Tag: Edgar Lungu

Zambia frees gay couple serving 15-year sentence

Zambia frees gay couple serving 15-year sentence

Zambia has freed two men who since 2018 have been serving a 15-year prison sentence for same-sex intimacy. From the African Human Rights Me [...]
Report: U.S. recalls envoy who opposed prison term for gay Zambians

Report: U.S. recalls envoy who opposed prison term for gay Zambians

The United States has quietly recalled its ambassador to Zambia after President Edgar Lungu loudly declared him unwelcome in Zambia for protesting the [...]
Zambia demands removal of U.S. envoy for protesting anti-gay prison sentences

Zambia demands removal of U.S. envoy for protesting anti-gay prison sentences

The president of Zambia wants the U.S. to recall its Zambian ambassador because he supports the human rights of homosexuals. From the African [...]
Is Zambia ready for a gay pride march?

Is Zambia ready for a gay pride march?

Behind Zambian politicians' loud public denunciations of homosexuality, the country is showing signs of tolerance of LGBT people. Some say it's even r [...]
U.S. envoy to Zambia: Act like Jesus, not like bigots, if you’re a Christian nation

U.S. envoy to Zambia: Act like Jesus, not like bigots, if you’re a Christian nation

Zambian officials should stop lying about their relationship with the United States and should act like leaders of the Christian nation they claim to [...]
Zambia must shun the anti-gay politics of disgust

Zambia must shun the anti-gay politics of disgust

Zambia's president has made homosexuality a campaign issue to distract attention from the fact that his people are starving, millions are living in po [...]
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