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Constitutional Court annuls sections of Anti-Pornography law

By Kukunda Judith and Ephraim Kasozi The Constitutional Court has quashed the offense of pornography and other sections of the Anti-Pornography Act that were previously giving powers to the Pornography Control Committee.      The government introduced the law in 2014 to prohibit the spread of pornography, which it said would help protect women and children. However, […]

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Controversial government anti-porn committee receives funding to start work

A Uganda government committee constituted to detect and prohibit pornography has received USHS 2 billion to operationalise its work. The Pornography Control Committee, established by the Anti-Pornography Act, 2014, was inaugurated on Monday 28 August by the State Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Mr Simon Lokodo. Speaking at the inauguration held at the Uganda Media Centre, […]

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