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Homosexuality
Burkina Faso criminalizes homosexuality, offenders face up to five years in prison
Burkina Faso has become the latest African nation to outlaw homosexuality, after lawmakers unanimously passed an amendment to the family code that criminalizes same-sex relations. The legislation, broadcast by state television late Monday, imposes prison terms of two to five years for offenders. Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala, speaking on national television, said the law…
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Uganda wants to bring in death penalty for homosexuals with ‘Kill the Gays’ bill despite outcry
Uganda has announced a resurrection of the bill which imposed sentences ranging from seven...
