MPs in Uganda have passed an
anti-gay bill that calls for life imprisonment for certain homosexual acts,
drawing criticism from rights campaigners who called it "the worst in the
world".
The bill was first introduced in 2009, and it was widely
condemned for including the death penalty, but that was removed from the revised
version passed by parliament. Instead it sets life imprisonment as the penalty for a homosexual
act where one of the partners is infected with HIV, sex with minors and the
disabled, as well as repeated sexual offences among consenting adults, according
to the office of a spokeswoman for Uganda's parliament.
The bill also prescribes a seven-year jail term for a person who
"conducts a marriage ceremony" for same-sex couples.
The bill was passed unanimously by the parliament, with no one
voicing an objection.
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This looks exactly like the bill passed by the Nigerian Senate.
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