[leadingthenet]

The rule of law was correctly implemented. Whether the law was morally correct or not is completely orthogonal to that fact.

[ExoticPearTree]

So is the law implemented in various countries in Africa. It's up to you if you want to break the law by going there or not.

[OkayPhysicist]

And it's up to the PSF if they want to fund a conference in a country with unconscionable laws.