US Concerned By Liberian Leader's Comments on Gay People
Associated Press
1 year 2 months ago
The Obama administration chastised one of its most favored world leaders Tuesday, expressing “surprise and concern” over reports that Liberia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning president was defending a law criminalizing the lives of gay people.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s remarks come as the impoverished African country’s legislature considers toughening punishments to include jail time.