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News Uganda » Life: The Real-Life Consequences of Uganda’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation — Interview With a Local Trans Advocate

News channel or source: https://www.jurist.org/features/2024/04/06/the-real-life-consequences-of-ugandas-anti-lgbtq-legislation-interview-with-a-local-trans-advocate/

Published on: Saturday 06 April 2024

Uganda made international headlines this week as its Constitutional Court upheld the bulk of a draconian law that would impose the death sentence for “aggravated homosexuality.” But for LGBTQ+ ...

News Uganda » Life: Uganda leader signs law imposing life sentence for same-sex acts and death for "aggravated homosexuality"

News channel or source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uganda-lgbtq-law-homosexuality-museveni-life-sentence-death-penalty/

Published on: Monday 29 May 2023

Johannesburg — Uganda's president signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law Monday morning. The law signed by President Yoweri Museveni calls for life imprisonment for anyone found ...

News Uganda » Life: In Uganda, a new anti-gay law calls for life in prison for those who are convicted

News channel or source: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/30/1178773418/in-uganda-a-new-anti-gay-law-calls-for-life-in-prison-for-those-who-are-convicte

Published on: Monday 29 May 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Richard Lusimbo, an LGBTQ activist in Uganda, where the president has signed one of the toughest any-gay laws in the world. Uganda has passed one of the world's most ...

News Uganda » Life: ‘Life continues normally’: Uganda defies Ebola alarm as tourists pull back

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/419372/life-continues-normally-uganda-defies-ebola-alarm-as-tourists-pull-back/

Published on: Thursday 21 May 2026

Kampala is urging tourists to keep coming despite a US ‘Do Not Travel’ warning, while the WHO estimates that Ebola cases across the DRC and Uganda may already exceed 600. By Sheriff Bojang Jnr, Julian ...

News Uganda » Life: Uganda: Government Issues Mandatory Life Jacket Directive Amid Rising Monsoon Risk On Waterways

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202608210085.html

Published on: Wednesday 19 August 2026

The Ministry of Works and Transport has ordered mandatory use of life jackets and tighter safety measures on Uganda's inland waterways during a period of heightened risk from strong winds and ...

News Uganda » Life: Uganda Passes Strict Anti-Gay Bill That Imposes Death Penalty for Some

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/world/africa/uganda-lgtbq-anti-gay-law.html

Published on: Wednesday 22 March 2023

The legislation, which now goes to the president, also calls for life in prison for anyone engaging in gay sex. Policies to stifle L.G.B.T.Q. rights have been on the rise in several African nations.

News Uganda » Life: Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-court-hands-life-sentence-man-caught-with-elephant-ivory-2022-10-21/

Published on: Thursday 20 October 2022

KAMPALA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A Ugandan court has handed a life sentence to a man caught with nearly 10 kg of elephant ivory, the country's highest punishment ever for wildlife violations, authorities ...

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