European Parliament
Carl Schlyter  (Verts/ALE ).
(SV)
Mr President, we heard the profoundly tragic story of Teresa earlier, but, unfortunately, this is a story that is repeated thousands of times over right across Africa. Four republics of hate – Mauritania, Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria – even have the death penalty for love.
The fact that 38 countries in Africa prohibit love is deeply tragic, but an amendment to the law can start to break with that norm. It will not go all the way, but it is a start. All love is good love. People and societies grow when it flows freely. The concept of corrective rape is completely absurd. The only ones that need correction are those who carry out such despicable acts.

