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Uganda’s Top Court Bans ‘Bride Price’ Refund After Divorce

RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) โ€” Ugandaโ€™s top court on Thursday banned the practice of refunding bride price โ€” normally livestock given by the groom to his brideโ€™s family โ€” when a marriage ends in divorce. The Supreme Court agreed with activists that the practice undermines the dignity of women but it upheld […]

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