Tag: pardon
Obama pardons East Point man once imprisoned for being gay in the Army
A 56-year-old East Point man who was imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth almost 30 years ago because he had a homosexual relationship with another soldier in the 1980s received a presidential pardon on Tuesday.
Concerns over pardons for convicted Northern Ireland gay men
A Belfast man investigated on suspicion of having gay sex in the 1970s fears there may be a low take-up in a proposed pardon for convicted gay men.
UK : Minister unveils plans to pardon thousands under ‘Turing’s Law’
Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences will be posthumously pardoned, Justice Minister Sam Gyimah announced.
Lib Dem Pledge to Pardon Homosexual Crimes before elections
Bisexual Liberal Democrat MP and Justice Minister Simon Hughes Saturday pledged the to pass the legislation to pardon those convicted of being homosexual before the May General Election.
