A report calling for Nigeria to repeal laws that legalize discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and people who are inter-sex and transgender. The report specifically attacks the anti-gay law, the “Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2014” has encouraged evictions, mob attacks, police torture, and public whippings against gays, the groups say.
The report was co-authored by PEN America and PEN Nigeria, leading......
human rights organizations dedicated to freedom of expression and supporting literary works in Africa, and the Leitner Center for International Law of Fordham University.
The report titled “Silenced Voices, Threatened Lives: The Impact of Nigeria’s Anti-LGBTI Law on Freedom of Expression.”
The Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2014 punishes gay relationships with 14 years in prison and belonging to a gay associations with 10 years in prison. It also criminalizes a failure to report homosexual activity to police which threatens the friends and families of gays living in Nigeria.
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act into law in 2014.
The organizations behind this report are calling for current President, Muhammadu Buhari, to repeal laws that criminalize the expression of sexual orientation or gender identity to ensure Nigeria’s compliance with constitutional human rights obligations and internationally mandated protections.
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