Uganda's new anti-gay law lls for life prison for those who are nvicted : NPR

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Global outcry over Meveni’s assent to dranian new anti-gay law, nmned as a ‘permissn slip for hate and humanisatn’

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A NEW ANTI-GAY LAW UGANDA LLS FOR LIFE PRISON FOR THOSE WHO ARE NVICTED

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Uganda’s print, Yoweri Meveni, has signed to law the world’s harsht anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which allows the ath penalty for homosexual move immediately drew nmnatn om many Ugandans as well as wispread ternatnal outrage. It impos the ath penalty or life imprisonment for certa same-sex acts, up to 20 years prison for “recment, promotn and fundg” of same-sex “activi”, and anyone nvicted of “attempted aggravated homosexualy” fac a 14-year sentence. The bill would have still bee law whout the print’s assent if he returned a send tweeted on Monday morng: “The print … has assented to the Anti-Homosexualy Act.

UGANDA PASS STRICT ANTI-GAY BILL THAT IMPOS DEATH PENALTY FOR SOME

The legislatn, which now go to the print, also lls for life prison for anyone engagg gay sex. Polici to stifle L.G.B.T.Q. rights have been on the rise several Ain natns. * ugandan anti gay legislation *

A statement om the UN read: “We are appalled that the dranian and discrimatory anti-gay bill is now law. ”Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz, Ai puty director for Human Rights Watch, said: “Meveni’s signg of the anti-homosexualy bill is a ser blow to the right to eedom of exprsn and associatn Uganda, where stead of beg rtricted they ought to be strengthened.

UGANDAN PRINT SIGNS ANTI-GAY LAW THAT INCLUS DEATH PENALTY AS A PUNISHMENT

The new legislatn is one of the world’s strictt anti-gay measur and was nmned by the ternatnal muny." data-reactroot=" * ugandan anti gay legislation *

”A 2014 anti-gay bill also prompted wispread ternatnal cricism and was later nullified by Uganda’s nstutnal urt on procral grounds.

UGANDA'S PRINT SIGNS TO LAW ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN WH ATH PENALTY SOME S

Uganda’s print has signed to law new anti-gay legislatn supported by many the East Ain untry but wily nmned by rights activists and others abroad * ugandan anti gay legislation *

“Print Meveni’s cisn to sign the anti-homosexualy act 2023 to law is eply ncerng, ” said Steven Kabuye, a human rights activist Kampala.

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Uganda's new anti-gay law lls for life prison for those who are nvicted : NPR.

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