Nigeria: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: The Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act also criminalizes homosexual clubs, associations and organizations, with penalties of up to 14 years in jail, according to Huffington Post. "We call on Nigeria to repeal this law and to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all Nigerians regardless of their sexual orientation," Baird said Monday in a release and LAGOS, Nigeria - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says Canada is "deeply concerned" by a new law in Nigeria, signed by the president without announcement, that has made it illegal for gay people to even hold a meeting. The act has drawn international condemnation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.