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with its international commitments, notably ILO Conventions No. 138 and 182
(Slovakia);
112.40. Adopt a list of hazardous jobs for children11 (United States of
America);
112.41. Increase access to sexual and reproductive health services by raising
the health budget to 15 per cent in line with the Abuja declaration12 (Belgium);
112.42. Speed up the registration in the pipeline in order to deal with the
pending challenges in the promotion and protection of human rights (Rwanda).
113.
The recommendations below did not enjoy the support of Uganda:
113.1. Publicly announce the shelving of the proposed bill on homosexuality
and decriminalize homosexual behaviour (Canada);
113.2. The Parliament to dismiss the proposed Anti-homosexuality Bill 200913
(Norway);
113.3. Reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill and decriminalize homosexual
relationships between consenting adults (Slovenia);
113.4. Fulfil its obligations under international human rights law to
decriminalize same-sex relationships between consenting adults and repeal any
laws or reforms that explicitly or implicitly discriminate on any grounds,
including sexual orientation and gender identity (Norway);
113.5.
Repeal laws that discriminate against LGBTs (Belgium);
113.6. Revise its national legislation to decriminalise homosexuality and
prohibit all forms of discrimination (Switzerland);
113.7. Remove criminal penalties for offences on the basis of sexual
orientation (Australia);
113.8. Study the possibility to decriminalize relationships between consenting
adults of the same sex (Argentina);
113.9. Abstain from applying legislation that criminalizes homosexuality
(Brazil);
113.10. Immediately and unconditionally release all persons currently
detained for the reason of homosexuality alone (Switzerland);
113.11. Decriminalize same-sex relations between consenting adults and
ensure that no person is subject to arbitrary arrest or detention because of
their sexual orientation or gender identity (Austria);
113.12. Derogate the legislation that criminalizes the LGBT community, and
put an end to the defamatory and harassing campaigns against them” (Spain);
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The recommendation was not understood.
The recommendation as read during the interactive dialogue “Increase access to sexual and
reproductive health services by raising the health budget to 15 per cent in line with the Abuja
declaration and by creating a health insurance scheme for the poor” (Belgium).
Uganda upholds the principle of separation of Powers and therefore the Executive has no control over
Parliament. Furthermore, this is a Private Member‟s Bill and the Executive has no powers to stop it.
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