The toughing of Senegal’s law follows a wave of arrests last month over alleged same-sex relationships. Admin Senegal’s parliament has approved a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples and criminalising the “promotion”…
The Petitioners at the Civil Division of HighCourt in Kampala (Credit:URN) Human rights advocates have petitioned High Court challenging the move by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to shut down the internet ahead of the 15th January 2026 presidential and parliamentary elections.…