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European Parliament strongly condemns anti-LGBTI laws in Uganda, Nigeria and India
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and India. Parliament also called on Russia to repeal its law prohibiting the propaganda of ‘non-traditional sexual relations’. Earlier this month, Nigeria’s President …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 17th, 2014
Indian Supreme Court re-criminalises same-sex activity
India’s Supreme Court today ruled to re-criminalise same-sex intercourse. This major human rights setback means citizens in the 1.2 billion nation can again be arrested and prosecuted on the basis of consensual same-sex activity.
Tags: decriminalisation India non-discriminationPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on December 11th, 2013
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