How Powerful Is Pakistan?

UPDATE: Aug.1, 2014: Uganda's Anti Gay Law has been struck down by a court. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/02/world/africa/uganda-anti-gay-law-struck-down-by-court.html

Uganda just passed an Anti-Gay Bill making homosexuality a crime, and in some cases, punishable by life in prison. This is just one more thing to add to the horrible things happening in Uganda. What's going on and why has it come to this?

Learn More:
U.S. cuts aid to Uganda, cancels military exercise over anti-gay law
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/19/us-usa-uganda-gay-announcement-idUSKBN0EU26N20140619
"The United States on Thursday cut aid to Uganda, imposed visa restrictions and canceled a regional military exercise in response to a Ugandan law that imposes harsh penalties on homosexuality."

Uganda, the gays, and President Museveni's two types of hate
http://www.newstatesman.com/musa-okwonga/2014/02/uganda-gays-and-president-museveni%E2%80%99s-two-types-hate
"Most major Western government who are horrified at Museveni's latest manifestation of his hatred cannot say that they or their predecessors did not see it coming."

Violations of human rights and the rule of law in Uganda
http://www.icj.org/violations-of-human-rights-and-the-rule-of-law-in-uganda/
"This study of violations of human rights and the rule of law in Uganda has been compiled by the ICJ in response to a number of requests coming from both Ugandans and non-Ugandans, in 1971-1974."

Kony 2012 - Invisible Children
http://invisiblechildren.com/kony/

Democracy In Africa: The New Generation Of African Leaders
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-105shrg48230/html/CHRG-105shrg48230.htm
"Hearing Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations US Senate"

Uganda: The General Challenges the Dictator
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/apr/24/uganda-general-challenges-dictator/
"In the 1990s, President Bill Clinton, secured military alliances with a number of African strongmen, among them Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni.1 Since then, human rights groups have accused Museveni, of widespread corruption and political repression."

Uganda: 'Letting the Big Fish Swim' - Failures to Prosecute High-Level Corruption in Uganda
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310211074.html?viewall=1
"The news that US$12.7 million in donor funds had been embezzled from Uganda's OPM hit the headlines in many donor capitals in late 2012, prompting serious questions about Uganda's commitment to fight corruption."

Laws on Homosexuality in African Nations
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/laws-on-homosexuality-in-african-nations.pdf
"The following document summarizes the treatment of homosexuality in the criminal laws of forty-nine African nations."

Will Sexual Minorities Ever Be Equal? Repercussions of British Colonial "Sodomy" Laws
http://www.equalrightstrust.org/ertdocumentbank/ERR8_Joshua_Hepple.pdf
"This paper discusses the development of equal rights for sexual minorities by examining homosexuality and the law."

LGBTQI Uganda Fights Back
http://ccrjustice.org/pdf/Smug_fullbooklet.pdf
The Case Against Scott Lively

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