For three years, Richard has lived in Sweden, a country he fled to when it became known in Uganda that he was gay.
"They saw me as a demon, so did my family. If I hadn't fled, I would have been lynched," says Richard.
In Uppsala, he has lived openly as gay, been a board member of RFSL's local organization and participated in pride celebrations.
Deported to Uganda
The Swedish Migration Board has decided that he should be deported to his home country, where recently introduced and high-profile "anti-gay laws" have the death penalty in the penalty scale.
Now Richard fears for his life.
"I count my days. I'm going to die, I just don't know what time," he says.
"There is no risk"
In rejecting Richard's asylum application, the Swedish Migration Board justifies the decision by stating that it considers that he "has not provided reliable information" that he "belongs to the homosexual community".
The fact that Uganda has introduced new, stricter laws does not matter.
– It is absolutely forbidden to deport someone who risks being killed, but the Swedish Migration Agency has made the assessment that this individual has not shown that he belongs to the group that is subject to this type of punishment. So there is no risk, says Carl Bexelius, legal director at the Swedish Migration Agency, and continues:
– Just joining an association like RFSL does not show that you belong to a particular group. It is taken into account in the assessment, but it weighs quite lightly.
In the clip above: Gay Richard to be deported to Uganda – where he faces the death penalty