A Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Abstract

I would like to thank the Human Rights and Peace Centre for inviting me here this afternoon toshare my views on this bill. It is great that HURIPEC organized this to be a dialogue and not a debatebecause debates have a tendency to polarize and divide along irrational gut-level responses. A dialogue, on the other hand, usefully sets the stage for people to listen to each other with understanding, tolerance and helps build bridges. I hope that this public dialogue will mark the first stepping stone for all of us to embark on a rewarding journey of mutual respect, simple decency and fairness.