Hillary Clinton: I was 'ridiculed' by Uganda's President when I
challenged him on gay rights
PinkNews.co.uk - 2 hours ago
Hillary Clinton is widely tipped to make a run for the White House in 2016
Hillary Clinton says she was "ridiculed" by President Yoweri Museveni
when she confronted him about Uganda's anti-gay legislation.
In her new memoir Hard Choices, the former Secretary of State reveals
her anger at the
2011 murder of Ugandan LGBT rights campaigner David Kato.
"David was killed in what police said was a robbery but it was more
likely an execution," Mrs Clinton said.
"Like many people in Uganda and around the world, I was appalled that
the police and government had done little to protect David after
public calls for his murder. But this was about more than police
incompetence".
She added: "It was the result of a nationwide campaign to suppress
LGBT people by any means necessary, and the government was part of
it".
The senior Democrat unsuccessfully urged President Museveni to halt
the passage of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act.
"He [President Museveni] ridiculed my concerns," she said in response.
The Act was passed by Uganda's Parliament in December 2013 and was
given presidential assent by Mr Museveni in February this year.
The law calls for repeat offenders to be sentenced to 14 years in
prison and makes it a criminal offence not to report someone for being
gay.
Mrs Clinton is widely tipped to make a run for the White House in 2016.
She recently said she had learnt of an "increasing backlash" against
LGBT communities from her time abroad.
Last week, the US announced that it had cut aid to Uganda, imposed
visa restrictions, and cancelled a regional military exercise because
of the Anti-Homosexuality Act.
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