Ugandan Activists Launch Court Petition To Repeal Anti-Gay Law

News outlets report on Ugandan activists’ launch of a court petition to repeal the country’s anti-gay law.

Agence France-Presse: Uganda activists launch court bid to overturn anti-gay law
“Ugandan activists launched a petition Wednesday at the constitutional court seeking to overturn tough anti-gay laws that have been condemned by rights groups as draconian…” (Leroux-Nega, 7/30).

PRI: Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law could be overturned in the courts
“The Anti-Homosexuality Act, Uganda’s notorious anti-gay law that earned worldwide attention when it became law in December, may soon be repealed…” (Porzucki, 7/30).

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