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Proposed law in Uganda could be used to shut down pro-gay charities

A new law has been drafted in Uganda that could be used to ban all pro-gay charities and LGBT rights groups. The country’s new Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) bill would give

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New Anti-Gay Legislation Drafted In Uganda

And it’s even more draconian than the Anti-Homosexuality Act, struck down earlier this year. A committee, comprising leading members of Uganda’s ruling party, has prepared a new draft of legislation

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Ugandan Court Quashes The Country’s Anti-Gay Law

Uganda’s constitutional court on Friday overturned tough new anti-gay laws that had been branded draconian and “abominable” by rights groups, saying they had been wrongly passed by parliament. The law