C. Women’s legal status
13. (…) In countries such as Nigeria, women have the legal status of a minor. Women who choose to live alone, who are widowed, divorced or lesbians, and women with children outside marriage are at a severe disadvantage, as they do not share the same rights as men. (…)
Link to full text of the report: http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/0/7bf7c36bdd98602c802568be0051f988
