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Uganda passes sexual offences law
The law criminalises sexual harassment, child prostitution and sexual exploitation.
Uganda has passed a sexual offences law which criminalises sexual harassment, child prostitution, sexual exploitation and sex between people of the same gender.
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(Picture: Defendants stand handcuffed together as forty-seven suspects related to sexual gender based violence (SGBV) attend a special session at the Kampala High Court in Kampala, Uganda, on November 12, 2018. Credit: Photo by ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images)
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