16 LGBT+ Activists Have Been Arrested In Uganda

16 LGBT+ activists have been arrested in Uganda on charges of sex, which is punishable by life imprisonment. “Police arrested them at the sexual health organization where they worked and lived and cited condoms, lubricants and anti-HIV medicines found there as evidence of a crime”, according to ‘The Washington Post’.

“Police then subjected them to forced anal exams, which can amount to torture under international law, before releasing them on bail”, the article continues.

“At least 68 countries — including Iran, Saudi Arabia and Singapore — have laws on the books criminalizing same-sex relations involving consenting adults”.

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