- European Union ambassadors expressed their dissatisfaction to Uganda following the signing of the Anti Homosexuality bill into law.
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The Democratic Party president , Norbert Mao who also doubles as the Minister of Justice and Constitutional affairs has asked European Union Ambassadors to Uganda to tell their countries to respect the stand Uganda took against homosexuality other than threatening the country with withdrawal of aid and loans.
The European Union Ambassadors delegation of 9 people visited the Democratic Party headquarters at Balintuma Road Mengo where they met and discussed issues ranging from the party's foreign Policy, economic, human rights violations ,as well as the DP agreement with NRM among others.Speaking after the meeting,
Mao revealed that the European Union ambassadors expressed their dissatisfaction to Uganda following the signing of the Anti Homosexuality bill into law but he asked them to know that was the country’s stand.
He also revealed that he told the European Union ambassadors that Uganda is not a homophobic nation as some of their foreign media have been labeling it after the Anti Homosexuality law was signed.
" The European Union should not look at president Museveni as the person who doesn't want LGBTQ community to live in Uganda but it was a decision of the people through their members of parliament. It is the international media which exaggerates this matter but as Uganda, we are ready for dialogue,” Mao said.
He promised the European Union ambassadors that he will engage with the National Security Council on the issues of unlawful arrests, abduction of Ugandans as well as investigating the killings of November 2020 during the presidential campaign.
Jan Sadek the European Union ambassador to Uganda revealed that they will continue to dialogue with the government of Uganda on the anti-Homosexuality law because they are not happy with it.
Sadek told journalists that it's good to put laws in any country but should be fair to the subjects.He said that Anti- homosexuality laws in Uganda may stop LGBTQ community from transacting any business in Uganda because they are not comfortable with it since it takes away their rights.
However he has advised Uganda government to call for a dialogue with concerned parties to create an equal platform for people living in Uganda