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Over 100 Civil Society Organisations from around the world have written to the World Bank President Ajay Banga urging him not to restart the Bank’s lending to Uganda as the country continues to aggressively enforce its draconian, anti-human rights legislation; the AHA .
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Pope Francis has suggested for the first time that people in same-sex unions could be blessed by Catholic priests on a “case-by-case” basis, a seeming reversal of previous statements. cnn.it/3PY9ITR

Absolutely wrecked and sobbing at this beautiful heartbreaking essay newyorker.com/culture/the-we…

A book to close out summer 2023. So grateful to Steve Bright for so many years of thoughtful guidance.

😵‍💫 awful doesn’t begin to describe it.

#sunsetcrew

In a letter to World Bank President, Ajay Banga.
US Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, a member of the House Financial Services Committee along with ten other members called for suspension of all lending to the government of Uganda until the legal challenges to the law are resolved.

Many prison cells will basically turn into deadly ovens this week, after Texas legislators chose to not fund A/C.

“I don't have love for these people,” a corrections officer told me. But “incarceration is their punishment, not cooking them to death.”

themarshallproject.org/2017/10/11/coo…

On the 54th anniversary of Stonewall, we stand together with the LGBTQI+ community in the fight for freedom and equality.

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🚨 Sound the alarms: We've officially freed 100 people from Illinois prisons!

To ensure we have the resources necessary to free the next 100 people, we're on a mission to raise $100,000. Can you help us meet our goal?

Give at bit.ly/ipp100.

This Ministry of Health- Uganda circular shines light on the unconstitutionality of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023.

In this short thread, we outline how the circular contradicts provisions of the Act.

#Uganda | #RepealAHA

My 9 year old is giving out marriage advice.

This is a minimal step. Who exactly does the US think is undermining democracy in Uganda and why are they unwilling to name names? The White House specifically said sanctions would be for corruption and HR abuses but this is for neither…

Happy Friday, everyone! Starting the weekend off dancing bhangra to Bach's Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 with the amazing Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon The fusion of classical music and vibrant bhangra moves brings pure joy and energy🎶 #HappyFriday

#Uganda ’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality law is harmful & goes against our institution’s core values & policies of inclusion & non-discrimination. At the World Bank Group, we champion diversity, tolerance, & respect and affirm solidarity w/all #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 people, esp those in 🇺🇬.

Today, 170 Civil Society organisations from around the World have sent a letter to the World Bank President, calling on him to lead specific, concrete and timely actions in response to Uganda's Abhorrent Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023.
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Full statement: docs.google.com/document/d/e/2…