Uganda Politics | Society | Human rights Panic hits Kampala after bomb scare
afrol News, 30 October - A bomb scare in the Uganda’s capital has brought the town to a stand still as security agencies began a search for an alleged bomb plot. The serious search comes nearly a week after Somali’s radical Islamists group Al Shabaab threatened terror attacks on the city. Read more
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Guinea Politics | Society | Human rights Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre
afrol News, 29 October - The Security Council has made another call on the Guinean authorities to charge and try the perpetrators of last month’s deadly crackdown on unarmed demonstrators that reportedly killed 150 people and wounded hundreds more, warning that situation might pose a risk to regional peace. Read more
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Uganda Politics | Society | Human rights | Gay - Lesbian Remove death penalty on gays - Clergy
afrol News, 29 October - The Ugandan Clergy have appealed to the government to scrape the death penalty in the Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009 currently being debated in parliament. The clergy said the government should rather opt life imprisonment. Read more
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