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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lizzy Davies and Sarah Johnson

UK government funded anti-LGBTQ+ organisation in Uganda, says report

John Musira, a Ugandan MP, attends a debate in the parliament dressed in an anti-gay frock.
John Musira, a Ugandan MP, attends a debate in parliament dressed in an anti-gay frock. Photograph: Reuters/Alamy

The UK government has been helping to fund the work of a virulently homophobic religious organisation in Uganda, whose leaders have backed a proposed law that would make identifying as gay a criminal offence, a report has found.

Analysing official data given to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), the report by the Institute for Journalism and Social Change (IJSC) found a “staggering” number of connections between anti-LGBTQ+ organisations in Uganda and international aid donors, including the UK.

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