Human Rights Violations Associated With The LGBTQ+ Community In Nigeria

Lawyers Alert: This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the diverse and intersecting ways in which LGBTQ+ individuals and communities in Nigeria experience human rights violations. It documents patterns of discrimination, violence, and the denial of fundamental freedoms, with particular emphasis on access to healthcare, social services, personal security, and the right to live free from fear and persecution.

In Partnership with Elton John Aids Foundation

Year: 2025

Resource Type:
Briefing/Factsheet/Summary
Report
Submission/Statements

Themes:
Activism
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Cost of Exclusion
Courts Systems
Human Rights
Petty Offences
Policing
#PoorNotGuilty
Public Health
Pre-trial Detention
Prisons
Use of Public Spaces

Region:
Africa

Country(ies):
Nigeria

People Groups:
Activists
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Children & Young People
Duty Bearers
Human Rights Defenders
Informal Workers
LGBTQIA+ persons
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People in Detention
People affected by Displacement (including migrants and refugees)
People facing Exclusion
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
People experiencing Poverty
Women and Girls

Approach:
Advocacy
Capacity Building
Coalition Building
Law Reform
Research
Strategic Litigation

Campaign Partner:
Lawyers Alert