Ugandan court rules harsh anti-gay law is constitutional
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 is legal and will be upheld, save for four issues. The ruling came following a petition by a group of activists who wanted the law trashed. However court rules that only four sections in the law were illegal and should be repealed. Below are the details of the ruling: HE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF UGANDA PRONOUNCES ITSELF ON THE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT, 2023 OF UGANDA The Constitutional Court of Uganda has nullified Sections 3(2)(c), 9, 11(2)(d) and 14 of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 for contravening the Constitution of Uganda, 1995. This was in the unanimous judgment delivered today, the 3rd of April 2024, by the panel of five justices of the Constitutional Court led by the Deputy Chief Justice in Consolidated Constitutional Petition Nos. 14, 15, 16 & 85 of 2023 Hon. […]