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Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria while abuses against them are ignored, activists say

Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria while abuses against them are ignored, activists say
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Mass Arrests Target LGBTQ+ People In Nigeria As LGBTQ Abuses Are Ignored, Activists Say

Law enforcement authorities in Nigeria are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them, rights groups and lawyers say. ....

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Nigeria: Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Condones Mass Arrest of Queer Nigerians

The Anti-LGBTQ+ law in Nigeria allowed the authorities to perform mass arrests among the queer Nigerians. ....

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Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria as abuse soars

Rights groups and lawyers in Nigeria say the West African nation s law enforcement authorities are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them. The comments come in the wake of fresh mass arrests of gay people in different parts of Nigeria, highlighting once again the challenges faced by gay people in the country where homosexuality is criminalized. Some of those detained after the recent arrests have denied accusations that they were organizing gay weddings. Lawyers also spoke to the AP about instances where the police failed to act in handling cases of abuse against the LGBTQ+ community in Nigeria.

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Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria as abuse soars

Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria as abuse soars
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