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In Uganda in 2005, the government passed laws saying that "[[marriage]] is lawful only if entered into between a man and a woman" and that it was "unlawful for same-sex couples to marry".
In Uganda in 2005, the government passed laws saying that "[[marriage]] is lawful only if entered into between a man and a woman" and that it was "unlawful for same-sex couples to marry".
Amnesty called on the Ugandan governement "to end discrimination against people on grounds of their sexual orientation" which they claimed was "a violation of international human rights law."<ref>[http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=16329 Uganda: Gay and lesbian rights activists intimidated, and same sex marriage criminalised] Amnesty UK, August 3, 2005</ref>
Amnesty called on the Ugandan governement "to end discrimination against people on grounds of their sexual orientation" which they claimed was "a violation of international human rights law."<ref>[http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=16329 Uganda: Gay and lesbian rights activists intimidated, and same sex marriage criminalised] Amnesty UK, August 3, 2005</ref>
===Gun control and death penalty===
Amnesty International supports [[gun control]] and is opposed to [[death penalty]].
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