Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law

UN chief António Guterres is “deeply concerned” after Uganda’s president signed into law a punitive so-called “Anti-Homosexuality Act”, the UN Spokesperson said in a statement released late on Tuesday.

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