Uganda's Parliament passed a version of anti-homosexuality legislation in 2023 that criminalizes same-sex relations and imposes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."
January 01, 2023
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Description of the substantive provisions included in the 2023 version of Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation.
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014 prohibited any form of sexual relations between persons of the same sex.
January 01, 2014
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legal
Description of the content of the 2014 Ugandan legislation commonly referred to as the Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Zohran Mamdani was born in Uganda and moved to New York City in the United States when he was seven years old.
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Biographical background of a U.S. politician.