Uganda's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to overturn its highly contentious Anti-Homosexuality Act - one of the toughest such laws in the world. Despite international criticism, the court declined to nullify or suspend the law, which imposes severe penalties including death for certain same-sex acts. However, the court did acknowledge that certain parts were inconsistent with fundamental rights - particularly the right to health, privacy and freedom of religion.
Adopted in May 2023, the legislation has led to increased persecution of LGBTQI+ people in Uganda, a conservative predominantly Christian country in East In August last year a 20-year-old man was the first Ugandan to be charged with"aggravated homosexuality".They argued that it violated fundamental rights guaranteed under Uganda's constitution, including freedom from discriminatio
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