Obama to Meet With Ugandan Defender of Harsh Anti-Gay Law at United Nations

President Barack Obama will meet with Sam Kutesa, the controversial Ugandan diplomat serving as president of the United Nations General Assembly, on Wednesday in a move that is sure to frustrate rights activists who say Kutesa's support for virulently anti-gay legislation makes him unfit to lead the world's parliament.

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Publication Date: Sep 23, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Topic(s): United Nations

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Region/Country: Sub-Saharan Africa

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