BAD NEWS.The president of the south African country of Namibia has ordered police to arrest and deport de·port tr.v. de·port·ed, de·port·ing, de·ports 1. To expel from a country. See Synonyms at banish. 2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport. all homosexuals, Zenit news service has reported. "The Republic of Namibia does not authorize either homosexuality or lesbianism lesbianism: see homosexuality. lesbianism also called sapphism or female homosexuality, the quality or state of intense emotional and usually erotic attraction of a woman to another woman. ," President Sam Nujoma said March 21 at the University of Namibia The University of Namibia is a university located in Windhoek, Namibia. Established by an act of Parliament on August 31, 1992, the university includes Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics & Management Science Education, Humanities and Social Science, Law, . "The police have been given the order to arrest, imprison im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- , and deport them." Homosexuality is illegal in most African countries, and although it is seldom prosecuted, oppression often is harsh. There have also been arrests and "purges" of homosexuals in Uganda. Amnesty International and other human rights organizations have criticized Nujoma's remarks. |
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