“Does this image offend you?” Laolu Senbanjo Asks after A Photo He Posted was Taken Down on Instagram

Nigerian Artist, Laolu Senbanjo on Sunday re-posted a photo of one of his works which he said was taken down by Instagram.

According to him, the photo represents his support for Amnesty Interantional‘s #MyBodyMyRights campaign.

He shared the photo above with the caption:

Does this image offend you??? I woke up this morning to find this post REMOVED BY IG! This post represents my #mybodymyrights campaign with Amnesty International, a cause I strongly believe in. I’d like to hear your thoughts.

According to Amnesty International:

Being able to make our own decisions about our health, body and sexual life is a basic human right.

Whoever you are, wherever you live, you have the right to make these choices without fear, violence or discrimination.

Yet all over the world, people are bullied, discriminated against and arrested, simply for making choices about their bodies and their lives. 

A woman is refused contraception because she doesn’t have her husband’s permission. A teenager is denied a life-saving termination because abortion is illegal in her country. A man is harassed by police because he’s gay.

My Body My Rights is Amnesty’s global campaign to stop the control and criminalization of sexuality and reproduction.

Photo Credit: Instagram/@laolunyc