MEPs call on Nigeria to abandon new homophobic Bill 2nd November 2011 1389 0 0 On Monday the Parliament of Nigeria continued examining a draft law to outlaw celebrating same-sex marriage in the West African republic. Members...
European Parliament calls on Nigeria to stop persecuting LGBT people 16th March 2012 1348 0 0 Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Nigeria, following widespread violence and a worrying economic...
European Parliament condemns violence against lesbian women, supports LGBTI rights in Africa 5th July 2012 1359 0 0 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on violence against lesbian women and LGBTI rights in Africa. The Parliament is reacting to an...
Nigeria adopts harshest homophobic law in recent history 31st May 2013 1345 0 0 On Thursday 30 May, Nigeria’s parliament adopted the ‘Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’, a law that foresees up to 14...
Plenary summary: Anti-discrimination Directive, Roadmap, Hungary, Lithuania, Nigeria 4th July 2013 1527 0 0 During its July 2013 plenary session, the European Parliament adopted resolutions mentioning the anti-discrimination directive, the LGBTI Roadmap...
Nigeria and Uganda adopt harsh anti-LGBT laws in same week 20th December 2013 1408 0 0 On Tuesday 17 December, the Senate of Nigeria adopted the ‘Same-sex marriage (prohibition) bill’, criminalising displays of affection...
European Parliament strongly condemns anti-LGBTI laws in Uganda, Nigeria and India 17th January 2014 1512 0 0 In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and...
Uganda and Nigeria: European Parliament calls for targeted sanctions over new laws 13th March 2014 1593 0 0 This afternoon Parliament adopted a strong resolution [LINK] condemning the Nigerian and Ugandan anti-LGBT laws, and calling on the Commission and...
Plenary summary: Progress report Turkey; UN Human Rights Council 14th March 2014 1474 0 0 The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from passing the data protection package, which includes important privacy...
