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Uganda court rejects petition against harsh anti-gay law

Laws adopted in May 2023 have led to increased persecution of LGBTQI+ people in Uganda, a conservative predominantly Christian country in East Africa.  REUTERS - ABUBAKER LUBOWA

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.

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