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Five justices to hear anti-gay law petition

Five justices of the Constitutional Court have been appointed to hear a consolidated petition challenging the Anti-homosexuality Act 2023. The appointed justices are; Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Justice Muzamiru Kibeedi, Justice Monica Mugenyi, and Justice Christopher Gashirabake. The hearing date has been set for December 18th, 2023, following a final preparation session held yesterday between the petitioners (including West Budama MP Fox Odoi, Uganda’s Ambassador to South Africa Kintu Nyango, veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda, Makerere University Law Professors Sylvia Tamale and Businye Kabumba, and several civil society organizations), their representatives, and the Attorney General. The petitioners seek, among other orders, to strike down the law criminalizing “consensual sex among adults.” They argue that the law violates […]

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