Belize scraps law targeting gay men
A law in Belize that disproportionately affects gay men was today ruled unconstitutional by the country’s Supreme Court after a three-year wait for the judgment. (more…)
A law in Belize that disproportionately affects gay men was today ruled unconstitutional by the country’s Supreme Court after a three-year wait for the judgment. (more…)
65. JAL 24/07/2013 Case no: BLZ 2/2013 State reply: none to date Alleged attack and death threats against Belizean LGBT rights defender as well as impunity for such attacks. Observations 66. The Special Rapporteur regrets that, at the time of finalising this report, she had not received a response to the communication sent during the […]
13. The Committee takes note that certain individuals in the State party have instituted proceedings challenging the constitutionality of section 53 of the Criminal Code, which prohibits same sex relations, and of section 5(1)(e) of the Immigrations Act, which includes homosexuals on the list of prohibited persons for purposes of immigration. The Committee further notes […]
The ICJ wrote a letter to Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders about a physical attack on Caleb Orozco in Belize City as he was returning from an international LGBT human rights conference. (more…)
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