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U.S. Aid to Uganda Threatened By African Country's Anti-Gay Efforts |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
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| Tags: united states, cut, aid, uganda, sub saharan, africa, homosexuality, human rights, crackdown, anti-gay, u.s., pentagon, military |
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The thinly veiled threats to countries that receive U.S. aid but don't meet our human rights standards—including LGBT rights—might amount to a real world consequence for Uganda, according to a Pentagon source.
The U.S. provides 120 advisers and $100 million in training, weapons and supplies to Uganda through aid. But the African nation's recent crackdown on its LGBT population is putting the bounty at risk.
Reports Wired.com:
Uganda’s escalating crackdown on its gays, lesbians and transgenders has the U.S. indicating that it might just cut off that military aid. “LGBT issues” are a “caveat on U.S. support,” says the official, who spoke to Danger Room on condition of anonymity.
In tandem with the new military interest in LGBT issues, the White House this month released a new policy for sub-Saharan Africa that puts human rights first and foremost in its aid considerations, including “opposing discrimination based on disability, gender or sexual orientation.”
(Source: Think Progress)
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