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KAMPALA, Uganda - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail...
As a gay man in Uganda, Frank Mugisha is used to the taunts, the slurs and the daily harassment of neighbors and friends.
KAMPALA, Uganda, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Uganda is considering legislation that would impose a death sentence for intentional or willful transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, authorities say.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Uganda won’t impose the death penalty nor life imprisonment for gay people in a refined bill that will probably be presented to Parliament in two weeks, James Nsaba Buturo, the minister of ethics and integrity, said.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- An outbreak of Hepatitis E has killed 12 people out of 210 infected in Uganda’s northeastern region of Karamoja since August, New Vision reported, citing Michael Lochiyo, the health educator of Kaabong district in the region.
KAMPALA, Uganda — Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and...
Activists say plan could harm efforts to fight HIV and AIDS
Bill, Decried by Rights Groups, Would also Punish Family Members and Friends who Don't Report Gay Acquaintances
Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail for failing to report them to authorities.
Organized by Faith in Public Life and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, Christian leaders from across denominations united on Monday to denounce the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda.
Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them.
The bill would mandate capital punishment for active homosexuals living with HIV or in cases of same-sex rape. "Serial offenders" also could face death, but the legislation does not define the term. The sponsor of the bill said strict measures were necessary to stop homosexuals from "recruiting" schoolchildren.
Uganda wants to impose the death penalty for being gay.
Should religious conservatives denounce a proposed law in Uganda that would punish homosexual acts?
The average temperature in Uganda will increase by up to 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next two decades, severely damaging agriculture and livelihoods of rural communities, a report said Monday.
Christian leaders who are themselves divided over homosexuality have joined forces to oppose a proposed Ugandan law that calls for the death penalty for some homosexual behavior.
