January 2016

The clash of sexuality or rhetoric of human rights: Exploring same sex marriage and sustainable human development nexus

On June 26th 2015, the United States Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage. Similarly, the adoption of the United Nations Human Rights resolution for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights during its 27th session in September 2014 by a 25-14 vote margin after more than an hour of debate, condemns violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity across the globe. Some...

Author(s): Luke Amadi and Steve Wordu