Friday, January 17, 2014

Uganda president refuses to sign anti-gay legislation

[JURIST] Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni [official website; BBC profile] refused to sign a bill [press release] proposed by the nation's Parliament [official website] that would toughen punishments for homosexuals in Uganda. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill was introduced [CNN report] in 2009 and the Ugandan Parliament passed the bill [JURIST report] last month. Homosexuality has long been illegal in Uganda, and the bill was introduced to inflict harsher penalties for the crime. The bill would impose life sentences [BBC report] for "aggravated...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/01/uganda-president-refuses-to-sign-anti-gay-legislation.php

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