Sixteen LGBT activists arrested in Uganda as hate crimes soar
by Reuters in Nairobi from World news | The Guardian on (#4T41T)
Men who worked for sexual health charity face life imprisonment
Uganda said on Thursday it had arrested 16 LGBT activists on suspicion of gay sex, which is punishable with life imprisonment, in what activists called an escalating campaign against sexual minorities.
The 16 men, believed to be aged between 22 and 35, were taken into custody late on Monday at the office of a sexual health charity where they all worked and lived, fellow activists said.
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