Activists are pushing back against the possibility of the World Bank resuming lending to Uganda despite the country’s continued oppression of LGBTQ+ people. In August 2023, the World Bank suspended new loans to Uganda due to the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was signed into law in May that year. The move followed pressure from more than 170 rights groups, including ILGA World, The Human Rights Campaign, Outright International, and Rainbow Railroad, calling on the organisation to take action over the legislation. At the time, the World Bank said it was working with the government to implement “mitigation measures” to ensure that sexual and gender minorities would not face discrimination within its funded projects.