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Uganda’s Supreme Court Rules Bride Price Refunds Unconstitutional

Uganda’s Supreme Court Rules Bride Price Refunds Unconstitutional

While bride prices or dowries tend to be a standard practice across much of Africa, Uganda’s Supreme Court recently ruled that “bride refunds” — required from wives who wish to divorce their husbands — is unconstitutional, reports the BBC. SEE ALSO: For Nigerian LGBT Community, U.S. Same-Sex Law Is Beacon of Hope Dowries, property and/or money,…

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