Articles about Death Penalty

3 May 2013
Ethiopia: Anti-gay group hopes death penalty will soon be introduced for homosexuality 38 An anti-gay organisation has expressed hopes that the death penalty for homosexuals will soon be introduced in Ethiopia, and held a conference to discuss the "disastrous" effects of homosexuality in the country.
21 March 2013
Somalia: Man stoned to death for alleged sexual act with teenage boy 20 Reports out of Somalia say a man has been stoned to death for carrying out an alleged sexual act with a 13-year-old boy.
28 November 2012
US Government: Uganda’s anti-gay legislation still contains death penalty despite earlier reports 32 United States officials in Uganda have said that the Ugandan anti-gay legislation, dubbed ‘kill the gays’ could still contain the death penalty despite earlier claims that it had been reduced to life imprisonment.
23 November 2012
Uganda drops death penalty from anti-gay bill 28 Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill will no longer include capital punishment after scrutiny by a parliamentary committee, according to an MP.
31 October 2012
Ugandan parliamentary speaker promises to revive anti-gay law 43 The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament has claimed the country’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill will soon be passed by lawmakers.
4 July 2012
Video: Imagine if you could face execution for being blond, bald, short, elderly or blue eyed 7 In a compelling new viral video, international LGBT rights organisation Kaleidoscope Trust asks viewers to imagine if it were illegal to be themselves.
25 June 2012
New Archbishop of Uganda called gays ‘unacceptable’ but opposed death penalty bill 26 The new Archbishop of Uganda has been announced as the Rt Rev Stanley Ntagali, who has spoken out against the death penalty for people convicted of homosexuality in the African state while also calling the sexual orientation "categorically unacceptable".
24 June 2012
Australian Salvation Army apologises for spokesman arguing gays should be executed 53 Following a senior official in the The Australian Salvation Army has apologised after a senior official told an Australian LGBT radio station that gay people should be put to death.
24 February 2012
Liberian senate set to consider anti-gay bill 23 The Liberian senate is reported to be considering a bill today which would increase the penalties against gay people in the west African state, but there are conflicting reports of what sanction the crime would attract.
17 February 2012
Liberian senator tables ‘gay death penalty’ bill 64 The former first lady of Liberia has reportedly tabled a bill which could make homosexuality in the country punishable by death in her new capacity as a senator.
10 February 2012
Gay hate leaflet men to be sentenced today 16 Three men found guilty of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation are expected to be sentenced today in Derby.
9 February 2012
Ugandan government ‘does not support’ anti-gay bill 24 The Ugandan government has distanced itself from the infamous bill which was reintroduced this week saying: "The facilitation of this debate should not be confused for the government's support for this bill."
14 December 2009
Archbishop of Canterbury makes first public statement on Uganda’s anti-gay law 28 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has made his first public statement on the proposed anti-gay bill passing through Uganda's parliament.

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