The growing marginalisation of LGBTIQ people in Uganda
12.4.2024
Priority question for written answer P-001092/2024
to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Rule 138
Sophia in 't Veld (Renew), Brando Benifei (S&D), Diana Riba i Giner (Verts/ALE), Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Vera Tax (S&D), Thijs Reuten (S&D), Petras Auštrevičius (Renew), Tilly Metz (Verts/ALE), Marc Angel (S&D), Isabel Carvalhais (S&D), Frédérique Ries (Renew), Ilana Cicurel (Renew), Alviina Alametsä (Verts/ALE), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew), Robert Biedroń (S&D), Michael Kauch (Renew), Karin Karlsbro (Renew), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Hilde Vautmans (Renew), Pierre Larrouturou (S&D), Cyrus Engerer (S&D)
On 3 April 2024, the Ugandan Constitutional Court upheld one of the harshest anti-LGBTIQ laws in the world. Although the court struck down certain elements of the law, such as the criminalisation of the failure to report ‘homosexual acts’, it upheld its core elements, including the planned sanctions of imprisonment and even the death penalty. The petitioners have announced that they will now appeal this judgment before the Ugandan Supreme Court. LGBTIQ people in Uganda have long faced a hostile and dangerous environment, with the law leading to increasing violence against the LGBTIQ community in the country.
In light of this:
- 1.How does the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) assess this judgment and what are the possible consequences for EU-Uganda cooperation?
- 2.Could the EU and its local Delegation support the petitioners and LGBTIQ people in Uganda in general through increased aid, including financial and legal aid?
- 3.Will the VP/HR ask the Member States to provide humanitarian visas to Ugandan LGBTIQ people in a fast-track and generous manner where requested, as is possible under the EU Visa Code[1]?
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Submitted:12.4.2024