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Ethiopia: UN chief: Africa leaders should respect gay rights
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At the opening of an African Union (AU) summit , in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told assembled leaders to respect people's human rights.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says African nations should stop treating gays as "second-class citizens, or even criminals".
Ban told African leaders that gathered in Ethiopia's capital on Sunday for an African Union summit that discrimination based on sexual orientation "had been ignored or even sanctioned by many states for far too long".
Ban said it would be challenging for Africa to "confront this discrimination". There was no immediate response from African heads of states to Ban's speech. Many African countries outlaw homosexuality and many African churches preach against it.
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