Uganda: Ethics Minister Shuts Down Gay Rights Conference

14 February 2012

Kampala — There was drama at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe yesterday when State Minister for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo broke up a secret gay rights activists conference.

The two week conference organised by Freedom and Roam Uganda, an association that lobbies for the recognition of same sex relationships in Uganda ended prematurely when the minister ordered them to disperse.

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