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A small bit of good news: Zambia gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona acquitted
A Zambian court has acquitted a human rights activist on charges of promoting homosexuality, in a ruling hailed as a boost for gay rights in Africa.
Paul Kasonkomona was charged with "soliciting for immoral purposes" after arguing for gay rights on a TV show in April 2013.
But on Tuesday a magistrate found that the state had failed to prove its case.
Homosexuality is illegal in deeply conservative Zambia - as it is in some 40 African countries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26342543
Paul Kasonkomona was charged with "soliciting for immoral purposes" after arguing for gay rights on a TV show in April 2013.
But on Tuesday a magistrate found that the state had failed to prove its case.
Homosexuality is illegal in deeply conservative Zambia - as it is in some 40 African countries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26342543
At least this sets a precedent that people can argue for rights.
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