The World Bank announced on Thursday new measures to ensure that recipients of fresh loans to Uganda will not face discrimination due to the country’s stringent anti-gay legislation. Uganda enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) in May last year, leading to widespread Western condemnation and U.S. sanctions. The act criminalizes same-sex intercourse with life imprisonment and imposes the death penalty for so-called aggravated homosexuality. Following the enactment of the law, the World Bank suspended new loans to Uganda, deeming the legislation contradictory to its core values.