The Full Spectrum of News.
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Pope Leo XIV
Pope Francis
Mother's Day
World War II
Vatican
Catholic Church
Artificial Intelligence
Conclave
Military
Social Media
Baseball
Education
Published • loading... • Updated

World Bank freezes loans to Uganda because of anti-gay laws. But it doesn't mean it's becoming a human rights watchdog

Summary by Ground News
The World Bank has 189 member states as shareholders. It funds development projects and programmes in member states that have annual per capita incomes below about US$12,535. The member states elect a Board of Executive Directors that oversees the Bank's operations and approves all its loans. The Bank's Articles of Agreement stipulate that it cannot base its decisions on political grounds.

1 Articles

All
Left
Center
1
Right
The ConversationThe Conversation
Center

World Bank freezes loans to Uganda because of anti-gay laws. But it doesn't mean it's becoming a human rights watchdog

A gay pride rally in Entebbe, Uganda in 2014 before a tough anti-homosexuality law was passed. ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty ImagesMany people may be tempted to view the World Bank’s recent announcement that it will freeze new loans to Uganda because of the country’s vicious anti-LGBTIQ+ law as a harbinger of the Bank taking a more progressive approach to human rights issues. While the announcement is welcome, based on my many years studying the…

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The Conversation broke the news in on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics

World Bank

World Bank

Entebbe

Entebbe

News
For You
SearchBlindspotLocal