World Bank Halts New Funding to Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws
- President signed controversial legislation into law in May
- World Bank Uganda portfolio exceeded $5 billion as of Dec. 31
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The World Bank halted new loans to Uganda over the East African government’s enactment of anti-LGBTQ laws that include the death penalty in some cases.
The announcement by the bank comes three months after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed legislation that includes life imprisonment for sexual acts and the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” defined in part as engaging in sex if one is HIV-positive.