US envoy recalled over gay rights criticism of Zambia

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Two men were jailed for 15 years after their conviction for ‘sex against the order of nature’

Zambia criticised the US ambassador after he condemned the country for jailing two gay men. Picture: AFP/LUIS ROBAYO

Zambia’s high court jailed the men in November for engaging in sexual relations “against the order of nature”, a move the US ambassador said was horrifying. In an escalating row over LGBTI+ rights, Zambia criticised US ambassador Daniel Foote after he condemned it for jailing the two men for 15 years.

 

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