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16 February 2009Burundi urged not to criminalise same-sex acts 2 The Senate of Burundi is to vote on a new draft of the criminal code this week that would criminalise homosexual conduct for the first time. -
16 February 2009Nigeria tells UN that gays don’t exist in their country 11 The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs has told a UN review of human rights in the African nation that there is no gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans community in his country. -
9 February 2009Lawyers from across Africa gather to discuss LGBT rights 2 Gay rights activists and lawyers who have worked on LGBT human rights cases met in South Africa last week. -
4 February 2009Al-Qaeda accused of using male rape to ‘create’ suicide bombers 31 Islamic terrorists are raping young men in order to drive them into suicide bombings claims Algerian militant Abu Baçir El Assimi. -
2 February 2009Ethiopian faith leaders call for constitutional ban on homosexuality 9 The leaders of the Roman Catholic, Ethiopian Orthodox and Protestant churches have called on the government of Ethiopia for a constitutional ban on homosexuality. -
28 January 2009Amnesty calls on Nigeria to reject proposed homophobic law 2 Legislation that would punish Nigerian gay and lesbian couples for living together has been condemned by Amnesty International. -
26 January 2009Nigeria urged to drop proposed new law against gay relationships 4 New legislation in Nigeria that would punish gay and lesbian couples for living together has been condemned by human rights groups in the country and internationally.
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22 January 2009EU and UN condemn arrest of AIDS workers in Senegal 1 The United Nations AIDS organisation and representatives of the European Union have called on Senegal to decriminalise homosexuality after the arrest of nine gay men. -
21 January 2009MEPs demand end to foreign aid to Nigeria over gay marriage ban + The European Parliament's Intergroup on gay rights has responded to moves to criminalise same-sex marriage in Nigeria by calling for a suspension of EU aid. -
19 January 2009Nigerian MPs vote to ban “immoral” gay marriages 8 The House of Representatives in Nigeria has voted unanimously in favour of a new legislation banning same-sex marriage.
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19 January 2009South African gay couple plan legal action after wedding refusal 1 A gay couple in South Africa were allegedly told they could not get married because their relationship was "not normal," it has been reported. -
12 January 2009Human rights group claims Senegal’s sodomy law criminalises HIV work 1 Laws against homosexual conduct damage HIV- and AIDS-prevention efforts as well as the work of human rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said today. -
8 January 2009Senegalese AIDS activist among nine men jailed for sodomy 2 A court in Senegal has sentenced a group of men arrested at the home of a leading figure in the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to prison terms. -
6 January 2009Dutchman fined for gay “indecency” in Gambia 3 A 79-year-old man from the Netherlands has been found guilty of indecency with several Gambian men. -
5 January 2009HIV+ judge appointed to South Africa’s highest court + An openly gay man living with HIV has been appointed to the Constitutional Court of South Africa by the country's President.
