Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Impact of Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act
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Other authors / contributors: | Buchanan, Jane, 1974- researcher.
Human Rights Watch (Organization), issuing body.
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ISBN: | 9781623134150 1623134153
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Notes: | "This report was researched and written by Wendy Isaack, researcher in the LGBT Program at Human Rights Watch. It is based on research conducted jointly with Jane Buchanan, Associate Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division, in October 2015"--Page 81. "October 2016"--Table of contents page. Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary: | Discusses the impact of Nigeria's 2014 Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, which not only prohibits same-sex marriage but goes much further, effectively criminalizing LBGT people, and imposing a 10-year prison sentence on anyone who "supports" gay organizations. The passage of the SSMPA has been followed by high levels of violence against LGBT people, including mob attacks, torture, rape, and extortion.
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