Despite international pressure from Western governments and human rights
...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
organizations, Uganda introduced one of the world's strictest statutes against the LGBT community in May. The legislation stipulates a sentence of life imprisonment for consensual same-sex relations.
In instances deemed "aggravated," including repeated offenses, same-sex acts resulting in terminal illness transmission, or engaging in such acts with a minor, elderly person, or an individual with disabilities, the death penalty
can be imposed.As stated in a charge document reviewed by Rooters, the accused was formally charged with aggravated homosexuality on August 18 after reportedly engaging in "illicit sexual activity" with a 41-year-old man. The specifics that warranted the classification as "aggravated" were not explicitly outlined.
Jacqueline Okui, spokesperson for the office of the director of public prosecutions, affirmed that the defendant was apprised of the capital charge within a Magistrate's Court on August 18, given the charge's jurisdiction within the High Court.
The defendant was subsequently remanded. Okui refrained from providing further details about the ongoing case and stated that no prior instances of aggravated homosexuality charges were within her knowledge.