Source: Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- "Uganda will drop the death penalty and life imprisonment for gays in a refined version of an anti- gay bill expected to be ready for presentation to Parliament in two weeks, James Nsaba Buturo, the minister of ethics and integrity, said."
"The draft bill, which is under consideration by a parliamentary committee, will drop the two punishments to attract the support of religious leaders who are opposed to these penalties, Buturo said today in a phone interview from the capital, Kampala."
Full article at Bloomburg.com Uganda to Drop Death Penalty, Life in Jail for Gays (Update1)
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