When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the president of Uganda in New York last fall, LGBTQ rights were not on the agenda — despite the African leader’s vocal support for legislation that would have made homosexuality punishable by life in prison.
Discussion of human rights, in general, appeared generally absent from the meeting, as Trudeau complimented President Yoweri Museveni’s support for refugees in the region, and discussed how best to expand economic relations between the two countries.
Over the course of the 20-minute meeting with Museveni, which took place during September’s United Nations General Assembly, “the two leaders discussed Canada-Uganda bilateral relations and other areas of mutual interest, including human rights, the refugee situation in sub-Saharan Africa, and regional security,” according to an official read-out. Prime Minister Trudeau’s official Twitter account published a photo of the meeting.
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