Fears over new Nigeria anti-gay laws

Gay rights activists express fears over new laws in Nigeria banning same-sex marriages, gay groups and public displays of same-sex affection.

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

Archbishops criticise anti-gay laws

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have told the leaders of Nigeria and Uganda that gay people should be valued and not victimised.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Uganda leader blocks anti-gay laws

Uganda's president refuses to approve a bill to toughen punishments for homosexuals, saying gay people should be "rescued" not killed or imprisoned.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Ugandans challenge anti-gay law

Ugandan rights activists and politicians file a legal challenge to overturn a tough anti-gay law condemned by Western donors.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Museveni 'will sign' anti-gay bill

Ugandan President Museveni is to sign a controversial anti-gay bill, a spokesman says, abandoning a pledge to delay the bill pending scientific advice.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Row over Gambia's new anti-gay law

Leading rights groups call on Gambia's president not to approve tough new anti-gay legislation, saying it promotes "state-sponsored homophobia".

 

11 years ago

Gayapolis

01 Apr

Tanzania: Another Anti Gay Bill in Africa

Tanzania: Another Anti Gay Bill in Africa
Gayapolis
Life in jail for homosexuality is not enough to protect Tanzania from gays, an MP has argued, as he drafts a new anti-LGBTI bill. The law in Tanzania already gives 20 years to life for homosexual activity, with slightly lighter sentences in the semi-autonomous ...

 

10 years ago

BBC

Uganda planning new anti-gay law

Uganda plans to introduce a new anti-gay law that will withstand any legal challenge after an earlier bill was struck down by the courts, a government minister tells the BBC.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Mozambique scraps anti-gay law

Mozambique decriminalises homosexuality in its new penal code, making it one of a few African countries where same-sex relationships are legal.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Apr

Anti-gay legislation: The latest in series?

Close to my workplace, an advertisement on an aluminium plate nailed into an electricity pole cites a half-dozen list of fantastic achievements that a traditional medicine man declares he has the ability to help the customer attain.

 

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