23rd May, Studium Generale Maastricht

Is anyone interested in this free Studium Generale lecture? (in English)

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A Shelter City Lecture by Judith (Lagos, Nigeria). The moderator is Prof. Fons Coomans, holder of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights. This lecture is free to visit.

In Nigeria today, there is a high level of social injustice, discrimination, marginalization and stigmatization. Same sex sexual conduct is criminalized under the panel code inherited from the British and Islamic Shar’ia law, while public display of same sex affection, LGBTI activities, etc. is criminalized under the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act Protected content is a newer legislation.
Judith is a lesbian living and working as a human rights activist, LGBTI community paralegal and a Program Officer in Women’s Health and Equal Rights (WHER) Initiative in Nigeria. WHER is focused on promoting the rights and wellbeing of sexual minority women in Nigeria and was established in Protected content .
Judith is here for the Shelter City Program organized by Justice and Peace for human rights defenders at risk in their home countries and will be here for a period of three months before returning back to continue the work that she is doing for her community.

During this special session Judith will talk about her experiences as a human rights activist in her home country. She will show us how she became a activist and what she has gone through during that time. She will talk about the situation of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders in Nigeria. The session will be interactive, so it will be possible to ask questions directly to Judith.