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15 January 2010UN human rights chief calls on Uganda to shelve anti-gay bill 8 The United Nations called on Uganda to scrap a bill which could execute and imprison gay people. -
14 January 2010MP suggests UK should cut aid to Uganda over anti-gay bill 16 A former Foreign Office minister has called for an audit into aid money granted to countries which "promote homophobia", such as Uganda. -
14 January 2010MPs sign motion to condemn Uganda’s gay execution bill 8 Twenty MPs have signed an early day motion to attack Uganda's plans to introduce the death penalty for gays. -
13 January 2010Ugandan president Museveni distances himself from anti-gay bill 10 Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni said yesterday that the country must take into consideration its foreign policy interests when debating an anti-homosexuality bill. -
13 January 2010Scottish MPs condemn arrest of gay Malawian men 1 More than 20 members of the Scottish parliament condemned the arrest of two gay men in Malawi who held a wedding ceremony. -
12 January 2010Lawyers for Malawi gay couple to challenge homosexuality ban 2 The lawyers representing two gay men who had a wedding ceremony in Malawi have asked for a review of the country's homosexuality ban. -
8 January 2010Ugandan president Museveni ‘opposes death penalty for gays’ 15 President of Uganda Yoweri Moseveni opposes the death penalty for gays, the country's ethics minister has said.
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6 January 2010Amnesty International joins calls for release of gay Malawi couple 4 Human rights organisation Amnesty International has joined the calls for a gay couple in Malawi to be released from prison. -
5 January 2010Warning over high HIV rates in gay African men + A study in the medical journal The Lancet has warned that HIV rates among gay men in some parts of Africa are ten times higher than their straight counterparts. -
5 January 2010Malawi gay marriage trial expected next week 6 The trial of two gay men arrested for holding a wedding party in Malawi is expected to begin on January 15th.
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4 January 2010Malawi gay couple ‘beaten in prison’ + A gay couple in Malawi who were jailed for holding a wedding ceremony have said they are being beaten in prison. -
31 December 2009Ugandan tabloid prints list of ‘tycoons who bankroll homos’ 65 A notorious Ugandan tabloid has run an article this week which, it claims, identifies individuals who finance the 'stinking vice' of homosexuality. -
30 December 2009Gay Malawi couple plead not guilty to indecency charges 5 A gay couple in Malawi who held a wedding ceremony last weekend have denied charges of gross public indecency. -
29 December 2009Gay Malawi couple charged with indecency over ceremony 8 A gay couple in Malawi who held a public wedding ceremony have been arrested and charged with public indecency. -
24 December 2009Archbishop of York speaks out on Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill 28 Archbishop of York John Sentamu, who was born in Uganda, has condemned the country's plans to introduce the death penalty of life imprisonment for gays. -
24 December 2009Ethics minister says Uganda’s death penalty for gays will be ditched 49 The Ugandan minister for ethics and integrity has suggested that the country will ditch its plans to execute gays in favour of life imprisonment. -
19 December 2009US Assistant Secretary of State condemns Uganda’s proposed anti-gay laws 4 The USA's Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs has said that it is urging Ugandan politicians to block a proposed law that would impose life imprisonments of gay people, arguing that it would set back the fight against HIV/ AIDS. -
18 December 2009Ugandan parliament to debate anti-gay bill today 15 Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill will be discussed in the country's parliament today. -
17 December 2009Gay Christian group welcomes assurances from Archbishop of Canterbury on Uganda’s anti-gay bill 7 The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement has received assurances from the Archbishop of Canterbury's office that he condemns the proposed anti-homosexuality bill currently before the Ugandan parliament. -
16 December 2009Rwanda to vote on criminalising homosexuality 31 Rwanda's lower house will reportedly vote today on a revision to the penal code which would criminalise homosexuality.
