Africa leaders must respect gay rights: UN's Ban
- Published: 29/01/2012 at 06:32 PM
- Online news: World
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders they must respect gay rights, speaking at the opening of a summit meeting on Sunday.
UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon has told African leaders they must respect gay rights, speaking at the opening of a summit meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
"One form of discrimination ignored or even sanctioned by many states for too long has been discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity," Ban said.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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