Uganda Bans Miniskirts

Ugandan MPs have passed a controversial bill that
will ban miniskirts.
The anti-pornography bill, which also outlaws overtly
sexual material including music videos, was voted
through after a short debate.
When Simon Lokodo, Uganda's ethics and integrity
minister, proposed the legislation earlier this year, he
said that women who wore "anything above the
knee" should be arrested.
According to Uganda's private Monitor newspaper,
the new legislation will outlaw material which shows
parts of the body including breasts, thighs and
buttocks, or any erotic behaviour intended to cause
sexual excitement.
It will also ban anything that shows indecent acts or
behaviour intended to corrupt morals, the paper
reports.
The bill needs to be approved by the president before
becoming law.