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Uganda president signs anti-gay law

Juri ReschetoFebruary 24, 2014

Despite international pressure, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a controversial bill that could see gay people jailed for life. The bill was passed by parliament in December after a clause was dropped that called for the death penalty. The law now says that homosexuals convicted of repeated offenses should be jailed for life.

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