InfoMofo
Nov 3, 11, 6:47 am
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/europe/travel-tips-and-articles/76856
Human rights abuses aren’t uncommon, and the country breathes a collective sigh whenever President Museveni thinks of another ruse to stay in power for a few more years. But now, as ever, explorers in search of the source of the Nile won’t leave disappointed.
Big furor in the comments section about the original copy- Lonely Planet casually brushes over the fact that Uganda has drafted a bill drafted commonly referred to as the "Kill the Gays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Anti-Homosexuality_Bill)" bill, which among other things would make "the offense of homosexuality" punishable by lifetime imprisonment.
More info from salon at http://www.salon.com/2011/10/29/gay_africans_flee_persecution/singleton/:
on the rise of increasing homophobia and transphobia in the media and an increase in hate crimes against those groups in Uganda.
Human rights abuses aren’t uncommon, and the country breathes a collective sigh whenever President Museveni thinks of another ruse to stay in power for a few more years. But now, as ever, explorers in search of the source of the Nile won’t leave disappointed.
Big furor in the comments section about the original copy- Lonely Planet casually brushes over the fact that Uganda has drafted a bill drafted commonly referred to as the "Kill the Gays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Anti-Homosexuality_Bill)" bill, which among other things would make "the offense of homosexuality" punishable by lifetime imprisonment.
More info from salon at http://www.salon.com/2011/10/29/gay_africans_flee_persecution/singleton/:
on the rise of increasing homophobia and transphobia in the media and an increase in hate crimes against those groups in Uganda.