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Same-sex couples to face death penalty as Museveni assents to Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. [File, Standard]

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

It imposes the death penalty for so-called 'aggravated homosexuality', which includes having gay sex when HIV-positive, and a 20-year sentence for "promoting" homosexuality.

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