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- A NEW ANTI-GAY LAW UGANDA LLS FOR LIFE PRISON FOR THOSE WHO ARE NVICTED
- UGANDA LAWMAKERS AMEND NTROVERSIAL ANTI-GAY LAW BUT ATH PENALTY FOR HIV POSIVE SEX REMAS
- UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW: HOW RTRICTED ARE LGBTQ RIGHTS AI?
- UGANDAN PRINT SIGNS ANTI-GAY LAW THAT INCLUS DEATH PENALTY AS A PUNISHMENT
A NEW ANTI-GAY LAW UGANDA LLS FOR LIFE PRISON FOR THOSE WHO ARE NVICTED
Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuday makg a crime to intify as LGBTQ, handg thori broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimatn and mob vlence. * new gay law in uganda *
A Ugandan wearg a mask wh a rabow sticker tak part the Gay Pri para 2015. Uganda has passed one of the world's tought anti-gay laws that lls for life imprisonment for anyone nvicted of homosexualy. Ugandan print Yoweri Meveni signed the Anti-homosexualy act on Monday spe wispread nmnatn om many Wtern ernments and human rights activists.
It lls for the ath penalty for "aggravated homosexualy, " which is fed as same-sex relatns volvg HIV-posive people, children or other vulnerable people.
Anyone nvicted of "attempted aggravated homosexualy" n be imprisoned for up to 14 years. Ugandans who engag gay sex n receive life prison, while anyone who attempts to have same-sex relatns n face 10 years prison. "We are appalled that the dranian and discrimatory anti-gay bill is now law, " the Uned Natns' Human Rights office said a tweet on Monday.
UGANDA LAWMAKERS AMEND NTROVERSIAL ANTI-GAY LAW BUT ATH PENALTY FOR HIV POSIVE SEX REMAS
* new gay law in uganda *
By late Monday eveng Uganda gay activiss had filed a petn the nstutnal urt, challengg the new Anti-homosexualy law. It also altered a measure that required people to report homosexual activy if a child is volved.
Uganda passed a prev anti-homosexualy law 2014, but the urts stck down on procral grounds followg outrage Uganda and om ternatnal donors. Homosexualy is crimalized more than 30 of Ai's 54 untri.
Wispread anti-gay sentiment Uganda and the threat of imprisonment has forced many the LGBTQ muny to flee the untry over the past few years. KAMPALA, March 21 (Rters) - Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuday makg a crime to intify as LGBTQ, handg thori broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimatn and mob than 30 Ain untri, cludg Uganda, already ban same-sex relatns.
UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LAW: HOW RTRICTED ARE LGBTQ RIGHTS AI?
The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ), acrdg to rights group Human Rights Watch.
UGANDAN PRINT SIGNS ANTI-GAY LAW THAT INCLUS DEATH PENALTY AS A PUNISHMENT
Supporters of the new law say is need to punish a broar array of LGBTQ activi, which they say threaten tradnal valu the nservative and relig East Ain addn to same-sex terurse, the law bans promotg and abettg homosexualy as well as nspiracy to engage homosexualy. Vlatns unr the law draw severe penalti, cludg ath for so-lled aggravated homosexualy and life prison for gay sex. Aggravated homosexualy volv gay sex wh people unr the age of 18 or when the perpetrator is HIV posive, among other tegori, acrdg to the law.