[AfricaWatch] Uganda, the World Bank, and LGBT rights: Winners and losers

 

Victory! .. isn't it? On February 27, the World Bank announced it was "indefinitely" delaying a scheduled $90 million loan to Uganda to improve health care, in response to the passing of the comprehensively repressive "Anti-Homosexuality Bill." "We have postponed the project for further review to ensure that the development objectives would not be adversely affected by the enactment of this new law," a Bank spokesman said.

In the circles where I move  – international (that is, North-based) activists working on LGBT rights — rejoicing burgeoned: finally the big funders are getting serious about queer people's oppression! Politicians joined in. Nancy Pelosi, ex-speaker of the US House, tweeted joyfully:

More at:

http://paper-bird.net/2014/03/10/uganda-the-world-bank-and-lgbt-rights-winners-and-losers/

 

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