Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Friday annulled an anti-gay law that had drawn widespread criticism.
The Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014, had initially proposed a death penalty for offenders but was later changed to life in prison.
Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, had signed the law, defying protests from rights groups, criticism from Western donors and a U.S. warning that it would complicate relations.
A petition had been raised by activists who said that the anti-gay measure was invalid because it was passed during a parliamentary session that lacked quorum.
