Uganda's constitutional court on Wednesday refused to annul or suspend an anti-LGBTQ law that includes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts, but voided some provisions it said are inconsistent with certain fundamental human rights.
The legislation, adopted in May last year, is among the world's harshest anti-gay laws and has drawn condemnation from rights campaigners and sanctions from Western nations.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has made a resolute appeal to the Anglican Church of Uganda to denounce the newly enacted anti-LGBT law in the country. The Archbishop emphasised that Anglicans worldwide should not endorse legislation that contradicts the fundamental Christian principles taught in the Gospel.
Uganda's anti-LGBT law
The law, which was approved by President Yoweri Museveni in May, imposes severe penalties for engaging in same-sex relationships.