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NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
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IN BRIEF
By Anu Maria Joseph
Uganda: Human rights group challenges Anti-Homosexuality Act
On 18 December, BBC Africa reported on human rights groups challenging Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act at the constitutional court. The act which was passed in May this year imposes the death penalty for having gay sex with someone below the age of 18 and infected with sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. The act was passed in the parliament with an overwhelming majority. The act has brought global criticism with the World Bank halting new loans and the US imposing visa transitions on prominent officials. The government defended the case citing traditional family values. (“Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act challenged in Constitutional Court,” BBC, 18 December 2023)