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Legislation passed in May has been condemned by rights groups and described by UN experts as ‘an egregious violation of human rights’.
A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality” – an offence punishable by death under the country’s recently enacted anti-gay law.
The defendant was charged on August 18 with aggravated homosexuality after he “performed unlawful sexual intercourse” with a 41-year-old man. The charge sheet did not specify why the act was considered aggravated.
“Since it is a capital offence triable by the High…
