A fifth is on trial for suggesting that Zambia’s anti-homosexuality law should be repealed. My friend Vera had her house searched by the police after her nephew reported her as a ‘practicing homosexual.’ When she refused, they said they had no choice but to search her home even though they had no warrant. M.J., director of the Zambian LGBT rights group Friends of Rainka, criticized the law that allows police to persecute sexual minorities through warrantless searches on the basis of hearsay. We therefore call for urgent action and immediate from the citizenry, regional and international bodies to remedy this pervasive situation.”