The BBC hasn't posted many articles on Zimbabwe lately, but today they had the following article about two gay rights activists being arrested:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/10153138.stm
Mugabe has said that homosexuality is un-African. Homosexual acts are illegal in most African countries. Many Africans also feel that homosexuality is a threat to the African way of life. Recently I heard this same argument (homosexuality being un-African) in a very disturbing piece on ESPN. Below is the article and video about "corrective rape" occurring in South Africa.
http://http//sports.espn.go.com/espn/e60/news/story?id=5177704 (please keep in mind that this is for mature audiences)
I'm very excited that the World Cup is being held in South Africa. Perhaps some of the attention on the country will also bring attention to the crime happening there. South Africa has the most reported rapes per capita in the world (Interpol). It is estimated that nearly half of of all women in South Africa will raped (Interpol).
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