Tag: daniel foote
US Ambassador to Zambia Recalled Over Gay Jailing Furore
After the Ambassador to Zambia publicly criticised the Zambian government for allowing two men to be jailed on homosexuality charges, the Trump administration has recalled him back to the United States. The US State Department confirmed that Ambassador Daniel Foote’s position was “no longer tenable” as Zambia had refused to work with him. A spokesperson
Appeal Rejected For Two Men Sentenced to 15 Years Jail in Zambia for Private...
Two men in Zambia that were jailed for 15 years for having sex in the privacy of a hotel room more than two years ago have had their appeal rejected. Japhet Chabata and Steven Samba were first convicted of having sex “against the order of nature” by the Kapiri Mposhi Magistrates’ Court last year. The
