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(Lesbian) Toronto woman facing deportation to Uganda granted stay
Source: CBC
A Toronto mother of two who was scheduled to be deported to Uganda on Saturday has been granted a stay of deportation.
Leatitia Nanziri says she is a lesbian and was forced to flee Uganda, where homosexuality is illegal, after she was outed. She also claims she was sexually assaulted by a police officer in Uganda.
Nanziri came to Canada and claimed refugee status, but was denied.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/08/04/toronto-uganda-lesbian-deportation-stay.html
