Government announces the banning of 38 NGOs accused of promoting homosexuality

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Police raid and disperse a gay rights workshop organised by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project outside Kampala Police raid and disperse a gay rights workshop organised by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project outside Kampala Photo Credit - CNN
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The Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014 Timeline

When it happened

Friday, 1 June 2012

Details

The Ugandan government announced the ban of 38 non-governmental organizations (NGO) it accused of "promoting homosexuality" and "undermining the national culture". Simon Lokodo, the country's ethics and integrity minister, claimed the NGOs were

"..receiving support from abroad for Uganda's homosexuals and 'recruiting' young children into homosexuality."