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April 13, 2018

Trinidad and Tobago: Court Overturns Same-Sex Intimacy Ban

The High Court of Justice in Trinidad and Tobago ruled on April 12, 2018, that the country’s laws criminalizing same-sex intimacy between consenting adults are unconstitutional, Human Rights Watch said today. It is a resounding win for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in the country and in particular for Jason Jones, the claimant in the case.

LGBT Rights

April 13, 2018 News Release

Trinidad and Tobago: Court Overturns Same-Sex Intimacy Ban
Africa

November 24, 2009 Commentary

The Commonwealth is a Jamboree of Repression

Tom Porteous, London director

Published In: The Guardian (UK)
Americas

In a letter released today, Human Rights Watch and CEJIL (the Center for Justice and International Law) urged Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Basdeo Panday to reconsider withdrawing from the American Convention on Human Rights.

June 1, 1998 News Release

HRW and CEJIL Call on Trinidad and Tobago to Reconsider Withdrawal from the American Convention on Human Rights

Daily Brief

June 22, 2018

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Trinidad and Tobago: Court Overturns Same-Sex Intimacy Ban

Trinidad and Tobago: Court Overturns Same-Sex Intimacy Ban

The Commonwealth is a Jamboree of Repression

HRW and CEJIL Call on Trinidad and Tobago to Reconsider Withdrawal from the American Convention on Human Rights