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Aug 16, 2021 · A controversial anti-pornography law has been quashed in Uganda following pressure from women's rights groups. The government introduced the legislation in 2014 to prohibit the spread of ...
Aug 17, 2021 · A controversial law against pornography in Uganda -- which led to attacks on women wearing miniskirts -- has been scrapped after parts of it were deemed unconstitutional.
Unlike numerous African nations which have no laws against child pornography, Egypt blocks child pornography websites and dealing in child pornography carries a minimum sentence of five years and fines of US$29,000.
Aug 19, 2021 · The law — called “anti-miniskirt law” — said banning pornography would keep women and children safe. The law criminalized anything deemed pornographic, including short skirts and songs with sexual undertones, according to Al Jazeera.
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Aug 13, 2021 · On August 13, 2021, the Ugandan Constitutional Court in a unanimous decision ruled that key sections of the controversial 2014 Anti-Pornography Act, commonly known as “the miniskirt law,” are unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void.
Aug 26, 2021 · ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa welcomes the 13 August 2021 judgement of the Constitutional Court of Uganda declaring certain provisions of the Anti-Pornography Act 2014 unconstitutional. According to the court, the provisions constituted an unjustifiable restriction on the right to freedom of expression. Since the passage of the Anti-Pornography Act ...
Aug 16, 2021 · A controversial anti-pornography law has been quashed in Uganda following pressure from women's rights groups. The government introduced the legislation in 2014 to prohibit the spread of ...
