Tag: same-sex conduct
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Bhutan on Brink of Overturning Same-Sex Conduct Ban
Upper Chamber of Parliament Should Remove Stigmatizing Provision.
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Angola Decriminalises Same-Sex Conduct
Angola has finally shed the divisive «vices against nature» provision in its law, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct.
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Homophobic Malaysia: Two Women Face Caning for Same-Sex Conduct
Malaysian authorities should drop the case against two women for same-sex relations before their scheduled caning on August 28, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Indonesia: Four Arrested for Same-Sex Conduct
Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release four people detained in Aceh under a local ordinance that criminalises same-sex conduct, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Lebanon Edges Closer to Decriminalising Same-Sex Conduct
A Lebanese judge challenged the legal basis of the arrest of men for same-sex conduct, declaring in a Metn court ruling last week that “homosexuality is a personal choice, not a criminal offence”.