Sexual Offences Bill, 2019

Sexual Offences Bill, 2019
Parliament of Uganda
Territorial extentUganda
Passed byParliament of Uganda
Passed5 May 2021
Vetoed byPresident Yoweri Museveni
Vetoed18 August 2021
Introduced byMonicah Amoding (NRM)
Status: Vetoed

The Sexual Offences Bill, 2019 was a bill in Uganda that consolidated a number of previous laws regarding sexual offences, introduced some provisions toward addressing sexual violence, and criminalised same-sex relationships. The bill was passed by the Parliament of Uganda on 5 May 2021, but was vetoed by President Yoweri Museveni on 18 August 2021.[1][2]

Legislative history

The bill was introduced by Kumi District Woman Representative Monicah Amoding in 2015, the year after the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014 was signed into law but subsequently struck down by the Constitutional Court of Uganda on procedural grounds. Amoding's bill then spent four years under review by the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs before returning to Parliament in February 2019.[3] A number of amendments were then proposed during parliamentary debates, among others an amendment that would've made consent required for sexual acts but that failed to gain majority support.[4][5]

It was passed by the Parliament of Uganda in early May 2021.[1] In August 2021, President Yoweri Museveni vetoed it, suggesting much of its content is already covered by existing legislation and sending it back to Parliament to address these redundancies.[2] Museveni reportedly also had concerns about foreign policy implications and democratic buy-in and felt it was not politically advantageous to sign it as he had already recently won re-election.[6][7]

Reception

Human Rights Watch called on the Ugandan president to veto the law, stating that "Ugandan lawmakers should focus on ending endemic sexual violence rather than seeing this as an opportunity to imbed abusive provisions that criminalize the sex lives of consenting adults."[8] Concerns have also been raised about the impact the bill would have on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Mefo Takambou, Mimi (5 May 2021). "Uncertain future for LGBT+ rights in Uganda as controversial bill is passed". Deutsche Welle.
  2. ^ a b "Museveni rejects sexual offences and succession Bills". Africa-Press Uganda. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Sexual Offences Bill to be re-tabled". parliament.go.ug. 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ Okiror, Samuel (5 May 2021). "Uganda passes bill criminalising same-sex relationships and sex work". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Uganda's sexual offences law is a bitter lesson for the women's movement". openDemocracy.
  6. ^ Wesaka, Anthony (11 May 2021). "Museveni hints at plan not to sign Sexual Offences Act". Monitor: Uganda Edition. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ^ Odoi-Oywelowo, Fox (6 June 2021). "No, Uganda is not making it illegal to be gay (again)". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Uganda: Reject Sexual Offenses Bill". Human Rights Watch. 6 May 2021.
  9. ^ "UN warns Uganda's draconian sexual offences bill risks 'further fuelling HIV'". 10 May 2021.

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