Ugandan Gay Activist Murdered

(Kampala, Uganda) A gay rights campaigner, David Kato, has been beaten to death after a newspaper outed him as a homosexual. Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda.

Police have confirmed the death and say they have arrested one suspect.

Uganda's Rolling Stone newspaper published the photographs of several people it said were gay, including Mr Kato, with the headline "Hang them".[…]

It is unclear whether the death is linked to the Rolling Stone campaign but police have said there is no connection between Mr Kato's activism and his death.

The police say that though they have arrested one suspect, the main suspect - who they say lived with Mr Kato - remains on the run.

Being beaten with pieces of metal - called iron-bar killing - is a familiar form of deadly assault in Uganda, dating back to the days of Idi Amin.

Interestingly, Rolling Stone editor Giles Muhame condemned the murder while stating, "We want the government to hang people who promote homosexuality, not for the public to attack them."