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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A Ugandan court scrapped the nation's adultery law Thursday, saying it was unconstitutional and favored men.
Under the old law, a woman could be punished for having an adulterous relationship with a fine or a prison sentence of up to 10 years, while men were allowed to have such relationships without punishment. A woman's lover also could escape punishment.
"It is unfair for women being victimized and the men being left free," said Justice John Egwau, one of five judges who unanimously overturned the law at Uganda's Constitutional Court. "The adultery law is biased in favor of men."
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