Ugandan constitutional court refuses to annul or block enforcement of anti-gay law

Uganda's deputy chief justice and head of the court Buteera (2nd R), with other five judges, delivers a judgment on the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Kampala, April 3, 2024. Human rights activists stand outside the Constitutional Court in Kampala, April 3, 2024, as Uganda's Constitutional Court gives its seal of approval on the anti-homosexuality law.

Uganda's constitutional court has declined to annul or grant a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the country’s anti-gay law. In their ruling Wednesday, the judges said the law does infringe on some fundamental human rights. Lawyers representing members of Uganda's LGBT community described the ruling as retrogressive.