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Uganda lawmakers to vote on reinstating anti-gay law after legal defeat
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/12/uganda-lawmakers-to-vote-on-reinstating-anti-gay-law-after-legal-defeat/
Uganda lawmakers to vote on reinstating anti-gay law after legal defeat
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 12:22 EDT
Ugandan lawmakers will vote on reinstating a severe anti-gay law just weeks after it was scrapped by the country’s constitutional court, the parliamentary speaker said on Tuesday.
The six-month-old law had meant that homosexuals could be jailed for life. It was popular domestically, but was branded draconian and “abominable” by rights groups and was overturned on a technicality by the constitutional court on August 1.
Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga said she expected the bill would be re-introduced when it returns from its summer break, probably later this month.
“There is enthusiasm among the members of parliament. Over 200 members have signed the petition to re-table it,” Kadaga told AFP on Tuesday.
