Jean Lambert MEP

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning a proposed law in Uganda that would make homosexuality punishable by death and would impose prison terms of up to three years for any person who fails to report (within 24 hours) the identities of everyone they know who is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
 
UK Green MEP Jean Lambert, who is a Member of European Parliament’s Intergroup for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights, said:
"I am profoundly shocked by the parliamentary bill in Uganda, which proposes to introduce the death penalty for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and imprisonment for those who do not denounce others. The proposal in the Ugandan Parliament goes against the most fundamental principles of human rights and democracy. It is indefensible to threaten people's lives on grounds of who they are.
 
“I welcome the European Parliament's condemnation of the proposed law and call for the EU to take a strong stance on worrying developments elsewhere. In  Rwanda, amendments have been submitted to the penal code with a view to criminalise homosexuality as well as any activity of promotion and sensitisation on the issue."
 
For the full text of the resolution view:
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=RC-B7-0259/2009&language=EN