Friday, February 28, 2014

Deadly intolerance; Economist, 3/1/14

Economist; Deadly intolerance: "IF UGANDA’S president, Yoweri Museveni, felt any qualms about signing Africa’s most draconian anti-gay legislation on February 24th, he did not show them. The law introduces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for those convicted of homosexuality and requires Ugandans to report anyone they suspect of being gay. Days earlier he had signed the “miniskirt law” banning “indecent” dress, sparking protests...
Red Pepper, a local tabloid, began a witch hunt the morning after the bill’s signing. Next to praise for the new law, it published a list of Uganda’s “top 200” gays. Three years ago a similar list prompted the murder of David Kato, a gay-rights activist."

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