Ugandan LGBT activists honour David Kato on anniversary of his death

in: http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory/6810/27/01/2012/ugandan-lgbt-activists-honour-david-kato-on-anniversary-of-his-death.aspx

Equality activists gathered in Uganda yesterday to mark the first anniversary of David Kato's death.

As reported by PinkPaper.com, Kato was murdered in January 2011 shortly after winning a lawsuit against Uganda's Rolling Stone newspaper which published his name and photograph, calling for him to be executed for being gay.

"We are here to celebrate and thank God for our beloved friend and human rights activist David Kato," Yahoo! news report Christopher Senyonjo telling a crowd of around 100 activists and family members.

Last November, a 22 year-old man was sentenced to thirty years in jail for the brutal killing of the Ugandan LGBT activist.

Sidney Nsubuga Enoch was handed the sentence by the Uganda High Court in Mukono town.

Nalongo Kisule, Kato's mother, was also reported to be there.

Yahoo! News report her as saying: "It is not easy when a loved one dies but thanks to all the friends inside and outside Uganda who worked with David ... when I get down they lift me up and help me."