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PostSubject: Rights: Ugandan MPs pass life in jail anti-homosexual law   Rights: Ugandan MPs pass life in jail anti-homosexual law Icon_minitimeFri Dec 20, 2013 4:59 pm

Uganda's parliament has passed a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts to include life imprisonment in some cases.

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The anti-homosexuality bill also makes it a crime punishable by a prison sentence not to report gay people.

The prime minister opposed the vote, saying not enough MPs were present.

The bill has been condemned by world leaders since it was mooted in 2009 - US President Barack Obama called it "odious".
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   I am glad the parliament has voted against evil”

David Bahati MP

The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Kampala says the government knows there will be an international outcry, which could see some countries suspend aid to the country.

She says that Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi might follow up on his complaints about a lack of quorum, while it remains to be seen whether President Yoweri Museveni will sign the bill into law.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25463942
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