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[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Backbench Business — Commonwealth Day (13 Mar 2014)

Kerry McCarthy: .... Nigeria has passed a same-sex marriage prohibition law, meaning not only that same-sex marriage is punishable by 14 years in prison, but also that same-sex relationships or participation in gay clubs or organisations are also subject to 10-year prison terms. There are reports that men arrested since the new law was passed have been publicly whipped and there have been claims that...

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Backbench Business — Commonwealth Day (13 Mar 2014)

Pamela Nash: ...other Commonwealth countries. We have already seen evidence of that happening in the two and a half weeks since the Act was signed into law by President Museveni. Just before that, a new anti-gay law was signed in Nigeria. A copycat Bill has been introduced in the Kenyan Parliament and Bills have been introduced in Liberia and Malawi as well.

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Backbench Business — Commonwealth Day (13 Mar 2014)

Malcolm Bruce: The hon. Lady is making an important and powerful case. Does she accept that gay rights are not our only area of concern? In a number of countries there are also concerns about the rights of women and the right of access to family planning, and the fundamental issue of unsafe abortions. We do not have the right to impose our view on people. We have to find partners within the country with...


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