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European parliament set to debate Draconian Nigerian 'anti-gay' bill
12 Mar 2007- Brussels- The European Parliament is
set to debate the proposed Bill that would not only ban gay marriage in
Nigeria, but would also outlaw representations and advocacy of
homosexuality in the country. This Bill is currently going through the
Nigerian Parliament.
The emergency European Parliament debate will be held on
Thursday at the end of the plenary session in Strasbourg.
Urgency of the matter has been accepted by the
‘conference of presidents’ of the Parliament under ‘Rule 115 – Debates
on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law’.
“It is excellent that this request for an urgency
procedure has been accepted,” said MEP Michael Cashman (UK/Labour/PSE)
speaking this morning from Strasburg.
“It makes me very proud of my group, the PSE and the
European Parliament. I call upon all MEPs to support the proposed
resolution,” he added.
The emergency debate is expected to
start about 16:00 (central European time – 17:00 UK time) and can be
seen on the European Parliament’s live internet transmission.
The debate was requested by the ALDE
(liberals) and PSE (labour) groups. Early indications are that a
strongly-worded resolution may be passed.
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