In May, the government passed one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, mandating life in prison for same-sex intercourse and the death penalty in some cases.
According to authorities and his lawyer, a 20-year-old male has been charged with «aggravated homosexuality» a crime punishable by death under the country’s recently implemented anti-gay law.
Uganda approved one of the world’s harshest laws targeting the LGBTQ population in May, defying criticism from Western governments and rights organisations, nbcnews.com reports.
