Ronald Hanyerere dislikes human rights

I'm sure most of you are familiar with the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda.

Recently, allAfrica.com ran an opinion piece by Ronald Hanyerere curiously entitled "Not Every Human Right is Right" which deals with this bill.

One Sunday morning, I was going to church when I met a lady who was so skimply dressed, one would think she was a sex worker. I initiated a conversation with her, only to find out, she was going to church.

I sarcastically told her she was smart and God would hear her prayers, but not those of the people who were going to sit near her. To my surprise, the lady responded with a verbal tirade: "It is my right to dress the way I want. Who made you judge over those whose prayers God answers?" she shouted.

This whole concept of human rights grates my nerves. It has made people un-african, mean and self-centered.

One can now shamelessly stand up and tell you: "I do as I please. You have no business in my affairs." A sodomist can now swear to you that what they do in the privacy of their bedroom does not concern the public.

No wonder when a brilliant MP comes up with a Bill against homosexuality, the human rights activists baptise him an enemy of the people.

Yep. Apparently the guy who is pushing an anti-homosexuality bill which would prohibit any form of sexual relations between persons of the same
sex is "brilliant".

But then again, the whole concept of human rights grates on Hanyerere's nerves so I guess I guy who pushes for a bill which violates human rights would be "brilliant" in Hanyerere's eyes.

Here are some highlights from the "brilliant" bill:

4, Attempt to commit homosexuality.
(1) A person who attempts to commit the offence of homosexuality commits a felony and is liable on conviction to imprisonment seven years.
(2) A person who attempts to commit the offence of aggravated homosexuality commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for life.


7. Aiding and abating homosexuality
A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures another to engage in acts of homosexuality commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for seven years.

14. Failure to disclose the offence.
A person in authority, who being aware of the commission of any offence under this Act, omits to report the offence to the relevant authorities within twenty-four hours of having first had that knowledge, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty currency points or imprisonment not exceeding three years.

The bill would not only punish all homosexuals but also anyone who knows a homosexual and doesn't call the police on the homosexual person. Nice, eh?

But Hanyerere's article continues:

The so-called human rights activists have hijacked the driver's seat and are sending nations into the sea of permissiveness in which the Western world has already drowned.

Every evil that has penetrated our society comes disguised as a human right and is watered by a group of elites who have attained education in the West. These elites have come back to impose on us practices that our forefathers deemed abominable....

...These activists force their unsuspecting disciples into believing that everything the West does is right. That is why they always refer to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...

...Not every human right is a right, and not every right is a human right. As Africans, we should defend our heritage even when human rights activists are misleading our society.

Well....except for the fact that the definition of "human right" is "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled" so I guess every human right is a right.

And those damn activists constantly referring to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Human rights probably do grate on your nerves when you openly espouse bigotry towards all who are different than you.