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Uganda's deputy chief justice and head of the court Richard Buteera (C) delivers a judgment on the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Kampala on April 3, 2024.

Uganda's deputy chief justice and head of the court Richard Buteera (C) delivers a judgment on the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Kampala on April 3, 2024.

Photo by Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty Images.

Ugandan Constitutional Court Deals a Further Blow to LGBTQ Rights

The court upheld the constitutionality of the country’s Anti-Homesexual Act, but nullified the criminalization of four sections of the law.