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UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sex

LONDON, Nov 10 - Trinidad and Tobago's law criminalising consensual sexual relations between male same-sex couples was overturned by a London court on Tuesday, after a legal challenge by a gay man who said the law breached his human rights. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Privy Council overturns Trinidad and Tobago same-sex law

A UK court has overturned laws criminalizing gay sex in Trinidad and Tobago, according to reports published on Nov. 10 and 11. The Straits Times reported that the court struck down the law, while the Los Angeles Times said the ruling ended a nearly 10-year legal battle and cannot be appealed. The Jerusalem Post reported that the decision overturned provisions covering buggery and serious indecency, which carried possible prison terms of up to five years. The reports do not describe the court’s reasoning in detail.

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