NGUgandan prosecutors have dropped charges against two women who were arrested for kissing in public under the country's strict anti-homosexuality laws. The women, both in their 20s, were arrested in February after neighbors reported them to authorities in the northern city of Arua. At the time, police claimed the pair was involved in 'same-sex orgies,' though no evidence of such activity was presented. The Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew the case, prompting praise from human rights advocates like Frank Mugisha, who called for the repeal of the controversial 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. The law, which carries penalties including life imprisonment and the death penalty for certain offenses, has drawn international criticism and led to sanctions from the World Bank, which later reinstated funding in mid-2025.
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