Hon Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that on 24 February 2014, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda signed the scandalous anti-gay bill into law;
2) further notes that this law will impose harsh sentences for homosexual acts and will lead to many gay men and women spending a lifetime in prison, simply because the government doesn't approve of their sexual orientation;
3) recalls that just a few weeks ago, President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria signed similar legislation into law that threatens homosexual Nigerians with 14 years imprisonment;
4) officially puts on record today its utmost objection and complete opposition to these sickening laws that have criminalised homosexuality;
5) acknowledges that as South Africans we stand on the side of freedom, justice and equal rights for all people of our country, in our continent and in the world;
6) further acknowledges that these laws are a terrible setback to the freedoms of the lesbian and gay community in Uganda and Nigeria and are a direct assault on their dignity and basic human rights;
7) calls on the African Union, under the chairmanship of fellow South African, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, to take swift action against Uganda and Nigeria to repeal these abhorrent laws; and
8) calls on Government to speak out against this legislation, take decisive action and urgently advocate for the protection of basic human rights in our fellow African states.