Michael Opolot, one of the first men to face the death penalty under Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), has been released on bail after a year awaiting trial. Opolot, 21, was arrested in August 2023 for reportedly having sex with a 41-year-old man in the eastern city of Soroti. He was charged with “aggravated homosexuality” because the other man was disabled, a crime punishable by death under the AHA. It’s been claimed that he was forced to undergo invasive anal examinations while under arrest.