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The Court of Appeal has upheld a 32-year prison sentence handed to Siraj Masolo, who was convicted of aggravated defilement of an eight-month-old baby girl in 2015.In a judgment delivered during the Court of Appeal criminal session sitting in Mbale, justices Hellen Obura, Eva Luswata and Florence Nakacwa dismissed Masolo’s appeal, which had challenged both the conviction and sentence handed …

Kampala– A few days after Anti Corruption High Court has convicted former Minister for state Minister for Karamoja Affairs Hon. Agness Nandutu, with offence of dealing with suspect Property, court is expected to deliver the sentence today. Hon.Agnes Nanduttu in court last year (courtesy photo) Nandutu who has been produced in Court before Lady Justice, Jane Okuo Kajuga, during mitigation, …

Cameroon human rights groups provided legal aid and food for unjustly prisoned men Yaoundé Central Prison in Cameroon. (Photo courtesy of Andy Kopsa) Five queer men in Cameroon are counting the days until their scheduled release from prison on Feb. 6 after serving a four-month sentence for homosexual activity. For their security, their names are withheld in this article. They …

LGBT/feminist/atheist activist is in a Morocco prison for questioning Allah’s sexuality Ibtissame (Betty) Lachgar (Photo courtesy of Yabiladi.com) An appeals court in Rabat, Morocco, has upheld a 30-month prison sentence for feminist/atheist/LGBT activist Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar, 50, who was convicted of blasphemy for an online post that showed her wearing a T-shirt displaying the word “Allah” in Arabic, followed by …