Best Practices in Policing and LGBTQ Communities in Ontario

Kirkup, Kyle

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2351102

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“…Because some of these collaborators may already be engaged in collaborative work involving police leadership and/or have experience working successfully with police on a common goal serving the public interest, they could leverage existing relationships to advance human rights for LGBTIQ+ Nigerians. Such advocacy could result in the creation of a police-LGBTIQ+ liaison committee, for example, similar to those operating in countries like Canada (Kirkup, 2013), to help bridge the divide between the police and members of LGBTIQ+ communities and foster social engagement in shared activities.…”

Section: Coalition Building and Broad-based Mobilization With Non-mentioning

confidence: 99%

Police violence targeting LGBTIQ+ people in Nigeria: Advancing solutions for a 21st century challenge

Giwa

Logie

Karki³

et al. 2020

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The Government of Nigeria passed the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) in 2014, emboldening the human rights violations of LGBT Nigerians by state and nonstate actors. Nigerian police enforce morality laws that criminalize same-sex relations, but their role as perpetrators of violence has not been well studied. Using six-year (2014 to 2019) administrative data, this article investigates the severity, prevalence, and typology of police violence and abuse of LGBT Nigerians. Since SSMPA, violence against LGBT Nigerians has risen by 214 percent. Survivors frequently report arbitrary arrest and unlawful detention, invasion of privacy, physical assault and battery, and blackmail/extortion. This study is the first to present serial, cross-sectional findings of LGBT Nigerians’ experience with the police. Available administrative reports and data were synthesized to produce a general picture of the situation on the ground. Findings point to actionable social and policy recommendations that can be taken to promote police accountability and improve police-LGBT community relations.

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Section: Coalition Building and Broad-based Mobilization With Non-mentioning

confidence: 99%