Uganda: We'll Have Uganda's Anti-Gay Law Struck Down At the Constitutional Court, Lawyer

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Ugandan activists began their fight on Wednesday at the constitutional court in Kampala to have the country's controversial anti-gay laws overturned. Besides the right to be free from discrimination, one of the key arguments of the petitioners is that the law was passed without the necessary quorum of MPs in parliament.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed the act into law in February. It rules that homosexuals are to be jailed for life, outlaws the promotion of homosexuality and obliges Ugandans to denounce gays to the authorities.

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