Nobuhle, who participated in the march.
Human rights activist from ONG Safe Places International, Nyasha Masi Zhakata, added:
“What is happening right now in Uganda is whereby we have our people imprisoned in their own houses because of their sexuality. It angers me, it gets me so angry, it gets me so frustrated”, she shouted.
Activists claim that if president Museveni approves, anyone who engages in same-sex conduct could receive a death sentence while repeat offenders might receive life in prison.
