Tag "Human Rights"
Post-Twitter Ban, LGBTQ Nigerians Remind Everyone That Gay Rights Are Human Rights
On Friday June 4, the Nigerian Federal Government ordered a ban on Twitter in Nigeria. And by Saturday, mobile phone networks blocked access to the microblogging site after apparently being
LOOK AT LIFE AND RESPECT THAT
Before going ahead with what I have to say, I would like to first pay homage to whom it’s due: to Sensei for being an endless stream of wisdom; to
#EndSARS: Some of the Reactions to the Homophobia in the Movement as Pamela Adie asks, “When Will Queer Lives Matter?”
There has been a lot of contention following the attempts to make the struggles of the Nigerian LGBT community more visible in the ongoing #EndSARS movement. Following the harassment that
Nigeria Should #EndSARS For EVERYONE
It is important to remember that the possession of laptops, dreadlocks and iPhones are not the only reasons SARS harasses Nigerians. That the same lens they use to brutalize Nigerians
The Nigeria Prize for Difference & Diversity launches | You Can Nominate A Pioneer in this First edition to be endowed by Chude Jideonwo for N1 million
The Working Group for The Nigeria Prize for Difference & Diversity has announced the launch of the initiative, with its first edition to hold in late 2020. The new prize
Simi gets called out on Twitter for her hypocrisy regarding the recognition of human rights
In March, Simi came out on her Youtube show, Stoopid Sessions, to reveal how homophobic she is and her absolute disregard for people based on their sexual orientation. “[Homosexuality] just
Anti-gay Tanzanian leader barred from the United States amid reports of country’s obstruction of LGBT Access to Healthcare
A powerful Tanzanian government official responsible for sweeping anti-gay crackdowns, surveillance squads and arrests of homosexuals has been banned from the United States. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Nigeria’s first trial based on the anti-homosexuality laws commences
Forty-seven men went on trial in on Wednesday (December 11) for public displays of affection with members of the same sex, an offence that carries a 14-year jail term in
EXCLUSIVE! Pamela Adie’s Official Statement Regarding Her Federal High Court Suit Against Corporate Affairs Commission
In 2017, Pamela Adie founded Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative (LEEI), a nonprofit organization whose objective is to advocate for the fundamental human rights of female sexual minorities in Nigeria.
“We Will Never Stop Fighting.” Pamela Adie Says After Dismissal Of Her Suit To Register Lesbian Association In Nigeria By Federal High Court
LGBT rights activist and co-founder of The Equality Hub, Pamela Adie has emerged to declare her unwavering determination to fight Nigeria’s homophobia through the judicial system, in the wake of
