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| Region | Nigeria |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is no ban on conversion therapy's in Nigeria, and the practice is considered to be "prevalent and unabashed." The Initiative for Equal Rights (TEIR) carried out a study between 2019 and 2021, and of the 2,011 respondents, 49% said they had undergone conversion therapy. |
| Sources | https://theinitiativeforequalrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The_Nature_Extent_and_Impacts_of_Conversion_Practices_in_Nigeria_Web.pdf |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing description of entry
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| Description | There is no ban on conversion therapy's in Nigeria, and the practice is "prevalent and unabashed." The Initiative for Equal Rights (TEIR) carried out a study between 2019 and 2021. Of the 2,011 respondents, 49% said they had undergone conversion therapy. | There is no ban on conversion therapy's in Nigeria, and the practice is considered to be "prevalent and unabashed." The Initiative for Equal Rights (TEIR) carried out a study between 2019 and 2021, and of the 2,011 respondents, 49% said they had undergone conversion therapy. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. setting as federal law, rewriting description, and removing unnecessary date
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| Description | According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Nigeria. | There is no ban on conversion therapy's in Nigeria, and the practice is "prevalent and unabashed." The Initiative for Equal Rights (TEIR) carried out a study between 2019 and 2021. Of the 2,011 respondents, 49% said they had undergone conversion therapy. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 325) | https://theinitiativeforequalrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The_Nature_Extent_and_Impacts_of_Conversion_Practices_in_Nigeria_Web.pdf |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not banned |
| Description | Unknown. | According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Nigeria. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 325) |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not banned | Ambiguous |
| Description | Homosexuality is currently illegal. | Unknown. |
| Sources | No |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not banned |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not banned | Ambiguous |