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Absolute Sovereignty Exceptions as well as Legal Obligations of States to Protect the Rights of LGBTQI and Gender Diverse Persons (GDP)*

04.29.21

by–Portia Comenetia Allen, James Katlego Chibamba, Shawn Mugisha, and Augusta Aondoaver Yaakugh

Section 1: Introduction[iv] Within this paper, we analyze three African country contexts—Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda—in terms of absolute sovereignty exceptions as well as legal obligations of States to protect the rights of LGBTQI and GDP.  In Africa, membership to the African Union (AU) could be regarded as one way in which states have agreed […]

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