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Zambian Gay Sex Row - U.S. Envoy Says He Has Been Threatened

The U.S. ambassador to Zambia, Daniel Foote, has condemned a high court ruling in which two men were jailed for engaging in sexual relations "against the order of nature". The country is a major beneficiary of U.S. aid but now plans to send a protest letter to Washington over the remarks, according to local media.

Zambia: Zambia Wants U.S. Envoy Withdrawn

East African, 15 December 2019

The Zambian government has written to Washington to withdraw its envoy Daniel Foote following his controversial remarks over the jailing of a gay couple in the country, state… Read more »
Zambia: Standing Up for Human Rights in Zambia

Council on Foreign Relations, 5 December 2019

Last week, when U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote expressed his dismay about a Zambian court ruling sentencing two men to fifteen years in prison for the crime of conducting a… Read more »
Zambia: U.S. Faces Govt Protest After Criticising 15-Year Gay Sex Sentence

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2 December 2019

Zambia's President has said local culture prohibited homosexuality and that he would not repeal the law against gay sex Read more »

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Zambia: Press Statement from U.S. Ambassador Daniel L. Foote

U.S. Embassy Luanda, 2 December 2019

Let us first acknowledge World AIDS Day, which we will celebrate tomorrow in Zambia. We highlighted this year’s theme, “Communities make the difference,”… Read more »
Africa: Why Is Homosexuality Still Taboo in Many Countries on the Continent?

DW, 4 December 2019

With Zambia imprisoning two men to 15 years for gay sex and Uganda detaining LGBQ+ activists, the African continent is a difficult place for homosexuals. Why is that? Read more »

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Zambia Police Hunt For Alleged Gay Couple

Police have launched investigations in the matter in which pictures of two women believed to be in a same-sex relationship have been circulating on social media. It is not entirely ... Read more »
- Zambia: Police Hunt for 'Gay Couple'
Two Men Arrested for Homosexuality in Zambia

The two adults were allegedly found having sex privately in a guesthouse and could be charged with "committing an unnatural offence" if they are found guilty. Homosexuality is a ... Read more »
- Zambia: Two Men Arrested for Homosexuality