Uganda Anti-Gay Law causing wave of abuses, activists say

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Uganda’s queer activist Papa De raises her fist during a picket against the country’s anti-homosexuality bill on April 04, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

Rights groups on Thursday said that there has been torrent of abuse against LGBTQ people in Uganda, mostly committed by private individuals, following the passage of one of the world's harshest anti-gay laws.

The Anti-Homosexuality Act (Aha), which was enacted in May, prescribes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts. At least six people have been charged under it, including two accused of the capital offense of "aggravated homosexuality."