Nigeria Releases 69 People On Bail After A Month In Jail Over Alleged Gay Wedding
A mix of men and women were ordered to pay the courts a bail of 500,000 naira ($645 USD).
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A mix of men and women were ordered to pay the courts a bail of 500,000 naira ($645 USD).
It would be the first charge of its kind under Uganda's new law. The post Uganda man faces death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ appeared first on Attitude.
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act was passed in March.
Ugandan prosecutors have charged a man with "aggravated homosexuality", potentially a capital offence under controversial anti-gay legislation introduced by the country this year, an official said Monday.Okui told AFP she was not sure whether this was the first time that a Ugandan has been charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under the new law.
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, prosecutors and his lawyer said. Defying pressure from Western governments and rights organisations, Uganda in May enacted one of the world's harshest laws targeting the LGBT community. The death penalty can apply in cases deemed "aggravated", which include repeat offences, gay sex that transmits terminal illness, or same-sex intercourse with a minor, an elderly person or a person with dis...