El activista en favor de los homosexuales David Kato murió el martes de camino al hospital por los golpes recibidos en su casa. El diario homófobo Rolling Stone publicó en el 2009 su fotografía y las de otros 28 homosexuales con el titular "Ahorcadlos". Su agresor huyó. Igual que 38 países africanos, Uganda persigue a los gais y sólo la presión internacional evitó que se les pueda aplicar la pena de muerte. 28-I-11, reuters, lavanguardia
"La homosexualidad es un mal que Dios castigará", dijo ayer el sacerdote Thomas Musoke en el funeral por David Kato, el activista gay asesinado en Kampala. "Debéis arrepentiros", añadió. Indignado, el presidente de Minorías Sexuales en Uganda, Julian Pepe, le quitó el micrófono y se produjeron algunos forcejeos entre los presentes. La policía puso fin a los choques y alejó al cura. Acabó el acto un obispo anglicano excomulgado por defender a los gais. 29-I-11, afp, lavanguardia
Compañero en la defensa de los Derechos Humanos, de los Derechos Civiles,
de la libertad allí donde tiene real mérito y/por el peligro que ello representa,
desde la entidad radical Certi Diritti nos lo recuerdan así:
Prominent Kenyan LGBT Activist Murdered |
David Kato, a prominent human rights activist and a high-profile member of Uganda’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons community, was killed Wednesday after long facing threats because of his work. Human Rights Watch called on Uganda’s police to investigate and prosecute those responsible to the full extent of the law. Witnesses reportedly saw a man hitting Kato over the head. Police say a suspect is in custody. Homosexual sex is already illegal in Uganda. Kato, the advocacy officer for the organization Sexual Minorities in Uganda, was a leading voice in the fight against an even more draconian “Anti-Homosexuality Bill.” The proposed law would make homosexuality punishable by a fine and life imprisonment, and "repeat offenders" and those who are HIV positive, among others, would face the death penalty. The fight against the bill has pushed Uganda’s LGBT activists to the forefront, raising concerns for their safety and privacy. These deepened in late 2010, when a local tabloid published pictures, names, and addressesof some LGBT community members, along with a subheading, "Hang Them." Kato´s photo was on the cover, and inside another photo appeared with his name. Kato´s death is a tragic loss to the human rights community. He had faced the increased threats to Ugandan LGBT people bravely and will be sorely missed. |
Uganda should promptly investigate David´s death » |