{"id":146705,"date":"2024-04-03T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ugandas-top-appeals-court-rejects-petition-to-overturn-anti-gay-law-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:00:11","slug":"ugandas-top-appeals-court-rejects-petition-to-overturn-anti-gay-law-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ugandas-top-appeals-court-rejects-petition-to-overturn-anti-gay-law-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda\u2019s top appeals court rejects petition to overturn anti-gay-law | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mpOyMOZWEcU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Uganda\u2019s top appeals court rejects petition to overturn anti-gay-law | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mpOyMOZWEcU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Uganda&#8217;s constitutional court has rejected a bid to overturn a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world. <\/p>\n<p>The law, which was adopted last year, imposes life imprisonment for consensual same-sex relationships and the death penalty for so-called &quot;aggravated&quot; cases.<\/p>\n<p>Activists said the law has unleashed a torrent of abuse against LGBT people by both private individuals and state agents.<\/p>\n<p>The court said it \u201cdeclines to nullify\u201d the act in \u201cits entirety\u201d, but did find that some sections of the law were \u201cinconsistent with right to health, privacy and freedom of religion&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Uganda #GayRights #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda&#8217;s constitutional court has rejected a bid to overturn a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world. 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