Anti-gay Ugandan Inter-Religious Council sacks all staff after USAID withdraws funding

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A council representing faiths groups in Uganda has had to fire all its staff after the US Government redirected funding to other groups over its support for draconian legislation punishing LGBTI people

19 August 2014 | By Andrew Potts

Uganda’s multi-faith Inter-Religious Council has had its funding terminated by the United States government over its members’ support for draconian legislation punishing LGBTI people and those who support them, and the European Union has followed suit.

The Inter-Religious Council is made up of Uganda’s Muslim Supreme Council, the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda and Anglican, Orthodox and Seventh Day Adventist churches.

USAID stripped the group of 89.6 billion Ugandan shillings ($US34.5 million), causing the group to lay off all its staff.

The US mission to Uganda also took back nine pickup trucks it had loaned to the group, with some of those already given to other organizations working in Uganda including local hospitals.

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[elehhhhna]

1. WTF were we paying for this for?!!!!!

34 MM?!!!

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2. Yes we were.

[oldandhappy]

3. interesting consequences, smile.

[okasha]

4. 34 mil?

Gods, the food, meds and schoolbooks that could buy! What I want to know is how the hell that got through.the Senate.