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Feb 14, 2007 Quickie Link: Nigeria moves to tighten gay laws
By vanrozenheim

(Nigeria) - Nigeria's House of Representatives has held a public hearing on a new bill seeking to outlaw gay relations. The bill, which could become law before April's elections, proposes a five-year sentence for anyone convicted of being openly gay or practising gay sex. Parliamentary insiders say the bill is likely to be passed by both chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly by the end of March.



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