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| Ugandan MPs pass life in jail anti-homosexual law | |
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| Uganda's parliament has passed a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts to include life imprisonment for repeat offenders. | Uganda's parliament has passed a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts to include life imprisonment for repeat offenders. |
| The anti-homosexuality bill also makes it a crime punishable by a prison sentence not to report gay people. | |
| The prime minister opposed the vote, saying not enough MPs were present. | |
| The bill has been condemned by world leaders since it was mooted in 2009 - US President Barack Obama called it "odious". | |
| The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Kampala says the government knows there will be an international outcry, which could see some countries suspend aid to the country. | |
| She says that Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi might follow up on his complaints about a lack of quorum, while it remains to be seen whether President Yoweri Museveni will sign the bill into law. | |
| The private member's bill originally proposed the death penalty for some offences, such as if a minor was involved or the perpetrator was HIV-positive, but this has been dropped. | |
| The bill bans the promotion of homosexuality. | |
| "I am officially illegal," Ugandan gay activist Frank Mugisha said after the vote. | |
| Human rights activists say the bill highlights the intolerance and discrimination the gay community faces in Uganda. |