Ugandan Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has called out the World Bank for cutting funding to Uganda over harsh anti-homosexuality law.
Wine, in a statement said it was disturbing that the World Bank was only prioritising gay rights at the expense of others.
He accused the World Bank of ignoring all other human rights violations that have been occurring in the East African country.
Bobi Wine insisted that the organisation should treat all human rights equally.
"It's disturbing how institutions like these ones give priority to only gay rights and ignore all the other gross human rights violations, including mass murder, torture, detention without charge, and undermining democracy by rigging elections. Dear World Bank, all human rights are human rights!" he said.
His remarks came after the World Bank said it had effectively cut any new development financing to Uganda, over the recently passed Anti-Homosexuality law.
According to World Bank, the law contradicts its values and undermines the bank's inclusion efforts.
"Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values. We believe our vision to eradicate poverty on a liveable planet can only succeed if it includes everyone irrespective of race, gender, or sexuality," World Bank said in a statement.
"This law undermines those efforts. Inclusion and non-discrimination sit at the heart of our work around the world."
The World Bank said its goal is to protect sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in projects they finance.
