US EditionUgandan police detain two women reported for kissing in public
Two women in their 20s were detained under Uganda's 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act after neighbors reported public kissing, authorities said, with the case now under prosecutor review.
- Ugandan police arrested two women in their 20s after neighbors reported seeing them kiss in public, an act criminalized under the country's Anti-Homosexuality Act.
- The women remain in custody without access to legal representation, according to the AFP news agency.
- The law, enacted in 2023, imposes severe penalties including life imprisonment for same-sex relations and the death penalty for 'aggravated' cases.
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Ugandan police arrest two women for allegedly kissing in public
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police detained two women who were reported by their neighbors to be engaging in same-sex activities, a police spokesperson said on Thursday, one of the
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Ugandan police detain two women reported for kissing in public
Ugandan police have detained two women in the northwest of the country after neighbors reported them for same-sex activity, in a rare arrest linked to a 2023 anti-LGBTQ law.
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…
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