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Uganda anti-pornography (anti-miniskirt) law dropped after backlash
Source: BBC
Uganda anti-pornography law dropped after backlash
16 August 2021
A controversial anti-pornography law has been quashed in Uganda following pressure from women's rights groups.
The government introduced the legislation in 2014 to prohibit the spread of pornography, which it said would help protect women and children.
But critics say the law was misused, leading to women being attacked in the streets for wearing certain types of clothing, such as miniskirts.
The legislation has now been annulled by Uganda's Constitutional Court.
A panel of five judges unanimously ruled that sections of the law that defined pornographic offences, including a ban on "indecent" clothing, were unconstitutional.
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16 August 2021
A controversial anti-pornography law has been quashed in Uganda following pressure from women's rights groups.
The government introduced the legislation in 2014 to prohibit the spread of pornography, which it said would help protect women and children.
But critics say the law was misused, leading to women being attacked in the streets for wearing certain types of clothing, such as miniskirts.
The legislation has now been annulled by Uganda's Constitutional Court.
A panel of five judges unanimously ruled that sections of the law that defined pornographic offences, including a ban on "indecent" clothing, were unconstitutional.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58235637