UN / UGANDA ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT
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STORY: UN / UGANDA ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT
TRT: 1.18
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 1 AUGUST 2014, NEW YORK CITY
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1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters exterior
1 AUGUST 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson coming to the podium
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General welcomes the decision by the Constitutional Court of Uganda to annul the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act as a victory for the rule of law. He pays tribute to all those who contributed to this step forward, particularly the human rights defenders in Uganda who spoke out, at times incurring great personal risk. The Secretary-General calls for further efforts to decriminalize same-sex relationships and address the stigma and discrimination that persist in Uganda against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General reiterates that everyone is entitled to enjoy the same basic rights and live a life of worth and dignity without discrimination, as affirmed in the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Ugandan Constitution and the recent resolution of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on protection against violence and other human rights violations against persons on the basis of their real or imputed sexual orientation or gender identity.”
7. Wide shot, press room
The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the decision by the Constitutional Court of Uganda to annul the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act as a “victory for the rule of law.”
In a statement read today by the Secretary-General’s spokesperson, Ban had paid tribute to “all those who contributed to this step forward particularly the human rights defenders in Uganda who spoke out, at times incurring great personal risk.”
Ban also called for “further efforts to decriminalize same-sex relationships” and address the stigma and discrimination “that persist in Uganda against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.”
Ugandan Constitutional Court has voided the controversial anti-gay law that made practicing same-sex relationship punishable by life in prison.
The panel of five judges ruled the anti-homosexuality act invalid because it was passed by the parliament without a proper quorum.
The parliament has passed the bill in December last year and president Mussevini signed it into a law in February this year, causing uproar of the international community with calls to stop millions of dollars of aid already designated for Uganda.