Uganda Newspaper Publishes "Top Homosexuals" List

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
26 February 2014
Tags:
Uganda, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Human Rights

A newspaper in Uganda has published a list of what it calls the country's top homosexuals, a day after the president signed a new anti-gay law. The Red Pepper tabloid published the list of 200 names and several photos under a large headline that read, "Exposed!" Ugandan gays have voiced worry about being arrested under the new law, which strengthens punishment for gay sex and bans the so-called "promotion" of homosexuality. VOA's Vincent Makori reports.

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