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Uganda top court declines to block controversial anti-gay law, but sees some rights infringed
- Uganda's constitutional court upheld an anti-gay law with death penalty provisions for 'aggravated homosexuality.'
- The United Nations expressed deep concern over the law, calling it 'a recipe for systematic violations of the rights' of LGBTQ+ people.
- The World Bank halted new loans to Uganda due to concerns about adherence to environmental and social standards.
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Uganda's Constitutional Court has confirmed the “Anti-Homosexuality Act” and deleted only a few passages. In the background is the sprawling lobbying of Christian fundamentalists from the USA.
Uganda: Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act
Click to expand Image Gay Ugandan refugees who fled from their country to neighboring Kenya, return after shopping for food in Nairobi, Kenya, June 11, 2020. 2020 Brian Inganga/AP Photo (Nairobi) - Uganda's Constitutional Court on April 3, 2024, upheld the abusive and radical provisions of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling further entrenches discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (
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