U.S. President Barack Obama speaks from behind a bulletproof glass at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama should use a trip to Africa this week to speak out against threats to gays and lesbians that are reaching dangerous levels on the continent, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
The human rights group released a report entitled "Making Love a Crime: Criminalization of Same-Sex Conduct in Sub-Saharan Africa", which warned that governments across the continent were toughening penalties against homosexuality.
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