Uganda Under Pressure From U.S. Over Gay Bill
U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has urged Uganda not to pass an anti-homosexuality bill. An earlier version of the bill was tabled in 2009, but Parliament reintroduced it in February 2012.
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Legal Committee Endorses Anti Homosexuality Bill in Uganda
- Author:
- NTV Uganda
- Publisher:
- NTV Uganda
- Publication Date:
- 23 November 2012
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