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US Supreme Court ruling cited as Uganda upholds anti-gay death penalty

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The conservative majority's ruling to invalidate Roe v. Wade was noted as justification to uphold Uganda's death penalty law for some gay people.

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  1. New York Times

    Ugandan Court Upholds Draconian Anti-Gay Law (opens New York Times)

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    The law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the United States.

  2. The Republic

    Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty in some cases (opens The Republic)

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    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld an anti-gay law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in May last year.

  3. Digital Journal

    Uganda court to rule on harsh anti-gay law (opens Digital Journal)

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    Uganda's Constitutional Court is due to rule Wednesday on a petition seeking to annul an anti-gay law that has been roundly condemned as one of the

  4. The Guardian

    Uganda court rejects petition to overturn harsh anti-gay law (opens The Guardian)

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    Legislation adopted last year outraged LGBTQ+ community, rights activists, the UN and western nations

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty in some cases - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld an anti-gay law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in May last year.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Top Ugandan court upholds anti-gay law – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Uganda's Constitutional Court has rejected a bid to overturn its 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act.

  7. France 24

    Uganda court rejects bid to overturn harsh anti-gay law (opens France 24)

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    Uganda's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to scrap a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world.

  8. Fox News

    Uganda court upholds controversial law allowing death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality' (opens Fox News)

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    Uganda's Constitutional Court has upheld a controversial anti-gay law, allowing the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality." The measure was signed last year.

  9. Voice of America

    Ugandan constitutional court refuses to annul or block enforcement of anti-gay law (opens Voice of America)

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    Judges say law does infringe on some fundamental human rights; lawyers representing members of LGBT community describe the ruling as retrogressive

  10. Courthouse News Service

    Uganda court rejects challenge to harsh anti-gay law (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    It imposes penalties of up to life in prison for consensual same-sex relations and contains provisions that make "aggravated homosexuality" an offense punishable by death.

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Ugandan court upholds anti-LGBTQ law but says some rights infringed (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    KAMPALA, Uganda -- Uganda

  12. Los Angeles Times

    Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Uganda’s constitutional court has upheld an anti-gay law that in some cases allows the death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality.'

  13. NBC News

    Uganda’s most prominent LGBTQ activist says newly upheld anti-gay law will prompt violence (opens NBC News)

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    Uganda’s most prominent LGBTQ activist condemned a constitutional court’s decision to uphold an anti-gay law that permits the death penalty in certain cases.

  14. Al Jazeera

    Uganda’s Constitutional Court rejects petition against anti-gay law (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 imposes penalties of up to life in prison for consensual same-sex relations.

  15. The M

    Uganda’s Constitutional Court Has Upheld the Country's "Kill the Gays" Law (opens The M)

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    Uganda’s Parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act last May.

  16. Newsweek

    US Supreme Court ruling cited as Uganda upholds anti-gay death penalty (opens Newsweek)

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    The conservative majority's ruling to invalidate Roe v. Wade was noted as justification to uphold Uganda's death penalty law for some gay people.

  17. RedState

    Uganda's Constitutional Court Upholds Anti-Gay Law That Includes the Death Penalty (opens RedState)

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