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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10997
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) nigeria

EU criticises law prohibiting homosexual marriage

Brussels, 15/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 15 January, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton expressed the European Union's criticism of a law strictly prohibiting homosexuality in Nigeria.

In a press release, Ashton says that “the European Union is opposed to discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation”. She also recalls that the EU is committed to fundamental rights, such as the freedom of association, conscience and speech as...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ECONOMY - FINANCES - ENTREPRISES
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU