Tag: Caleb Orozco
OutRight Honours LGBTIQ Human Rights Defenders at United Nations
OutRight Action International honoured Caleb Orozco, the man who successfully challenged Belize’s sodomy law and won, with the Felipa De Sousa Award at the organisation’s annual gala, a Celebration of Courage.
Belize is the First Country in the Caribbean to Overturn Their Sodomy Laws
The Belize Supreme Court last Thursday made a historic ruling in favour of gay activist Caleb Orozco, and has struck down the country’s anti-sodomy law. This is the first case launched in the Caribbean and the first case where the sodomy laws have been overturned.
Belize’s Highest Court Decriminalises Same-Sex Activity
Today, the highest court in Belize, a country in Central America issued a verdict that found the law criminalising male same-sex sexual activity to be unconstitutional and ordered the law to be amended, a much-anticipated move hailed by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the United States’ largest civil rights organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people.