{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ADF International","provider_url":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb","title":"Ugandan\u00a0bill to establish Sharia courts sparks urgent religious freedom concerns\u00a0","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gI8emhj7ga\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/ugandan-bill-to-establish-sharia-courts\">Ugandan\u00a0bill to establish Sharia courts sparks urgent religious freedom concerns\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/ugandan-bill-to-establish-sharia-courts\/embed#?secret=gI8emhj7ga\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ugandan\u00a0bill to establish Sharia courts sparks urgent religious freedom concerns\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; ADF International\" data-secret=\"gI8emhj7ga\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Parliament-Of-Uganda-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"Proposed bill would subject\u00a0all Ugandans, including\u00a0Christians and other non-Muslims to Islamic personal law, in addition to\u00a0preventing conversion from Islam,\u00a0posing\u00a0grave threats to religious freedom.\u00a0\u00a0 International religious freedom advocates call on Uganda\u2019s parliament to halt passage of the bill, citing\u00a0severe\u00a0violations\u00a0of human rights, including grave implications for women and girls.\u00a0 KAMPALA (7 APRIL)\u2014A\u00a0bill in Uganda that would\u00a0establish\u00a0a nationwide [&hellip;]"}