Comments on: Ugandan police accused of torturing gay activist http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8516.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:54:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8516.html/comment-page-1/#comment-33285 Mike Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:57:22 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=8516#comment-33285 On the contrary, these regimes unfortunately need punitive measures to “encourage” them to behave in a civilised manner to all their peoples, not just the LGBT. All this petty tribalism will never help Africa to develop and prosper. Look at Kenya earlier this year; see Zimbabwe! The main problem is enforcing the UN Charter when the UN has no teeth; sadly it seems all you can do is impose sanctions and reprimands. On the contrary, these regimes unfortunately need punitive measures to “encourage” them to behave in a civilised manner to all their peoples, not just the LGBT. All this petty tribalism will never help Africa to develop and prosper. Look at Kenya earlier this year; see Zimbabwe! The main problem is enforcing the UN Charter when the UN has no teeth; sadly it seems all you can do is impose sanctions and reprimands.

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]]> By: L http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8516.html/comment-page-1/#comment-33274 L Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:00:07 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=8516#comment-33274 "Yet another Homophobic African Government in action; we should withdraw international aid from these country's until there is independent proof they are not activly "hunting down" Gay people!" Yes, let's marginalize queer African men and women even more! What a ridiculous suggestion, Mike. "Yet another Homophobic African Government in action; we should withdraw international aid from these country's until there is independent proof they are not activly "hunting down" Gay people!"

Yes, let's marginalize queer African men and women even more! What a ridiculous suggestion, Mike.

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]]> By: Mike http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8516.html/comment-page-1/#comment-33245 Mike Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:17:51 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=8516#comment-33245 Yet another Homophobic African Government in action; we should withdraw international aid from these country's until there is independent proof they are not activly "hunting down" Gay people! The UN should hold an emergy debate on internation Homophobia! Yet another Homophobic African Government in action; we should withdraw international aid from these country's until there is independent proof they are not activly "hunting down" Gay people! The UN should hold an emergy debate on internation Homophobia!

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