Extra Income: Uganda bans 38 'gay rights' companies

By David McKenzie, CNN

June 20, 2012 -- Up to date 1638 GMT (0038 HKT)

The declaration of the ban is available in the wake of a police raid Monday that disrupted a homosexual rights activists' workshop within the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Police are noticed right here after the raid.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The ban is available in the wake of a police raid on a homosexual rights activists' meeting
The ethics minister says the companies had been "pretending to paintings" in human rights
Homosexuality is prohibited in Uganda, because it is in lots of different African countries

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- The Ugandan executive stated Wednesday it'll ban no less than 38 nongovernmental companies it says are selling homosexual rights and recruiting kids into homosexuality.

"We have investigated them totally and we've got discovered their sponsors," mentioned Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo. "WE CAN ask them to step apart and forestall pretending to paintings in human rights."

"Some NGOs, underneath the pretext of offering social services, are receiving finances to advertise homosexuality," he said.

The businesses -- each global and native -- will lose their registrations and now not be capable to perform in Uganda. He didn't identify the teams at the list.

"The quicker they're phased out, the better," he said.

Homosexuality is unlawful in Uganda, because it is in lots of African countries, and law is pending in parliament that would carry even harsher consequences for gays.

At one element the invoice incorporated lifestyles imprisonment or even the loss of life penalty. That provision was dropped, underneath severe force from donor countries, however a couple of Ugandan politicians nonetheless plan to push it via parliament.

The assertion of the ban is available in the wake of a police raid Monday that disrupted a homosexual rights activists' workshop within the Ugandan capital, Kampala.

Amnesty World and collaborating teams referred to as the raid "illegal."

The police detained the members for a few hours, Amnesty said, cordoning off the resort and wondering greater than a dozen folks. All had been later launched with out charge.

"This persevered harassment and intimidation of human rights activists should prevent and the police want to get started adhering to the rules they're speculated to give protection to and enforce," stated Michelle Kagari, Amnesty's deputy director for Africa.

A police spokesperson wouldn't touch upon the matter.

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