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The Ugandan parliament has passed a bill setting out jail terms of up to 10 years for offences related to same-sex relationships, forcing rights groups to condemn the legislation as 'appalling'. The Bill was passed late on Tuesday inside a packed parliamentary chamber in the capital Kampala. A roll call was ordered by the House speaker who had repeatedly warned it was necessary to identify those who might oppose the legislation. It was supported by nearly all of the 389 legislators present. Speaker Anita Among said: 'Congratulations. Whatever we are doing, we are doing it for the people of Uganda.' An earlier version of the Bill enacted in 2014 was later nullified by a court on procedural grounds. The east African country is notorious for its intolerance of homosexuality - which was criminalised under colonial-era laws. Amnesty International subsequently urged Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to veto the anti-gay bill, warning it was 'a grave assault' on LGBTQ people. But he … [Read more...] about Uganda passes bill to jail all gay people: Rights group condemn ‘appalling’ law in country where homosexuality is already illegal

HONG KONG — Michele Chu has always been interested in exploring the intimacy between strangers. She has built art installations with fabric barriers and designed social experiments eliciting public participation, and intended to base her upcoming exhibition at the contemporary gallery PHD Group — her debut solo show — on the cleansing rituals at a bathhouse. But the work became more raw and personal when, a few months ago, her mother applied to receive euthanasia after a protracted battle with cancer. The exhibit, “ You, Trickling ,” is about anticipating the loss of a maternal figure. It also explores how rituals and a renewed connection with one’s own body might facilitate healing. Ms. Chu brings the hot air, mist and steam reminiscent of an onsen, a Japanese communal bathhouse, into the sprawling 3,000-square-foot gallery space of PHD Group, which she divides with fabric into womblike chambers and tunnels. “On a city-level, there is an undercurrent of loss everywhere,” she … [Read more...] about In Hong Kong, a New Exhibit Creates a ‘Space for People to Feel’

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Supporters of creating a paid family and medical leave system i n Minnesota rallied at the state Capitol on Tuesday and lobbied their lawmakers to try to push the plan over the finish line. "You know that anywhere else in the developed world, paid family and medical leave is the norm," Democratic Gov Tim Walz told a crowd in the packed rotunda. "You know that in 12 states and and the District of Columbia, paid family-medical leave is being offered." As currently proposed, the legislation would set up a mandatory paid family and medical leave insurance program funded by a 0.7% payroll tax that businesses could partly pass on to employees. It would allow up to 12 weeks of partial wage replacement in a 52-week period to care for a sick family member or a newborn or adopted child, and up to 12 weeks for an … [Read more...] about Supporters of paid family and medical leave system in Minnesota rally at state Capitol

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A Kansas proposal based on the disputed idea that providers leave newborns to die after unsuccessful abortions is nearing legislative approval, as Republicans pursue limited anti-abortion measures following a decisive statewide vote last year protecting abortion rights. The Kansas House was set to take a final vote Wednesday on a bill declaring that when an abortion procedure inadvertently results in a live birth, medical personnel must take the same steps to preserve the newborn's life as "a reasonably diligent and conscientious" provider would with other live births. The measure is similar to a proposed Montana law that voters there rejected in November. The U.S. Supreme Court declared in June that states can ban abortion, and the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature has long had strong anti-abortion … [Read more...] about Kansas House set to vote on ‘born-alive infant protection’ bill

close Video Fixing FISA: Bipartisan lawmakers demand reforms Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz found multiple examples of FISA misuse to surveil Trump campaign aide Carter Page; congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports from Capitol Hill. The top Republicans on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees called on their GOP colleagues Tuesday to support the reform and reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, while urging members to further investigate how the tool was purportedly “weaponized” to target political opponents. In a memo to all House GOP members obtained by Fox News, the committee Republicans –­ including Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Mike Johnson, R-La., and others –­ noted the importance of more investigations into “how and why the Obama-Biden Administration weaponized our national security apparatus and the FISA process to target its political adversaries.” President Trump … [Read more...] about Top Republicans urge GOP colleagues to support FISA reform, probe how tool was ‘weaponized’

Nur Janti (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta   ● Wed, March 22, 2023 2023-03-22 18:03 0 c764d7f631a5262d39a7c5c953acb98f 1 Politics graft,Supreme-Court,bribery-case,justice,Intidana-insolvency Free The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has charged non-active Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh with gratification and money laundering after being named a suspect in the bribery case on Nov. 28 last year. Earlier this week, KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri told journalists that Gazalba was named as a suspect of financial crime after the antigraft body traced the justice’s financial transactions. It was discovered that he was allegedly layering the bribe money, concealing it and spending it to purchase assets. Ali said the KPK would continue to trace the flow of funds in corruption cases and prioritize charging graft suspects with money laundering so that state losses are recovered. “This is so that asset recovery may run optimally and would offer a deterrent … [Read more...] about KPK charges justice with money laundering, gratification