Posts tagged sodomy laws

The NSW government has no plans to expunge the criminal records of people convicted under sodomy laws active in the state till the mid-80s following …

Malaysian opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has been cleared of sodomy charges for a second time after a court found DNA evidence being used by prosecutors …

One of the most notoriously homophobic nations in the Caribbean has elected a pro-gay leader. New Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller won an overwhelming majority …

Australian gay rights activists have called on the Gillard Government to take a stronger stand on LGBTI rights in the region following the release of …

Sweden will not impose foreign aid fines on Zambia over its treatment of LGBTI people, despite it imposing 14-year prison sentences for sex between men. …

The island nations of Palau and Nauru have pledged to decriminalise homosexuality following an audit of their human rights as part of the UN Human …

The Ugandan Government has finally thrown out the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill on the advice of National Resistance Movement party lawyer Adolf Mwesige. The decision to …

The Ugandan Government has for the first time appointed a GLBTI advocacy group to a government health committee. Uganda Health & Science Press Association (UHSPA), …

With government apologies to the Stolen Generations and the Forgotten Australians (victims of abuse in institutionalised care), and now calls for an apology to the …

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) has praised Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma for making a strong statement that “vilification and targeting on grounds …