Tag: IACHR
Caribbean groups urge OAS Secretary General to fulfil commitments
Caribbean groups in the LGBTTTI Coalition urge OAS Secretary General to fulfil his commitments to the sub-region in his second term.
Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Rules Jamaica’s «Buggery» Law Incompatible With American Convention On Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ruled end of February that Jamaica’s colonial-era ban on same-sex relations, known as the «anti-buggery» law, is incompatible with the American Convention on Human Rights.
Eastern Caribbean: LGBTQ People Face Bias, Violence
Discriminatory laws in Eastern Caribbean countries make lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people targets for discrimination, violence and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.