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Bangkok, Sep 23 (EFE/EPA).- Members of the House of Representatives of Thailand on Wednesday held a special session to deliberate charter amendment proposals and the establishment of a charter drafting group. Royalists and pro-government supporters attended a rally held to show opposition to any amendments to the constitution, outside the Parliament House. Meanwhile, pro-democracy groups staged a counter-protest against the Prayuth chan-ocha governement, calling for the current constitution to be amended. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL/NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: ANTI-GOVERNMENT RALLY OUTSIDE THE ROYAL THAI ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN BANGKOK, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND A SPECIAL SESSION TO DEBATE CONTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS INSIDE THE MEETING CHAMBERS OF THAI PARLIAMENT, AND SUPPORTERS OF THE MONARCHY GATHER OUTSIDE THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE TO OPPOSE CHANGES TO THE CONSITUTION, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Uganda's Constitutional Court rejects a bid to overturn a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world. "We decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety, neither will we grant a permanent injunction against its enforcement," Justice Richard Buteera, Uganda's deputy chief justice and head of the court, says in the landmark ruling. IMAGES
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