Description
Added on the 16/09/2022 16:06:03 - Copyright : France 24 EN
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
Uganda's parliament passes sweeping anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships following a highly charged and chaotic session. "The ayes have it," parliamentary speaker Annet Anita Among says after a final vote. IMAGES
Emergency services put out a fire in a car set alight in an explosion at the entrance to parliament in the Ugandan capital Kampala. Two explosions hit Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, injuring about two dozen people in what police termed an attack on the city, the latest in a string of blasts targeting the country. SOUNDBITE
Bangkok, Feb 16 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand's parliament on Tuesday began a four-day censure debate against Thai Prime Ministe Prayut Chan-o-cha over the COVID-19 vaccine deals and how the monarchy is being exploited to cover up government's own failures. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: THE CENSURE DEBATE SESSION AT THAI PARLIAMENT IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans to build a new mega city on the Red Sea coast while speaking at a global business conference in Riyadh on Tuesday. The project, called 'NEOM', will be backed by more than $500 billion in investment from the Saudi government as well as local and international investors.
Ugandan MPs fought in parliament during a debate on Wednesday when the parliament took the first step towards scrapping the presidential age limit that could allow long-standing ruler Yoweri Museveni to stay in power. IMAGES
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
