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Nigeria Passes Same-Sex Prohibition Bill

The country's Senate today passed the Same-Sex Prohibition Bill which stipulates a 10 to 14 year jail term for offenders - Senate president David Mark says marriage between same sexes is alien to the Nigerian tradition and against all religious morals.

  • Nigeria:   Senate Criminalises Same-Sex Marriage

    This Day, 30 November 2011

    In an apparent defiance of the pressure by Western interests, especially the United Kingdom, which has threatened to stop its financial assistance to any country that legislates… Read more »

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