Current Version
| Region | Edo |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Oct 9, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is legal protection from hate crimes based on sexual orientation, sex orientation and gender identity under the Edo State Courts (Sentencing Guidelines) Practice Directions 2019. Order 2, 4(2)(xxx) protects gender identiy and sexual orientation. Order 5, 4(2)(iii) protects the victim’s sex orientation. |
| Sources | EDO STATE COURTS (SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE, PERSON, PUBLIC ORDER, MORALITY, HOMICIDE, PROPERTY AND CORRUPTION) PRACTICE DIRECTIONS, 2019 https://edojudiciary.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Sentencing-Guidelines-for-Edo-State.pdf |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Oct 9, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is legal protection from hate crimes based on sexual orientation, sex orientation and gender identity under the Edo State Courts (Sentencing Guidelines) Practice Directions 2019. Order 2, 4(2)(xxx) protects gender identiy and sexual orientation. Order 5, 4(2)(iii) protects the victim’s sex orientation. |
| Sources | EDO STATE COURTS (SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE, PERSON, PUBLIC ORDER, MORALITY, HOMICIDE, PROPERTY AND CORRUPTION) PRACTICE DIRECTIONS, 2019 https://edojudiciary.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Sentencing-Guidelines-for-Edo-State.pdf |