Nigeria: Halt homophobic witch-hunt under oppressive new law | Amnesty International
Nigeria: Halt homophobic witch-hunt under oppressive new law | Amnesty International:
Nigeria must immediately release the more than 10 people already arrested under a deeply oppressive new law that runs roughshod over a range of human rights and discriminates based on real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity, Amnesty International said.
The arrests have been made in several Nigerian states such as Anambra, Enugu, Imo and Oyo states since Monday, when it was revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan had signed the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act into law.
“Those arrested under this draconian new legislation must be released immediately and the charges against them dropped. Locking someone up for their sexual orientation violates the most basic human rights standards,” said Makmid Kamara, Amnesty International’s Nigeria Researcher.
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan recently signed the draconian Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act into law.
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