Case against Ugandan man charged with "aggravated homosexuality" dropped, lawyer says

Uganda Court Drops First "Aggravated Homosexuality" Case

After the country enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2023, Ugandan prosecutors have dropped charges on the first citizen to be charged with having “unlawful sexual intercourse.”

Uganda court dismisses first case under harsh anti-gay law

A Ugandan court has dismissed the first case brought under an anti-gay law seen as one of the harshest in the world, a lawyer told AFP Tuesday, in a decision welcomed by rights campaigners. The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 imposes penalties of up to life in prison for consensual same-sex relations and has provisions that make “aggravated homosexuality” an offence punishable by death. First prosecution under the new law The first case brought unde…

Ugandan court drops first case of 'aggravated homosexuality' under 2023 law

A Ugandan court has dropped a case against the first man in the country to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality”.

Case against Ugandan man charged with "aggravated homosexuality" dropped, lawyer says

KAMPALA, Feb 3 - A Ugandan court on Monday dropped a case against the first man in the country to be charged with \"aggravated homosexuality\", which carries the death penalty under an anti-gay law, his lawyer told Reuters. Read more at straitstimes.com.