Contents:
- 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 LEGISLATN, EXPLAED
- UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
A NEW ANTI-GAY LAW UGANDA LLS FOR LIFE PRISON FOR THOSE WHO ARE NVICTED
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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.
UGANDA LAWMAKERS AMEND NTROVERSIAL ANTI-GAY LAW BUT ATH PENALTY FOR HIV POSIVE SEX REMAS
"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. By late Monday eveng Uganda gay activiss had filed a petn the nstutnal urt, challengg the new Anti-homosexualy law.
UGANDA'S ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN, EXPLAED
It also altered a measure that required people to report homosexual activy if a child is volved.
UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
Uganda passed a prev anti-homosexualy law 2014, but the urts stck down on procral grounds followg outrage Uganda and om ternatnal donors.