[AfricaWatch] Uganda anti-homosexual bill challenged by activists in court

 

Uganda anti-homosexual bill challenged by activists in court

 

Civil rights activists in Uganda put forward a petition to the country's Constitutional Court on Tuesday, to challenge the validity of anti-homosexuality laws introduced last month.

Their petition comes after President Yoweri Museveni signed a bill in February which strengthened criminal penalties against homosexuality in Uganda.

 

The group called Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law are calling on the court to rule that the new law violates Uganda's constitution, because it encourages discrimination based on sexual orientation.

 

Nicholas Opiyo, a Ugandan lawyer who helped to draft the petition, said the group are asking judges to issue an interim order which stops police officer from implementing the laws.

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/uganda-antihomosexual-bill-challenged-by-activists-in-court-9185063.html

 

 

 

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