Uganda has one of the world's strictest anti-gay laws. President Yoweri Museveni has signed a new law that provides for further increases in penalties.
This could include 20 years in prison for openly "promoting homosexuality" or the death penalty for "repeated crime" "Those who belong to this group are appalling. They feel that they are becoming refugees in their own country," says Johan Ripås, SVT's Africa correspondent. "It's a step backwards for democracy," he adds.