Tag: Caribbean
ECADE stands with LGBTQ youth
Inalienable, interconnected and indivisible, human rights are for everyone and the foundation of Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality Inc. (ECADE), is to help create a world where this is the reality.
Trump administration launches global effort to end criminalisation of homosexuality
The administration is responding in part to a reported hanging of a young gay man in Iran, Trump’s top geopolitical foe.
Bermuda Supreme Court overturns same-sex marriage ban
The decision by the Bermuda Supreme Court to overturn the nation’s ban on same-sex marriage is a historic one.
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.
European Parliament consents to EU-ACP partnership with reservations
Last week the European Parliament gave its legal consent to the updated Cotonou Agreement, a multilateral treaty between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific states. The Parliament expressed strong reservations about human rights in relation to sexual orientation.