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The arrests under Uganda's 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act highlight enforcement of life imprisonment penalties for consensual same-sex acts, drawing international condemnation.
- On Tuesday, two Ugandan women in their 20s were arrested for kissing in public in Arua, northwestern city about 450 kilometres north of Kampala.
- After neighbours supplied photos, Josephine Angucia, local police spokesperson, said they saw the women kissing and suspected same-sex orgies in Arua.
- Police forwarded the case to the state prosecutor for guidance and possible court action, and the detained individuals have been held since February 18 without legal representation.
- Human rights advocates warned of harms to the LGBTQ+ community as rights campaigners, the United Nations and Western countries condemned the law, and Frank Mugisha said, `It has fueled a dangerous cycle of blackmail and extortion.`
- Uganda's 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act prescribes penalties up to life imprisonment and death for aggravated cases, and the World Bank suspended funding before resuming in mid-2025.
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Two Ugandan women arrested for kissing in public – police
KAMPALA — Two Ugandan women were arrested for kissing in public, a police spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday, under an anti-gay law considered among the harshest in the world. Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act imposes penalties of up to life imprisonment for consensual same-sex relations, while “aggravated homosexuality” is punishable by death. The two women, both in their 20s, were arrested following a complaint from neighbours in the northwes…
Uganda police arrest two women accused of kissing in violation of homosexuality law
NAIROBI, Feb 24 - Police in Uganda said on Tuesday they had arrested two young women they accuse of involvement in same-sex acts after they were seen \"openly kissing\" in violation of the country's stringent anti-homosexuality law. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Arrests in Uganda Spotlight Harsh Anti-Homosexuality Law
Two women were arrested in Uganda for allegedly violating strict anti-homosexuality laws after being seen kissing in public. The Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 imposes severe penalties, including life imprisonment and the death penalty, for certain offenses. This has drawn criticism from rights groups and Western governments.
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