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  • Vic man jailed for giving woman HIV 16 Dec 2009 06:01 GMT
    ... was sentenced in the West Australian District Court on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to grievous bodily ... tested positive to the virus. Originally from Uganda, Zebtek had befriended the woman, a widow who ... partners. Zebtek was sentenced to four-and-a-half years' jail and will be eligible for parole in ...

  • Man jailed for giving woman HIV 16 Dec 2009 05:27 GMT
    ... The court was told Zebtek, who had known he was ... and had worked as a teacher in Uganda. He was counselled by the Victorian Department of ... partners. Zebtek was sentenced to four-and-a-half years' jail and will be eligible for parole in ...

  • Uganda debates death penalty for gays bill 9 Dec 2009 09:04 GMT
    ... Uganda debates death penalty for gays bill A proposed new law would impose the death penalty on some ... could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. ...

  • Proposed law potential 'genocide' for LGBT Ugandans 11 Dec 2009 20:32 GMT
    ... Proposed law potential 'genocide' for LGBT Ugandans "Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ... international pressure, "crimes" that were difficult to prosecute will become much easier to try under ...

  • Uganda, Pepsi and Beenie Man - Strange Bedfellows 11 Dec 2009 21:59 GMT
    ... As reported through various media outlets, Uganda was proposing new anti-homosexual laws that would ... the Commonwealth unless it drops the proposed law. This should also include eliminating any national ... Davis, has a number of songs which advocate the murder of lesbians and gays. During ...

  • Developments in Uganda 11 Dec 2009 08:52 GMT
    ... It looks like "legislators" in Uganda have from that country's proposed new anti-gay law. (Gay sex is already illegal in Uganda.) ... speech and peaceful assembly for those who advocate on behalf of LGBT citizens in Uganda ...

  • Fighting littering requires more than just a law 12 Dec 2009 16:55 GMT
    ... Fighting littering requires more than just a law Parliament is considering a private members bill ... if you believe in the power of laws to shape behaviour. The mover of the ... Bushenyi Woman MP Mary Karoro Okurut said: “Uganda is like one big dustbin.” Her Bill, ...

  • Fighting Littering Requires More Than Just a Law [editorial] 15 Dec 2009 04:31 GMT
    ... if you believe in the power of laws to shape behaviour. The mover of the ... Bushenyi Woman MP Mary Karoro Okurut said: "Uganda is like one big dustbin." Her Bill, if passed into law, will impose fines and prison sentences like ...

  • Rwakoojo gets fresh appointment despite court case 14 Dec 2009 10:36 GMT
    ... Rwakoojo gets fresh appointment despite court case Kampala Electoral Commission Secretary Sam Rwakoojo ... to upset the legal challenge of a Uganda People’s Congress presidential hopeful who wants him dismissed ... court documents, Mr Mayega has asked a judge to issue an order restraining the EC ...

  • Netlets: Party crashers, Uganda law and more 10 Dec 2009 21:01 GMT
    ... for their own home. Speak up against Uganda's violation of rights Today is International Human ... the brink of passing Under the proposed law, gay rights supporters could be imprisoned and ... progressive faith leaders work together to eliminate laws that take away life and liberty based ...

  • Mob Justice Increases as Court Backlogs Escalate 10 Dec 2009 03:35 GMT
    ... minor disputes. Bruce Kyerere, president of the Uganda Law Society, says under arbitration the parties agree ... under arbitration the parties agree to an arbiter whose decision will be respected by both. It cuts the court process and eases the clogged judicial system. ...

  • Judges join AIDS fight 11 Dec 2009 19:23 GMT
    ... cases have found their way into the courts, and even fewer have led to successful ... factors preventing them from taking cases to court. "Court procedures can be intimidating for many ... female sexual partners to avoid detection. In Uganda, where homosexuality is also illegal, a draft currently ...

  • Draru fears for her life in Luzira: Attorney 15 Dec 2009 20:16 GMT
    ... Draru fears for her life in Luzira: Attorney Kampala Ms Lydia Draru, the self-confessed killer ... want to poison her in prison. The Uganda Prison Service last evening, however, denied the ... Mr Isaac Zaakies, the national coordinator of Advocates Pro Bono Group (a team of lawyers ...

  • Taboos Silence Opponents Of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill 16 Dec 2009 06:09 GMT
    ... In Uganda, a bill designed to eradicate homosexuality has strong ... further. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 would jail consenting adults who engage in gay sex. ... activists will try to kill it in court. Human rights lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuzi says U.S. evangelicals ...

  • Why is Uganda attacking homosexuality? 8 Dec 2009 11:54 GMT
    ... -- As a gay man in Uganda, Frank Mugisha is used to the taunts, ... proposed in the east African country becomes law, Mugisha could be put away for life, ... I'm not going to be taken to jail forever." ...


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