Uganda Enacts Extreme Anti-LGBTQ Law with Death Penalty
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality." The law also criminalizes sex education for the gay community and mandates "rehabilitation" for gay offenders. Civil society groups are already looking to challenge the law in court, and human rights lawyers are calling on Uganda's development partners to hold the government accountable.
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