Privy Council rules T&T’s buggery laws unconstitutional
Verified: 15 outlets in 12 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 2 of them from Trinidad and Tobago.
Derek Achong Senior Reporter derek.achong@guardian.co.tt The United Kingdom-based Privy Council has declared this country’s homophobic buggery and serious indecency law unconstitutional. Delivering a judgment at the United Kingdom Supreme Court Building in London, England, yesterday afternoon, five Law Lords upheld Trinidad-born British LGBTQIA+ activist Jason Jones’ final legal challenge over the legality of the law. The Board found that the local Court of Appeal was wrong to have overturned former High Court Judge and current Appellate Judge Devindra Rampersad, who upheld Jones’ novel case…
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2 outlets from Trinidad and Tobago, where the story is: CNC3, Trinidad Express · how we count
- Nov 10, 4:42 PM UTCFirst reportUK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sexnews.sky.com ↗
- Nov 10, 4:55 PM UTC+13 minUK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sexstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 10, 6:08 PM UTC+1 hUK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago's anti-gay sex lawrte.ie ↗
- Nov 10, 11:29 PM UTC+7 hUK court overturns T&T law criminalizing gay sexnationwideradiojm.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:41 AM UTC+11 h· you’re reading thisPrivy Council rules T&T’s buggery laws unconstitutionalcnc3.co.tt ↗
- Nov 11, 4:24 PM UTC+24 hCourt overturns gay sex ban in Trinidad and Tobagopunchng.com ↗
- Nov 11, 4:42 PM UTC+24 hTrinidad and Tobago highest court overturns gay sex baneuronews.com ↗
[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 both cover the same Privy Council ruling striking down Trinidad and Tobago's buggery and serious indecency laws, and neither contradicts Report 1's account.
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