Nigeria

170 million people
1,280 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Partly Free
Press:
Partly Free
Partly Free

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Freedom Alert

Nigeria Imposes Repressive Law against LGBTI Persons

January 14, 2014

Freedom House joins U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in strongly condemning President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing Nigeria’s anti-homosexuality bill into law on January 13. While traditional values in Nigeria reflect widespread discomfort with homosexuality, the new law ignores fundamental and universal human rights by banning same-sex relations, same-sex marriage and criminalizing participation in gay clubs, societies, and organizations.
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Election of Nigeria and Other Rights Abusers to UN Security Council is Alarming

October 18, 2013

Freedom House is concerned by United Nations General Assembly electing Saudi Arabia, Chad, and Nigeria as members of the United Nations Security Council.
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Africa and the ICC Are Stronger Together

October 10, 2013

On October 11 and 12, the AU will meet in an extraordinary summit to discuss pulling out of the Rome Statute, the agreement that created the ICC. Such a decision would have major implications both for ICC itself and for accountability for perpetrators of human rights abuses in Africa and around the world. The nearly three dozen African countries that are currently party to the Rome Statute must vote against this proposal and reaffirm their commitment to justice for victims, an end to impunity at the highest levels for the gravest crimes, and an international system that supports the rule of law.
Freedom Alert

Nigerian Same Sex Marriage Ban Violates LGBTI Rights

June 5, 2013

A bill passed by the Nigerian House of Representatives on May 30, to ban same-sex marriage and prohibit organizations from advocating for same-sex rights, violates the rights of LGBTI people and should be vetoed by President Goodluck Jonathan. Freedom House urges the international community to condemn the bill and pressure the Nigerian government to abandon the measure and repeal the country’s existing sodomy law and other restrictive measures that undermine the human dignity of LGBTI persons.

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Vukasin Petrovic

Senior Director for Program Strategy, Development and Learning

Vukasin Petrovic serves as the Senior Director for Program Strategy and as the Technical Director for USAID funded Human Rights Support Mechanism.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Elections, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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