Trinidad and Tobago: IACHR Welcomes Decision to Decriminalize Consensual Sexual Relations between Same Sex Adults

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomes the decision of the High Court of Justice of Trinidad and Tobago to declare unconstitutional the criminalization of consensual sexual relations between same sex adults.

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Expression abridged: legal analysis of anti-lgbt propaganda laws

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Sexual orientation and gender identity are inherent aspects of someone’s self and should never lead to persecution, stigma and abuse. In the words of the UN, the fight against LGBT discrimination is in fact a ‘development imperative’, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals highlight multiple times the need of ‘leaving no-one behind’.